French footballer Kylian Mbappé is following fellow superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi into the world of non-fungible tokens by becoming an investor in a SoftBank-backed fantasy football platform. Mbappé, 23, will also become a brand ambassador for Sorare, which operates an online game where players can create football teams based on the digital trading
Month: June 2022
Wall Street stocks traded choppily on Wednesday, after heavy falls in the previous session, as traders weighed up fresh signs of a looming economic slowdown. The blue-chip S&P 500 share index, which dropped 2 per cent on Tuesday and is now almost a fifth lower for the year, switched between small gains and losses in
When getting to know a client, some questions dig deeper than others. Oddly, sometimes it’s the least direct ones that reveal the most. Behavioral finance, the study of how psychology affects markets and investors, can shine a light on which inquiries will get to the root of clients’ motives. Advisors who take this approach use
On June 28, Pinterest (NASDAQ: PINS) announced that its Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President, Ben Silbermann, will assume the newly created role of Executive Chairman, and Bill Ready will become the new CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 29. Prior to joining Pinterest, Ready served as President of Commerce,
In this article 9866-HK PINS MKC BBBY CCL GIS Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: General Mills (GIS) – General Mills reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.12 per share, 11 cents above estimates, with revenue that also topped Wall Street forecasts. The stock rose 1.6% in the premarket, even as the food
Bitcoin (BTC) returned under $20,000 on June 29 as analysts stayed hopeful of a trip higher. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Traders looks to $19,500 for support Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it crossed below the $20,000 mark for the first time in nearly a week in Asian
The U.S. is in the midst of a housing supply crisis, with rents skyrocketing and the number of first-time homebuyers who can qualify for a mortgage on even a starter home shrinking. Who is to blame for this mess? The Democrats who run the US House Financial Services Committee have identified a convenient villain: corporate
Mercado Pago, the digital payments company related to Mercadolibre, has recently announced the extension of the crypto services that it provides to users in Brazil. The company revealed it will now allow customers to deposit their own cryptocurrencies through third-party services and wallets into their cryptocurrency digital wallet with no cost associated. Mercado Pago to
The standard format for overseas retirement—that is, permanent relocation to a new country—isn’t for everyone. For many, applying for and the implications of residency abroad aren’t worth the hassle. Others have a hard time landing on just one retire-overseas locale or want to see as much of the world as possible, traveling without limitation. Overseas
A Delaware Superior Court judge dismissed Preston Hollow Capital LLC’s lawsuit accusing Nuveen Investments of defamation for pressuring banks and broker-dealers to blacklist the direct lender from high-yield deals. The June 14 opinion originally issued under seal came from Judge Mary Miller Johnston ahead of a July 11 trial date. It evened the legal score
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) – Gold (-0.19%) and silver (-0.22%) are both trading lower heading into the European open. In the rest of the commodities
The heavy gold-futures selling has passed, leaving speculators’ positioning very… by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC The battered gold miners’ stocks are languishing deeply out of favor again, drifting listlessly through their summer doldrums. They were flying high a couple months earlier, before being crushed by a big-and-fast gold plunge. But the heavy gold-futures selling
The standard deviation (SD) measures the amount of variability, or dispersion, from the individual data values to the mean. SD is a frequently-cited statistic in many applications from math and statistics to finance and investing. Standard error of the mean (SEM) measures how far the sample mean (average) of the data is likely to be
The Biden administration has placed five Chinese companies on an export blacklist for violating sanctions by allegedly providing support to Russia’s military and defence companies before and during the invasion of Ukraine. The commerce department put the Chinese firms on the “entity list”, which effectively bars US companies from exporting to them. The companies, which
This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: How tea plantations are testing private equity Michela TinderaWhen it comes to tea, one of the top companies in the game is Unilever. It’s behind household brands like Lipton, PG Tips and Tazo. And so it’s a big deal when it decides to
