Three Weeks Ago: Related: Democrats overwhelmingly say fake news spread by Russia was at least somewhat likely to have affected the results of the presidential election – just under half (46%) say that it was very likely. Republicans disagree – except for those Republicans who think that Russian-sponsored spreading of fake news actually took place.
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The periodic table represents the earth’s known chemical elements, and some of them make excellent investments. Rare earth metals, along with a selection of elements known as base and precious metals, provide today’s investors and active traders with a variety of trading opportunities. They’re also often formed into ingots for physical purchases. Key Takeaways Investors
A South African corruption inquiry has ordered that a criminal complaint be filed with police against the former president after he absconded from the investigation into the country’s biggest post-apartheid graft scandal. Last week Jacob Zuma defied a subpoena and walked out of the Johannesburg base of the inquiry, which is investigating claims of systemic
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Monday claimed to have damaged an oil facility in the Saudi port city of Jeddah in a rocket attack, in an assault that would demonstrate their ability to strike deep into the country. Brigadier General Yahya Sarea, military spokesman for the Iran-allied fighters, said a new Quds-2 cruise missile had
The lack of Black representation in the financial services stems from two interconnected problems. Black professionals face significant hurdles once they break into the industry. And the presence of nearly 175,000 Black financial professionals displays that their widespread absence at the upper executive ranks isn’t a product of an insufficient talent pool. Featured guests: Suggestions
Bitcoin (BTC) has more than doubled since its latest block subsidy halving and is now outpacing its last bull run. Data compiled by on-chain monitoring resource ChartsBTC on Nov. 23 shows that versus its two previous halvings, Bitcoin in 2020 is right on track to deliver major price gains. Bitcoin price up 2.2X since May
Today’s active seniors are seeking entertainment and educational amenities, such as this art class … [+] at a Revel Communities property. Revel Communities With the promise of COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, there’s hope the nation can return to some kind of normalcy in the coming year. Eyeing the post-pandemic world, lockdown-weary active seniors are
A major online poker website has been buying millions of dollars of bitcoin every day to meet demand from players wanting to cash out in bitcoin. This amounts to $100 million in bitcoin a month as about 95% of players now demand payouts in the cryptocurrency. Poker Site Buys $100 Million of Bitcoin Demand for
After the Nov. 4 to 5 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell noted the panel had discussed the asset purchases and would continue to monitor them going forward. That statement attracted market watchers’ attention and it will be their focus as they pore over the FOMC minute from that meeting,
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 futures prices are moderately down in early U.S. trading Monday. Both metals are seeing some pressure from better risk appetite
No more fighting for $2 DVDs! The dollar’s hyperinflating and we’re on lockdown anyway, so if we get a smash, the Cartel has lost its mind or control of… (by Half Dollar) What do you get when you combine Black Friday deals with a Cartel silver price smash just at a time when tens of
Merrill Lynch upgraded Carlyle’s rating to Buy from Hold and raised the stock’s price target to $35 (25.3% upside potential) from $30. Merrill Lynch analyst Michael Carrier said that “We believe the outlook for CG is attractive given the potential for FRE [fee-related earnings]/margin growth in 2H21-’23 as flagship funds re-enter the market, an improving
by Michael Snyder This is a really odd time to be having a “housing boom”. We are in the middle of the worst public health crisis in 100 years, endless civil unrest has been ravaging many of our largest cities, and we are experiencing the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Accountants, investors, business people, and market analysts all measure costs. Business expenses are indicators that explain past conditions and can be used to predict future conditions. Producers calculate costs to predict future business expenses and evaluate their performance. Accountants and investors are concerned with the tax implications of an asset’s cost basis, which also helps
Nicolas Sarkozy will fight allegations of corruption and influence peddling in a high-profile trial starting on Monday — the first in a series of legal cases that could make or break the former French president’s political legacy. Prosecutors allege that Mr Sarkozy and his lawyer Thierry Herzog sought to bribe a judge to get information
