Silver was seen hovering near the lower boundary of its weekly trading range. Neutral oscillators on the daily charts warrant some caution for bearish traders. Sustained weakness below the $27.00 mark is needed to confirm a breakdown. Silver remained on the defensive through the first half of the trading action on Wednesday and was last
Over a century ago, a unique chemical process helped take the world from the brink… This is a sponsored article from Oilprice.com Over a century ago, a unique chemical process helped take the world from the brink of a food crisis that would’ve led many to starve. It was called “the biggest global problem solved
Software firm MicroStrategy has raised $1.6 billion in a junk bond offering — four times the initially sought amount. Earlier this week, the company announced it would issue $400 million worth of junk bonds in a private offering, with a view to using the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin (BTC). Junk bonds are debt offerings by companies without
Over the last century, Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) has grown into a foods company behemoth with more than 200 household brands under its umbrella after decades of acquisitions. About 40 Kraft Heinz brands are more than 100 years old, including Heinz’s ketchup and Kraft’s processed cheese products. Five Kraft Heinz products bring in between $500 million
In this article AMC A sign hangs in front of an AMC theater on January 27, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Shares of AMC Entertainment more than quadrupled today as investors continue their buying spree on heavily shorted stocks. Scott Olson | Getty Images Insider selling activity at AMC Entertainment ramped up like never before during
The price of goods leaving China’s factories has risen at its fastest pace since the financial crisis, piling pressure on policymakers as they grapple with the effects of a global commodity price rally. China’s producer price index added 9 per cent in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday, its biggest
Australia has called on G7 nations to support reform of the World Trade Organization, arguing it was the best way to blunt Beijing’s campaign of economic coercion against Canberra and counter Chinese competition in the Indo Pacific region. Scott Morrison also supported President Joe Biden’s intelligence review into the origins of Covid-19 and warned that democracies had
Edelman Financial Engines co-founder Ric Edelman is stepping down from his role as chairman at the end of 2021. He will serve as a strategic advisor and remain on the board of directors, according to a statement by the company. Amid the change, Edelman continues to be the firm’s largest shareholder. Edelman launched Edelman Financial
Real estate investment trust National Health Investors (NHI) has expanded its association with Navion Senior Solutions by making a slew of investments totaling about $13.2 million. These investments include the acquisition of a 48 unit assisted living and memory care community for $6.6 million, funding for expanding an existing community, and a corporate loan. National
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Even with headwinds from the Fed and inflation, a booming economy and strong earnings should send the market to a series of new highs this summer. The S&P 500 was lower Monday as the market meanders ahead of next
Jonathan Keyser is the founder of Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona. The franchise industry is expected to add more than 800,000 U.S. jobs by the end of 2021, totaling 8.3 million jobs nationwide. According to data shared to webinar attendees by the International Franchise Association (IFA), this will be
Mike Novogratz declared institutional investors are waiting for the next narrative shift in a recent interview at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. The CEO of Galaxy Digital thinks the market is now in a consolidation phase after the price crash last month. Novogratz also commented on what the rise of defi could mean for
There seems to be a notion floating around that elders in Europe and parts of Asia have access to services we do not have here, that we in the United States have overlooked our older citizens’ welfare and happiness where other developed countries have systems and services we do not. Is that the case? Maybe.
The Wayne County Airport Authority heads into the market Wednesday for a new-money sale riding the tailwinds of a more stable fiscal picture thanks to federal support and rebounding passenger levels. The authority on Wednesday will borrow $163 million of senior lien airport revenue bonds to finance projects already approved by airlines at the Detroit
Last year a little-known gold miner in Quebec struck it big… With early investors netting 7,000% returns. The miner, Amex Exploration, hit the jackpot at its Perron Gold project…but we think that’s nothing compared to what could unfold right next door. See, it looks like another savvy small-cap was already on the prowl nearby when
The US could be closer to war than most citizens realize. In a war-spiced inflation cycle, it’s important for citizens to own precious metals, and spice that ownership with… June 8, 2021 1. The “I” word is… inflation. If a serious inflation cycle is beginning, a lot is going to change for the fiat-oriented citizens of the United States, and
In his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast, Ethereum co-creator, Vitalik Buterin, revealed he profited more than $4 million from a $25,000 investment that he made into Dogecoin during 2016. But true to form, he gave it all away to charity. Dogecoin was created in December 2013 and sought to capitalize on the popularity
Short Sales vs. Foreclosures: An Overview Becoming a homeowner is a dream for many people. It requires a lot of saving and a lot of discipline and it never hurts to have a great credit score. But sometimes, there are factors that can turn a person’s dream into a nightmare. You may lose your job
In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a $500 million investment in the parent company of Nubank, a privately held digital bank based in Brazil, the South American company announced on Tuesday. Nubank, which was
US tax authorities have launched an investigation into a leak of private records of billionaires including Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg and Elon Musk that showed many of them have paid little tax even as their wealth ballooned. ProPublica published details of what it called “a vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data” covering
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson is right to argue that companies should pay heed to what campaigners are saying (“CEOs should heed difficult activists”, Opinion, June 4). However, unless chief executives and their boards are clear about their own values, and the values of the companies they run, they will fall down a rabbit hole into a world
Lindsay DesLauriers was on a roll early last year. Her family had recently bought back the Bolton Valley Resort in Vermont, which her father had originally developed in the 60s. The business was on a “really positive growth trajectory,” she said. Then the pandemic hit. Vermont’s shutdown in March 2020 came at a terrible moment
Getting a Covid-19 vaccine to market has proven to be an arduous task for Novavax (NVAX). As one of the smaller players to come to the fore during the pandemic, the vaccine specialist has seen others get their respective vaccines across the finish line, while it has run into logistical issues and has encountered delays
In this article CLOV SFIX WEN A person skateboards past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stitch Fix — Shares of Stitch Fix jumped 12% after the online styling service reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. The company posted a loss of 18 cents
Sharing is Caring! From Pento Portfolio Strategies: The U.S. central bank has metastasized from an institution that was originally designed to assist distressed banks, to one that believes its purview now includes perpetuating asset bubbles, fighting global warming and reconciling racial inequities. Another distortion of the original purpose of the Fed is that its mandate
Generation after generation of one household from the village of Orléat in central France has walked the same grounds for some 400 years. This sand-colored stone castle in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region has been passed down within the family since it was built in the 17th century. Over the years, events put on by the owners
Lumber industry veteran Kyle Little told CNBC on Tuesday that it’s a sensible decision to hold off on beginning discretionary building projects due to high wood costs. “The jobs that you have coming up, don’t expect us to go back to what we saw the previous 10 years. That being said, if you can wait,
Amazon is looking for a blockchain expert, according to a job posting published on the company’s employment portal. The firm wants someone who is “passionate about blockchain and decentralized networks” and someone who can build innovative “business use cases” across decentralized finance (defi). Online Marketplace Amazon Hopes to Hire a Head of Product to Lead
Are you considering converting part or all of your traditional IRA or 401k accounts to a Roth account because you’re worried that future income tax rates will increase? If you are, you’ll want to conduct a careful analysis to determine whether it’s realistic to expect that you’d be paying taxes at a higher rate in
Municipals rallied by one to four basis points Tuesday following strong bids for competitive Georgia and Wisconsin exempt general obligation bonds and various negotiated deals repriced to lower yields while the 10-year U.S. Treasury dipped to 1.53%, a low not hit since March. The move in Treasuries helped, but after weeks of limited tax-exempt supply