Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Dunkin’ Brands — Shares of the restaurant chain spiked more than 15% after the company said it held preliminary talks regarding its potential acquisition by Inspire Brands, although the company said there’s “no certainty that any agreement will be reached.” The New York Times reported that the
by Michael Snyder Right now we are experiencing the calm before the storm. Many Biden supporters believe that a Trump victory would literally be the worst thing that could possibly happen to our country, but at the moment most of them are quite confident that Biden will win. Likewise, many Trump supporters are absolutely convinced
What Is Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)? Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is a type of insurance policy that protects lenders from the risk of default—or nonpayment by the borrower—and foreclosure. PMI helps homebuyers who are either unable or choose not to make a significant down payment obtain mortgage financing at an affordable rate. If a borrower
Police in Finland are hunting a hacker who has stolen tens of thousands of patient records from a psychotherapy centre and is blackmailing victims to keep the data private. The cyber attacks, which started two years ago, have accessed the records of 40,000 patients from a centre run by Vastaamo, a private company that runs
Facebook is set to become the latest big tech company to move into cloud-based gaming, marking its biggest push to position itself as a destination for playing video games since the heyday of FarmVille a decade ago. Users of Facebook’s website and main Android app will be able to play a new game instantly, without
Does it matter for stocks who wins the White House? Is there anything unusual about the candidates this year that could impact the markets, regardless of who wins? For answers, we turn to Ed Clissold, chief U.S. Strategist for Ned Davis Research, who has studied elections and the impact on markets going back to 1900. This
The forthcoming digital yuan will reportedly be compatible with major payment networks within the country. Mu Changchun, the head of the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency research institute, said that the central bank-backed digital yuan will be compatible with major mobile payment wallets like WeChat Pay and Alipay. According to a report from South
President, Chief Appraiser at Argianas and Associates, specializing in the valuation of complex institutional quality properties. getty As society has evolved from a predominantly rural population to an increasingly urban one, real estate trends have responded. In 1800, approximately 6% of the human population lived in cities; by 1900, this number jumped to 40%, and today
Bitcoin transaction fees are on the rise again. Fees shot up more than 350% during the last thirty days to Oct. 22. The most significant increase occurred in the last week, as the price of bitcoin soared on growing institutional interest. According to data by Bitinfocharts, it cost an average of $5.75 to send a
getty Trusts are an essential part of most estate plans, even the plans of people with moderate wealth. You need to know the basics of trusts, especially the key terms and concepts of the most widely-used types of trusts. Keep in mind that some of these trusts are given different names in some regions or
Seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to the Puerto Rico Oversight Board asking it to postpone debt negotiations until an investigation of insider trading can be completed. The seven Democratic members of the House sent the letter Wednesday to board Executive Director Natalie Jaresko. U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva and
You’ve probably heard things have been quite good for gold this year. Gold spot prices in US dollars have risen by 25% since the beginning of the year. Yet things have been pretty good for silver too. If you’ve been keeping a close eye on this metal, you know it’s been telling quite a story.
This is unprecedented in world history… Gerald Celente interviewed on USA Watchdog by Greg Hunter Gerald Celente, a top trends researcher and Publisher of The Trends Journal says the biggest issue in the 2020 election is the lockdowns. Celente says, “It’s not just here, but it’s around the world. This is unprecedented in world history.
