Humanities degrees are falling out of favour in the UK. This month, Sheffield Hallam University nixed its English Literature course, sparking an immediate backlash from writers and others in the arts world. The University of Cumbria took similar steps last year. Aston University’s languages programmes and modern languages at Hull University have also been cancelled.
Technology is transforming financial services, allowing the ability for investments and planning to be more scalable than ever. In this session, Head of Product for Goldman’s Personal Financial Management business, Cynthia Loh, will discuss what the firm is doing to enhance client web and mobile apps to better serve advisors so they can help clients
Illinois-headquartered Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) operates retail pharmacies in the U.S. and internationally. I am bullish on the stock. Along with the usual litany of challenges in 2022 – high inflation, supply-chain woes, shortages of workers, and so on – Walgreens can add one more to its list. In particular, the circumstances that gave Walgreens
Sharing is Caring! by confoundedinterest17 Slip slidin’ awaySlip slidin’ awayYou know the nearer the midterm electionsThe more you’re slip slidin’ away As Bill Clinton once said about elections, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Which is bad news for Biden and Democrats after Q1’s bad GDP report of -1.6% “growth”, we now see the Atlanta Fed’s real-time GDP report for
Nowadays, the blockchain market as a whole is in its infancy, and the decentralized finance (DeFi) market is its most promising part. According to DefiLlama data, in 2021, the DeFi market had around $200 billion of liquidity locked in smart contracts. If we view this capital as an initial investment, this market looks like a
A sprawling waterfront property in Naples, Florida has sold for $62 million, putting it in the record books as the most expensive home in the history of the city’s real estate transactions. Situated on 1.5 acres, the beachfront estate offers front-row seats to the Gulf of Mexico. Paul Arpin, of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s Broad
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has insisted that it does not sell “proprietary customer data” after reports surfaced that its Tracer product is providing “historical geo tracking data” to the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Coinbase Responds to Reports of It Selling Customer Data to U.S. Government Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase came under fire last
By Barbara Sadick, Next Avenue The American health care system is complicated, difficult to navigate and can kill you if you aren’t prepared, proactive and knowledgeable. From finding good doctors to being able to afford medication, the hurdles can feel insurmountable. So says David Wilcox, who has spent nearly 30 years working in various capacities
Municipals were stronger following along with, but underperforming U.S. Treasuries, which extended their rally and saw yields fall even further to start the second half of the year on continued recessionary fears. Equities ended in the black. Triple-A yields fell by four to seven basis points while USTs saw yields fall by up to 16
All of Ryan Lochte‘s Olympic silver and bronze medals are up for auction. RR Auction listed “the Ryan Lochte collection” lots ending on July 21, including his one silver medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics, his two bronze medals from the 2008 Beijing Games and his two silvers and one bronze from London in 2012. The
The fact that gold has stayed strong despite the temporary spike in the USD speaks volumes… by Matthew Piepenburg via Gold Switzerland If you think the current market disaster hurts; it’s gonna get worse despite recent dead cat bounces in U.S. equities. The Big 4: Dead Bonds, Rising Yields, Tanking Stocks & Stagflation For well
When evaluating stocks, most investors are familiar with fundamental indicators such as the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E), book value, price-to-book (P/B), and the PEG ratio. Also, investors who recognize the importance of cash generation use the company’s cash flow statements when analyzing its fundamentals. They acknowledge that these statements offer a better representation of the company’s
The writer is leader of the Scottish Labour party When the first minister of Scotland entered the chamber of the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, announcing plans to hold an independence referendum on October 19 2023 was not her foremost aim. Keen observers of Scottish politics will know that last week’s statement was really about one
Parts shortages and pandemic-related production shutdowns at Tesla’s plant in Shanghai caused a big drop in the electric car maker’s latest global vehicle deliveries, according to figures released on Saturday. The US automaker said it had delivered 254,000 vehicles in the second quarter. Though up 27 per cent from a year before, the Chinese shutdowns
Grayscale Investments said it had sued the SEC after the agency rejected a bid to convert its Bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund. CEO Michael Sonnenshein tweeted late Wednesday that Grayscale was suing the regulator and the company said it had filed a lawsuit in U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The SEC on Wednesday denied the