Brussels wants to prove that when it comes to promoting the “European Way of Life” the continent’s immigrants reap the benefits, too. This week the European Commission will put out recommendations on how its member states should promote the “inclusive integration” of migrants. The political messaging is clear: the European Way of Life is not
As a burgeoning industry less than 13 years old, cryptocurrency has seen its fair share of regulatory crackdowns and changes, especially in the United States. Jake Yocom-Piatt, co-founder of Decred, however, sees the nation as the most crypto-friendly. “Cryptocurrencies are treated as personal property in most jurisdictions, so their tax treatment is relatively uniform,” Yocom-Piatt
Raleigh North Carolina is among the ten highest-ranked markets “for overall real estate … [+] prospects.” getty Urban Land Institute and PwC’s latest real estate trends forecast is news. ULI and PwC’s 2021 Emerging Trends in Real Estate® offers deep dives and insights into all sectors of the U.S. and Canadian real estate markets. It’s
The OCC is proposing a rule change that compels large U.S. banks to offer and provide fair access to financial services to anyone that wants them. The proposition seeks to clarify the obligation of large banks to provide fair access to financial services in a manner consistent with the Dodd-Frank Act’s mandate. Discrimination Against Disfavored
A New Jersey dealer firm agreed to pay $25,000 to settle charges that it violated multiple municipal securities rules after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found it failed to correctly report 147,000 trades. Dealerweb agreed Thursday to pay those fines and be censured while neither admitting nor denying FINRA’s findings that it violated Municipal Securities
Gold prices were already on a tear amid wild pandemic, economic and electoral uncertainty, with big banks predicting $3,000 gold … Or even $5,000 gold … Right before Biden’s electoral victory, JPMorgan had called another 5% price hike in a “blue wave”. Though Trump loves gold and adorns everything with the precious metal, the precious
Speculation that something might be coming derives in part from how several top level Pentagon personnel changes have occurred at a time that… by Philip Giraldi via Strategic Culture Foundation I have a crazy idea that I can’t get out of my head, that we Americans are heading for something like an Armageddon in the next several
Shares of Eiger Biopharmaceuticals popped more than 12% in Friday’s extended market session after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its Zokinvy (lonafarnib) capsules to reduce the risk of death in young patients suffering from Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). Eiger (EIGR) said that the FDA approval of Zokinvy is also for the treatment of
by Martin Armstrong I find it really interesting how Klaus Schwab champions the 4th Industrial Revolution and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change the world so we have to help shape it by destroying what we have to design the Great Reset. Only an academic would be that arrogant. The AI system I designed was from being
What Are Costco’s Top 4 Subsidiaries? Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) often brags that it was the first company in history to grow from zero to $3 billion in sales in less than six years. That was a while ago. The company’s net sales totaled $163.22 billion for its fiscal year 2020. The company
People with and without masks walk past the Hudson’s Bay flagship store in Toronto’s Queen Street Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, ordered a lockdown on metropolitan Toronto from Monday after a record high number of new coronavirus cases were reported at the weekend. The province recorded 1,534 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, following a record
Donald Trump’s legal options to challenge his election loss are about to significantly narrow, with three battleground states carried by Joe Biden due to certify their results in the wake of a crushing weekend courtroom defeat for the Trump campaign. Pennsylvania and Michigan could make their results official as early as Monday while Nevada has
Lawyers representing the United States government have filed a legal memo opposing the dismissal of charges for Virgil Griffith, a former Ethereum Foundation researcher accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK. According to court records filed Nov. 19 in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors’
With COVID-19 protocols, most home buyers are more serious. getty The New York City real estate market has been in flux for months, but the safeguards created to protect homebuyers, agents and sellers from the novel coronavirus has created a silver lining — they’ve decreased the number of so-called “lookie loos,” the term for people
On November 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain experienced a network upgrade and a bifurcation of the chain as well. While the Bitcoin Cash network continued on smoothly, the ABC pro infrastructure funding plan (IFP) side of the chain had a rocky and extremely slow start. Since the 15th, the nameless ABC chain has seen