Shares in PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals (PHAS) plunged 9.5% on Friday after the company announced that it has decided to discontinue its Covid-19 trial for treatment pemziviptadil. “Ater a strategic review of the VANGARD clinical trial that included an assessment of the evolving COVID-19 treatment landscape, feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and an
by Charles Hugh-Smith The belief that central banks printing currency can “buy/fix” everything that’s broken, lost or scarce is the ultimate in denial, fantasy and magical thinking. Let’s revisit the pandemic projection chart I prepared on February 2, 2020, nine days after authorities publicly acknowledged the Covid virus outbreak in China. Wave 2 shown on the
Silver is an interesting topic. Its direction is relatively easy to predict for several reasons. While there are no guarantees, the reasons silver will trade higher or lower in the future should be known by potential investors. If you’re going to go long silver, then there are several ways to do it, but one popular
Japan has spent 50 years fretting about its low birth rate and declining population but new prime minister Yoshihide Suga has hit on a different solution: fertility treatment. In his leadership campaign, Mr Suga called for in vitro fertilisation to be covered on national health insurance. The prime minister wants to make it affordable in
Amy Kazmin in New Delhi India’s central bank governor, Shaktikanta Das, has tested positive for coronavirus, the latest in a series of top Indian officials to be infected by the pathogen. Mr Das, who took the helm as the Reserve Bank of India cheif nearly two years ago, tweeted on Sunday night that he had
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), once the red-headed stepchild to more popular smart contract implementations, are finally beginning to have their day in the sun. Average purchase prices of NFTs on peer-to-peer exchanges are rising sky-high. Six-figure sales are no longer uncommon. Dapper Labs, the minds behind the great-granddaddy of NFT collectible projects, CryptoKitties, have attracted significant
Longboat Key is only 15 minutes from Sarasota getty Florida’s Longboat Key attracts five-star luxury development. Longboat Key a moneyed enclave, neighboring affluent Sarasota is a hot property right now. In Q3 2020 closed condominium and townhome sales above a million hit 102 compared to 39 in Q3 2019. Located in both Sarasota and Manatee
(Photo: Getty Images | d3sign) SINGAPORE — Commercial real estate prices have plunged this year as people stopped going into offices, and retail businesses were disrupted. That could lead to a significant amount of losses for banks, according to a recent report. In previous downturns, commercial property loan losses were “heavy” and there are worrying
On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made the crypto community quite leery of the platform and some proponents
You can’t assume that your bracket will go down in retirement. It could easily go the other way. Give and take getty Among fans of 401(k) plans it is taken as axiomatic that people’s tax rates go down after they quit work. So you should max out your salary deferral. That way you’ll effectively pay
This week’s quarterly MSRB board meeting was the first presided over by Mark Kim as CEO.Dan Nelken The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will seek comment on a new draft rule related to solicitor municipal advisors and look for volunteers to serve on two advisory committees. Those decisions came out of the MSRB’s first quarterly board
Ahmedabad: The auspicious muhurat of Dussehra fuelled the release of long pent-up demand for precious metals – gold and silver. Gold and silver jewellery sales remained buoyant on account of Dussehra on Sunday. While overall sales remained low by 60% across the city, several jewellery showrooms saw a decent rush of customers. Estimates by Jewellers’
“If that is the case, then gold is about the thrust sharply higher…” by Captain Ewave of CaptainEwave Captain Ewave “A New Wave Count For Gold” Email: [email protected] Website: www.captainewave.com Gold: Update & Tactics: Our preferred count is that all of wave ^iv^ ended at the 1851.00 low. Our concern with that count is that
Aptinyx (APTX) had a roller-coaster week last week, rising on positive clinical trial results, and falling sharply after announcing an equity offering that will dilute current investors but help shore up the company’s balance sheet. In the Phase 2 study assessing NYX-783 in 153 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the NMDA receptor modulator met
There are a vast number of agencies assigned to regulate and oversee financial institutions and financial markets, including the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each agency has specific responsibilities, allowing them to function independently. Though the effectiveness and efficiency with which these regulatory
US healthcare workers fear surging Covid-19 cases could overwhelm hospitals as governors scrambled on Sunday to address record rises in new infections across the country. New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said the state was developing a new strategy to find “micro-clusters” of Covid-19 infections. Testing must get more local, he said, pointing to
Belarusian authorities launched a brutal crackdown on Sunday evening on protesters who took to the streets for an 11th straight weekend to demand the departure of strongman leader, Alexander Lukashenko. In the capital Minsk, riot police used stun grenades to disperse protesters, who hard turned out in their tens of thousands to protest against Mr