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Municipals were firmer in spots in secondary trading but benchmark curves mostly held steady after a strong week that moved yields by as much as 10 basis points lower. U.S. Treasury weakness early Friday morning hit the breaks for munis, which will see an elevated bond volume next week with some marquee names that may
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[embedded content] Momentum has shifted back in gold and silver’s favor for now, said Jim Wyckoff, senior market analyst at Kitco News. “When we last talked, the markets, both gold and silver, were in a near-term price downtrend. Remember, we talked about key support levels that had to hold to keep prices from accelerating to
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In a real systemic crisis, counterparties will disappear. Investors have the following choice: Protect wealth in gold & silver, or…  by Egon von Greyerz of Gold Switzerland Credit Suisse is hours from collapse and the consequences could be a systemic failure of the financial system. Disappointingly, my dream last night stopped there. So unfortunately I
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In most of the United States, drivers must have automobile liability insurance to legally drive a vehicle. Most states also require drivers to carry proof that they are covered. To make sure you have the right documentation when you’re behind the wheel, here’s what you need to know about proof of insurance. Key Takeaways Drivers in
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James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is set to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.70 a share, 68%
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Aphria shareholders voted in favor of the proposed merger with rival Tilray, which will create the world’s largest cannabis company by revenue.  Aphria (APHA) and Tilray (TLRY) first announced their proposed deal in December of last year.  The required two-thirds majority of Aphria shareholders backed a motion to approve the deal at the company’s shareholders meeting on Wednesday. Aphria said that the reverse-acquisition of
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Mother Nature – a.k.a. necessity – is the mother of housing invention. Or it had better be. Every wildfire, super-convective storm, seismic spasm, tidal surge, polar vortex bomb cyclone, tornado, months-long drought, inch of coastal erosion – there were 22 events whose destructive toll eclipsed $1 billion and took 262 lives in 2020, according to
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By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue The pandemic’s layoffs, furloughs and volatile incomes make it easy to understand why one in five boomers are delaying retirement due to the financial insecurity of Covid-19, according to a MetLife MET survey. But how do you explain this? Another survey, by the Hearts and Wallets financial services research firm,
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Federal statistics show Puerto Rico’s employment increased in recent months. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics household survey, Puerto Rico’s number of employed increased 0.7% in March from February. According to BLS’s survey of non-farm establishments, employment went up 0.3% in the period. Though the household survey only shows a single month of
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In the telecommunications sector, the actual price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for 2017 was 10.61, while the forward P/E for 2018 was 13.62. Telecommunications Sector The telecommunications sector includes everything from coaxial cables and cellphones to satellite equipment. This vast, globally linked industry provides users with the ability to instantaneously communicate with almost anyone, nearly anywhere in the world. The industry has expanded and changed
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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies are ongoing. The securities regulator also reiterated that due to a CBN directive that was issued on February 7, 2021, the crypto guidelines it issued in September 2020 remain suspended. Crypto Guidelines Set
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