New York State lawmakers packaged revenue, social justice and market positioning and political muscle when they passed a legalized marijuana bill separate from the fiscal 2022 state budget. The state is also taking a step into the great unknown, given the volatility of weed as a funding source — even more so than traditional sin
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Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. In other words, toughness. Looking back over the last year, the world has experienced just such toughness. Unfortunately, this isn’t over yet. Maybe it’s even just the beginning, and much more is to come? We believe preparation is the wise course of action, but it needs
A major “buy” for most miners! by Morris Hubbartt Super Force Signals A Leading Market Timing Service We Take Every Trade Ourselves! Email: [email protected] [email protected] Here are today’s videos and charts. The videos are viewable on mobile phones as well as computers. Double-click to enlarge the charts. SGS Key Charts, Signals, & Video Analysis Super
Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) burst onto the biotech scene with a novel oral treatment for Sickle cell disease (SCD). GBT’s lead product, dubbed Oxbryta (Voxelotor), received US FDA clearance in November of 2019, ushering in a new treatment paradigm for SCD. Oxbryta was designed to reduce the amount of misshapen or otherwise crescent-shaped red blood
From one generation to the next, parents have often helped their offspring purchase a home and realize the American Dream. After all, many millennials can use a hand in the current economic environment characterized by a tough job environment and mounds of student loan debt. According to a 2020 study conducted by loanDepot, 65% of
A backlash in China against foreign brands that have sought to distance themselves from “forced labour” in Xinjiang cotton threatens to drag multinationals into a lengthy diplomatic spat as Beijing demands that the global apparel industry reject the allegations. Online calls, fanned by state media, for boycotts of Hennes & Mauritz, Nike, Adidas, Burberry, Uniqlo
When the 19-year-old student regained consciousness, she was in the forest. She remembered running there to escape fighting in her home town in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Dazed and confused, she saw blood pouring out of her nose and genitals. Surrounding her were the four Eritrean soldiers who had raped her. “They were
The dense, single-spaced, 20-odd-page company report that is sent to IntraFi employees each month may not be as satisfying as the office breakfast spreads or as soothing as the weekly yoga sessions. But the feeling of trust it evokes may be one of the biggest differentiators in what landed the Arlington, Va., company at the
If prices plummet in an illiquid market, how soon before anyone notices? While fungible tokens traded on centralized and decentralized exchanges have significant transparency regarding price movements, nonfungible tokens can be harder to track. Because of their illiquid nature, gauging the sentiment of the overall market market for a project can be difficult — a
You know the drill. Disruption engenders change and, as a result of the current and ongoing market shock driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, change that was already underway has accelerated. Real estate companies have been embracing proptech like never before. However, this change has by no means been uniform across the board. I had a
In December 2020, the mining rig manufacturer Innosilicon released a new ethereum miner called the Innosilicon A10 Pro+, which processes Ethereum-based hashrate at around 750 megahash per second (MH/s). Regional reports have noted Innosilicon is dropping a new ether mining rig this summer that processes speeds of up to 2,000 MH/s. Additionally, during the course
In the current low interest rate environment, many mortgage borrowers of advanced age are considering the wisdom of paying off their mortgage with low-yielding assets. This can be a good idea or a bad idea, depending on the circumstances of the borrower. Consider the following example: The borrower has a 4% mortgage with a remaining
The deadline for bond insurer withdrawal of support for the Puerto Rico central government bond Plan Support Agreement was pushed back to 5 p.m. April 5 from 5 p.m. March 31. The relevant PSA covered general obligation and Public Building Authority bonds. It is a key component of the overall plan of adjustment. Assured Guaranty,
Silver Video 02.04.21. Silver Traders Will Keep An Eye On The Gold Market As markets are closed for Good Friday, silver traders have a chance to take a look at the bigger picture without usual distractions. Strong U.S. dollar remains one of the biggest negative catalysts for precious metals. The foreign exchange market is open
As planned in order to push forward the New World Order agenda, global commerce is being hammered. For six days, Egypt’s Suez Canal was blocked by… by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The mainstream media is now fear-mongering once again over supply shortages. Make no mistake, this could be a reality considering the state of trade