It’s been anything but a magical year for Disney (DIS) stock, now down around 40% year to date. Though many may question CEO Bob Chapek’s performance, the man is staying at the house of mouse for at least another three years. Chapek’s reign has not been great for shareholders thus far; with unneeded controversies and
Sharing is Caring! by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders We are only 6-months into the year, and it seems like the inflation boom is quickly going bust. The last few months have been very interesting as we see traders (rotating) moving out of one investment or market and into another. But as losses mount and capital diminishes,
Bitcoin (BTC) needs to go lower before putting in a macro bottom, one of the market’s most accurate indicators shows. Data from sources including on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows Bitcoin’s MVRV-Z Score is almost — but not quite — signaling a price reversal. MVRV-Z Score inches towards macro bottom Amid ongoing debate whether if, or
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales have managed to stay consistent this week while the crypto economy saw more losses over the last seven days. The week prior, $152.9 million in NFT sales were recorded across 18 blockchains and during the past week, $154.3 million in sales were executed. While Ethereum saw the most NFT sales this
Bear markets can be emotionally fraught times, as investment balances fall, and the economy slows. Potential concerns over layoffs and budget cutbacks often also rear their head. It can certainly be tempting to cut your contributions to retirement funds to attempt to avoid further losses, or warehouse cash positions to invest when things “get better”,
A new fund dedicated to advancing social equity and led by an NBA veteran and a leading municipal firm is moving into New York State’s growing cannabis industry. Social Equity Impact Ventures, LLC, a premier minority-led investment team, will sponsor and manage the New York Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund. This first-of-its-kind $200 million fund will be
The broad-based selling continued in the commodity markets this week, where “inflation worries” have shifted to “recession fears.” Looking back through several trading journals of mine, I can tell you that volatility operates at its highest in a deflationary/recession-type environment. Financial conditions will continue to deteriorate until the Fed pauses/pivots dovish, with corporate profits, growth,
The ruling class is blaming a wine, coffee, and chili pepper shortage on climate change while refusing to touch on the… by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The ruling class is blaming a wine, coffee, and chili pepper shortage on climate change while refusing to touch on the convenient coincidences that continue to ravage the food
One of the scariest things about a home equity loan is that the lender has permission to sell your house if you fail to keep up with repayments. In exchange for loaning you a big lump sum of cash, the financial institution is granted a legal claim on your property and the right to take
Three Arrows Capital has filed for bankruptcy in the US, highlighting the scale and reach of the prominent crypto investment firm’s borrowings across the industry before it collapsed into liquidation this week. The Chapter 15 bankruptcy filing in Manhattan federal court late on Friday came just days after Three Arrows was pushed into liquidation in
Viktoriia Vasylieva, a wedding photographer, and her eight-year-old daughter returned to their home in Kyiv in recent weeks — enjoying the relative peace in a city that felt distant from the brutal artillery war raging in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. But the calm was shattered again this week in a deadly rocket attack. In a
Artificial intelligence has the potential to forever change financial services. And now more than ever, advisors seem ready to move in lockstep with the shift. The attitudes, opportunities and barriers related to AI in wealth management were the focus of recently published research from consulting firm Accenture. Their “AI in Wealth Management” survey polled 500
Oil and gas stocks witnessed a terrific rally this year as the reopening of the economy revived demand. Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine war triggered a major spike in oil and gas prices and further benefited these stocks. However, the Fed’s decision to hike interest rates to tame inflation is expected to drive the economy into recession
Sharing is Caring! by Martin Armstrong French President Emmanuel Macron pulled US President Joe Biden aside at the G7 summit to explain a few basic facts. Biden has been demanding Middle Eastern nations ramp up their oil and gas production to help offset the energy crisis his administration has created. It’s ok to drill and
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to reclaim recent losses into July 2 as traders prepared for stagnant price action to continue. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Downtrend acceleration” still in force Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a limp BTC/USD as it chopped around the $19,000 mark into the weekend. The Wall Street
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