The government in crisis-stricken Sri Lanka has said it will print more money and cut spending on infrastructure as part of an attempt to pacify the restive population. The government, however, concedes that printing more money will likely see the inflation rate rise to 40%. Printing More Money as the Solution After defaulting on its
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The subject of driving for elders can get quite emotional. It is a symbol of independence and freedom. It can also be increasingly dangerous as we age. At AgingParents.com, where we consult with families of elders, we see many families with a general reluctance to bring up the topic with an aging parent. This occurs
D.A. Davidson added strength to its senior living and structured housing team by wooing away four bankers from Piper Sandler’s senior living group. The firm wants to capitalize on the growth in the sector as the U.S. population ages. Older Americans are among the fastest-growing demographics in the country, according to the U.S. Department of
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML) announced Thursday that the integrated Phase 1 Feasibility Study and a Phase 2 Pre-Feasibility Study for
By now, even the MSM widely acknowledges the fertilizer shortage, and naturally, the technocratic class is bemoaning organic… by Marie Hawthorne via The Organic Prepper By now, even the mainstream media widely acknowledges the fertilizer shortage. Between fertilizer shortages, drought, shipping problems, and fuel shortages we face an ugly winter. And naturally, the technocratic class has been using this situation
What Are Hedge Funds? Hedge funds are alternative investments. Just like mutual funds, they use pooled capital to make investments in liquid assets. Hedge fund managers typically identify market opportunities to generate returns for their investors using highly aggressive investment strategies. This makes these funds far riskier than mutual funds and other traditional investment vehicles.
Dallas-based Southwest said it expected second-quarter revenue to be up 12 to 15 per cent © AP Airline shares rallied as investors were encouraged by optimism around summer travel after US carriers Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways raised their guidance for the second quarter. Shares in Southwest were up 6 per cent, while JetBlue rose
Finally the FT gives voice to reason, in this instance Saudi Aramco’s chief executive Amin Nasser, interviewed by Roula Khalaf and Tom Wilson (Interview, May 25). Governments across the globe are reluctant to license coal and other carbon-heavy ventures. The investment community is shying away from such projects with a plethora of green and eco
Ask Preston D. Cherry — a CFP financial advisor, university professor, holder of a doctorate and master’s degree and the president of the Financial Therapy Association — about the pioneers of planning and psychology, and he’ll rattle off a dozen or more names spanning decades. He brings up academic programs at Golden Gate University, Kansas
The release of 13F reports for Q1 2022 revealed some interesting changes at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B). While some buys, such as Activision (ATVI), were already discussed at Berkshire’s shareholders’ meeting, most new purchases, such as Paramount (PARA) and Citigroup (C), were bid up following the 13F disclosure. Wells Fargo (WFC) was the most conspicuous sale
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Ulta Beauty — Shares surged more than 6% after hours as the beauty retailer’s quarterly report beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Ulta Beauty posted adjusted first-quarter earnings of $6.30 per share on revenue of $2.346
Sharing is Caring! by Michael The U.S. economy is slowing down more quickly than almost all of the experts had anticipated. As I detailed yesterday, U.S. consumers have been getting hit extremely hard by this economic slowdown, and at this point most Americans believe that a recession is coming. But could it be possible that a recession
The cryptocurrency market was hit with another round of selling on May 26 as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $28,000 and Ether briefly fell under $1,800. The ETH/BTC pair also dropped below what traders deem to be an important ascending trendline, a move which traders say could result in Ether price correcting to new lows. ETH/USDT
Pending home sales slipped in April as contract activity decreased for the sixth consecutive month, the National Association of Realtors reported. Only the Midwest saw signings increase month-over-month, while the other three major regions reported declines. Each of the four regions registered a drop in year-over-year contract activity. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a
MoMo Productions | Taxi | Getty Images In the last decade, a surge in home prices has built considerable wealth for the middle class. Total housing wealth grew by $8.2 trillion between 2010 and 2020, according to a March report from the National Association of Realtors. The coronavirus pandemic’s housing boom added even more value