CarMax, America’s largest used-car retailer, posted better-than-expected fiscal 4Q (ended Feb. 28) earnings driven by top-line growth. Meanwhile, revenues for the quarter missed analysts’ expectations. Shares plunged 7% to close at $123.31 on April 1. CarMax’s (KMX) 4Q earnings dipped 2.3% to $1.27 per share compared to $1.30 reported in the prior-year period but beat
In 1715, France was essentially insolvent as a nation. Even though taxes were raised to extremely high levels, the hole that warfare left in the French treasury was too deep. France began to default on its outstanding debt and the value of its gold and silver currency whipsawed as people feared for the future of the
The statement from Brazil’s defence ministry was a compact two sentences, but it detonated with the explosive power of a bomb. In the tersest of prose, it announced that the heads of the army, the navy and the air force “had been substituted” on March 30. The departure of the senior military leaders, in protest
A record number of companies are abandoning attempts to list on China’s answer to the Nasdaq, as regulators increase scrutiny of technology businesses after scuppering Ant Group’s $37bn initial public offering. A Financial Times analysis of figures released by Shanghai’s Star Market, which was launched to fanfare in July 2019, shows a record 76 companies
More than one in two Americans who make $100,000 a year or more plans to save at least a portion of their tax refunds in 2021, according to an academic study. NORC of the University of Chicago found that 52% of such individuals intend to tuck away an unspecified portion of their refunds in savings
According to a security analyst, sensitive personal information for over half a billion Facebook users was leaked on a well-trafficked hacking forum earlier today — a potential risk to millions of cryptocurrency traders and hodlers who now may be vulnerable to sim swapping and other identity-based attacks. The trove of information was first discovered by
Eric is a Real Estate investor, founder of MartelTurnkey, and author of Stop Trading Your Time for Money. Even if achieving financial independence is your No. 1 goal, how to make that a reality is far from obvious. A critical first step is to understand your expenses. Make sure your revenue is greater than your spending. This
Pioneering hip-hop artist and businessman, Snoop Dogg has said he believes in bitcoin, the (blockchain) technology behind the crypto asset and the global connection it creates. The celebrity adds that while he’s not “too caught up in the value of the coin,” he has been around long enough to “know it’s here to stay.” Not
It began as an extended snow day and quickly accelerated to a nation-wide shutdown with no end in sight. With markets falling in a tailspin, could you blame anyone who became anxious? The future looked bleak—assuming you believed you would have a future. “Obviously a year ago people were scared,” says Craig Kirsner President, Retirement
A comprehensive list of the public finance tax changes the Biden administration supports are expected to be released simultaneously with the proposed 2022 federal budget later this month. In the meantime, President Biden said Wednesday he plans to finance his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan by reversing some of the tax cuts congressional Republicans enacted
[embedded content] (Kitco News) After the worst start to the year in almost four decades, can gold see its strongest rally yet? Let’s take a look at our top three stories from this week. 3. Gold could not ignore the rising yields, which had wrapped up their own worst quarter since 2016 when Donald Trump
Not only will the US dollar be replaced by the Chinese Yuan, but the technocratic system will be implemented worldwide… by Josh Sigurdson via World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson reports on the rise of the technocratic Chinese style cashless society as vaccine passports are mandated worldwide and the US dollar continues to collapse.Not only will
Bausch Health Companies Inc, along with certain affiliates, has agreed to sell its stake in Amoun Pharmaceuticals to Abu-Dhabi based ADQ for a total consideration of $740 million. Bausch Health (BHC) Chairman and CEO, Joseph C. Papa said, “The sale of Amoun marks significant progress in our efforts to reduce overall Bausch health debt as
As of March 30, 2021, nearly 128 million people have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 2.5 million people have died worldwide. This has been further compounded by an economic crisis caused by the disease’s disruption to the world economy, resulting in millions of people losing their livelihoods, exacerbating global poverty and inequality. The
When Barack Obama pumped $90bn into wind turbines, solar panels and batteries as part of his efforts to kickstart the US economy after the 2008 crash, his administration boasted of the “largest single investment in clean energy in history”. Joe Biden, then vice-president, wants to dwarf his former boss’s legacy. The president on Wednesday announced