A midsize wealth manager that’s under new ownership after a compliance overhaul agreed to its second major FINRA settlement this year relating to sales of affiliated alternative products. As part of a June 23 order, National Securities agreed to pay nearly $9 million to settle FINRA’s charges that the firm “engaged in misconduct intended to
Pfizer is one of the most talked-about businesses needing no introduction. The pharmaceutical king hit the lottery during the pandemic with the launch of its COVID-19 vaccine, which took revenues to a whole new level. Pfizer continues to thrive due to sales of its vaccines and COVID-19 pill, generating billions in revenue. Nevertheless, the road
Sharing is Caring! by Michael What I am about to share with you is extremely alarming. I was recently contacted by a major prophetic voice about a very unusual experience that this individual recently had, and we discussed what would be appropriate to share with the public. Normally I never share anything from anonymous sources
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor and Bitcoin Cash proponent, has pushed against claims from crypto investment platform CoinFLEX regarding an alleged $47-million debt. In a Tuesday tweet, Ver — not mentioning CoinFLEX by name — said he had not “defaulted on a debt to a counter-party,” and alleged the crypto firm owed him “a
A mid-century modern home designed by famed architect Richard Neutra is on the market for $2.05 million. Originally designed as one of 17 platform homes in the early 1960s, the residence in Sherman Oaks, California was completed by mid-century architect William S. Beckett in 1965. Of all the iconic homes, 3707 Oakfield Drive marks the
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says he’s waiting for the price of bitcoin to test $1,100. He added that he will buy more if the cryptocurrency recovers from that price level. Robert Kiyosaki on Bitcoin Testing $1,100 The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has
Topline Stocks fell for a second day in a row on Tuesday as markets failed to build on last week’s strong rebound from 2022 lows, with investors once again selling off shares amid looming recession fears and new economic data showing that consumer confidence plunged to a 16-month low. Key Facts Stocks erased earlier gains
Bond default and impairment is famously low in the municipal bond market. But the case of Paradise, California, offers an example of the rising financial risks posed by climate and management decisions. After the city was nearly destroyed in 2018 by California’s deadliest wildfire to date, the state stepped in to help the city’s redevelopment
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) – Kinross Gold (TSX: K) today provided an update on its Red Lake, Ontario-based Great Bear project, as well as its
Unlike a shareholder in a company who has ‘limited liability’, citizens have no similar limitation when… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man In the year 1255 AD, a prominent Italian businessman named Orlando Bonsignori launched a new venture that he boldly called the Gran Tavola, or “Great Table”. Despite the name, it wasn’t a medieval
Editor’s note: Below you’ll find the week 94 release of the NYC Recovery Index, originally published June 21, 2022. Visit the NYC Recovery index homepage for the latest data. New York City’s economic recovery index rose by two points for the week ending June 11, 2022, reaching a score of 75 out of 100. Large
Turkey has dropped its opposition to Finland and Sweden becoming members of Nato, paving the way for the Nordic countries to join the alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The three countries have signed a joint memorandum after hours of talks on Tuesday brokered by Nato, ending a six-week veto by Ankara linked
Turkey has dropped its opposition to Finland and Sweden becoming members of Nato, paving the way for the Nordic countries to join the alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The three countries have signed a joint memorandum after hours of talks on Tuesday brokered by Nato, ending a six-week long veto by Ankara
Roth IRAs have been incredibly popular retirement vehicles since their first introduction under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. In exchange for making contributions in after-tax dollars to a Roth account, growth within the account is tax-deferred, and those gains can ultimately be withdrawn tax-free as “qualified distributions” if certain basic requirements are met. Because
Pembina Pipeline (PBA) (TSE: PPL) provides transportation and midstream services. It operates through the following segment: Pipelines, Facilities, Marketing and New Ventures, and Corporate. The company currently offers a pretty attractive dividend yield while also receiving the backing of the analyst community. However, when it comes to analyzing its competitive advantage, the results are a
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