Two proposals to tax crypto assets have failed to gain support from Portuguese lawmakers who are now discussing the state budget. The bids came from minority left-wing parties, while the ruling majority is yet to put forward its own draft to regulate the matter. Portuguese Lawmakers Stop Motions to Tax Crypto Gains Members of the
Topline With stocks on track for one of their worst years in recent history amid concerns around persistent inflation, rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and rising recession risks, top firms on Wall Street say investors should turn to defensive stocks with stable margins and cash flow that should be able to weather a bear
A Puerto Rico attorney filed a motion charging the Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s local law firm with a conflict of interest related to its representation of four financial firms that acquired a $384 million loan portfolio from an entity under control of the board. Attorney Carlos Lamoutte filed the motion against Puerto Rico law firm
[embedded content] (Kitco News) – Going downstream gives Jervois Global protection from likely bottlenecks as the battery metal space grows, said the company’s CFO James May. On Monday May was interviewed by Kitco. Jervois Global (ASX:JRV) is a supplier of nickel and cobalt. It has two refineries it recently acquired, as well as a cobalt
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The early part of the 2000s was a godsend for many consumers. Credit flowed with relative ease, making it nearly impossible to be declined for a loan, credit card, or mortgage. Subprime loans were rampant, giving investors and corporations big profits, but they also helped many people live out the American dream by letting them
Activist investor Carl Icahn has lost his campaign against McDonald’s over the fast-food chain’s treatment of pigs after failing to win backing for two board nominees who would have pushed for better welfare standards. The Wall Street financier known for agitating for management changes after acquiring stakes in companies, took up pork processing as a
National security now depends on internet connections as well as military hardware. No surprise then that the UK government is using newly enshrined powers to investigate the acquisition of a putative 18 per cent of BT shares by French billionaire Patrick Drahi. A standstill preventing his vehicle Altice from launching a takeover bid for the
After more than a dozen years of creating content under the FPPad banner, industry veteran and leading fintech blogger Bill Winterberg is taking on a new endeavor in a new part of the country. Bill Winterberg On Wednesday, Winterberg shared with followers and supporters the news that he has joined industry-leading billing and payment platform
In this article BABA MDT TWTR M DG DLTR Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Macy’s (M) – Macy’s surged 15% in the premarket after reporting better-than-expected profit and revenue for the first quarter and raising its full-year earnings forecast. Results got a boost from strong apparel demand as people returned to
Multi-strategy blockchain investment fund Old Fashion Research (OFR) has completed its first close. Led by several former executives from Binance, OFR invested in over 50 blockchain projects in its first year. According to an announcement, Old Fashion Research is now coming out of stealth mode, in which it has been operating since its foundation in
Covid has not been kind to teenagers, despite fewer of them contracting the virus than older adults. Their socialization outlets were shut down and more than a third (37%) responding to a survey said they had poor mental health during the pandemic. A stunning 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless and 20% said they
Ariel Skelley | Digitalvision | Getty Images The double whammy of a declining stock market and rising interest rates has been pummeling homebuilder stocks this year, resulting in rock-bottom valuations. Those valuations make housing stocks look like the worst home in a bad neighborhood. But in reality, the industry is the cheapest house in an
A Chinese indexes company, Hang Seng Indexes, has launched a new index which tracks the performance of metaverse-related companies in mainland China. The index is calculated and disseminated in real-time at two-second intervals, the company said. Rising Popularity of the Metaverse Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, an entity that manages and compiles the Hang Seng
Topline With the stock market on one of its worst losing streaks in decades amid a relentless selloff that has pushed the S&P 500 nearly 20% below its record highs, recession risks are rising—but history shows that not all bear markets lead to long-term downturns and stocks can often rebound over the next year. Key
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