As the environmental, social and governance market grows within the municipal market, Moody’s Investors Service this week withdrew its Green Bond Assessment product for various corporate and muni bonds after pivoting to using its affiliate Vigeo Eiris to designate sustainable/ESG investments. This move follows the recently announced formation of the Moody’s ESG Solutions Group and
[embedded content] SIDEX is a fund that invests exclusively in junior exploration companies in Quebec, Canada. Since inception, the fund has grown by nearly three times. “The $50 million that was injected 20 years ago by our limited partners…since then we’ve returned $16 million, leaving a net money at play of $34 million, and our
How can they run a military empire, a welfare state, bailout everyone, and make promises that can never be kept? It’s the unconstitutional Fed that… by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report “We can’t do it, unless we raise taxes.” These are words that one hardly ever hears from Washington. How can this be?
The race to be first to market with a COVID-19 vaccine is far from over. However, Novavax (NVAX), so far, is the clear winner – at least on Wall Street. Shares have surged by a barely believable 2,236% year-to-date, as investors have cheered the progress of NVX-CoV2373, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. However, as with
by Martin Armstrong Documents have surfaced that indicate Hunter Biden’s signature on a receipt for $85 at a Delaware computer The Mac Shop where he dropped off laptops that included details of his international business deals and photos. The New York Post reported that Hunter Biden’s laptop was abandoned at the computer shop in April 2019 for
In 1993, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) was founded in Denver as a means for former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ells to save up for his dream of owning a fine-dining restaurant. Now Ells, along with many Chipotle insiders and institutional investors, have massive positions in the global fast-food chain, with a market capitalization of $36.38 billion
Jeffrey Smith, CEO of Starboard Value LP and Chairman of Papa John’s International Inc. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Company: ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW) Business: ACI Worldwide, Inc. develops and markets software products and services focused on facilitating electronic payments. Its products and services are used principally by financial institutions, retailers, billers and electronic payment processors,
US states were grappling with surges in coronavirus cases that threatened to overwhelm hospitals as Donald Trump and Joe Biden staged competing campaign rallies on Saturday with just 10 days to go until the presidential election. Mr Trump was due to visit three battleground states — North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin — on Saturday alone
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López has fled the country after spending the past 18 months holed up inside the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas following his involvement in a failed uprising against the government of Nicolás Maduro. Senior figures from his Voluntad Popular (Popular Will) party confirmed the news to the Financial Times, without saying
After further postponing in-person hearings due to the coronavirus pandemic, FINRA may make video conferences a permanent option for arbitration cases. “I think Zoom is here to stay in some capacity,” Laura McNamire, regional director of FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, said Oct. 21 during a virtual panel at PIABA’s annual meeting. “It’s something that we
JPMorgan, the $316 billion investment banking giant, said the potential long-term upside for Bitcoin (BTC) is “considerable.” This new optimistic stance towards the dominant cryptocurrency comes after PayPal allowed its users to buy and sell crypto assets. JP Morgan, from “Bitcoin is a fraud and will blow up” in 2017 to “Bitcoin’s competition with gold”
One out of two college students knows “housing insecurity” by heart, first-hand. As many as 68,000 claim to be homeless. That data came before the novel coronavirus struck, heat-seeking America’s and the world’s most vulnerable. So when sustainable urbanism grad student Armelle Coutant and three of her Stanford University colleagues set out on a sleep-deprived
American billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has recently become more bullish on bitcoin. He declared the cryptocurrency the best hedge against inflation and compares investing in bitcoin now to investing in early tech stocks, like Apple and Google. “I think we are in the first inning of bitcoin and it’s got a long
Most employees buy more health insurance than they need and save less for retirement than they should, according to a recent study from the TIAA Institute. This study provides a cautionary tale for millions of employees making benefits decisions during open enrollment. Researchers studied four years of data from a large university to identify mistakes employees made
The California revenue report indicating the state is $8.7 billion above budget projections is not quite as rosy as it sounds. Revenues did come in better than expected in the budget approved a few months ago, but they are down from 2019, said David Hitchcock, an S&P Global Ratings analyst. September receipts came in $4.164
[embedded content] While Peter Hug believe a stimulus will happen no matter who wins the U.S. election, Kitco’s head of the precious metal division said a contested election could result in a steep stock market drop, which could pull down gold, too. Hug spoke to Kitco on Thursday. Republican and Democrat leadership are negotiating COVID-19
Inflation will begin to take off around 2025 to 2026 when the economy overheats due to the excess money creation. We will then enter a… David Hunter on Palisade Radio Tom welcomes back experienced investment professional David Hunter of Contrarian Macro Advisors. David discusses the origins of the current secular bull market and how we
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network [embedded content] Octavio Marenzi is CEO of Opimas. While the economy continues to go down hill, stock markets and real estate have been going gangbusters. The flood of money has created winners and losers. Income that was previously spent on travel is going into savings and other purchases. The Chinese travel market
If you’re traveling on your own, no problem. Just book your tickets. All you have to do is compare prices on an airfare search site to find the cheapest flight available. But what about when you’re traveling with family and friends? Here’s where it gets interesting. You could shop the usual way–entering the total number of
Franklin Templeton is on track to end 2020 as one of the worst-selling retail asset managers after investors pulled money from its funds ahead of its landmark takeover of rival Legg Mason. The US group has suffered the highest year-to-date outflows of any fund house globally in 2020, bleeding a net $41.6bn, according to data
Boohoo is a battleground stock. Since its IPO in 2014, the £3.5bn fast-fashion ecommerce company has been the subject of enthusiasm and scepticism in equal measure. The narratives being spun by both sides of the trade are pretty easy to follow. Bulls rightly point to Boohoo’s industry-leading profit margins, double-digit revenue growth and effective social
Wealth management giant UBS added new benefit offerings on Thursday aimed to improve employees’ personal finances, including a partnership with Morningstar and other vendors to address student loan debt, retirement and overall financial wellness. The offerings will be added to the existing UBS Workplace Wealth Solutions platform — launched in January — which received a
According to Whalemap, there are three major Bitcoin (BTC) whale clusters in the near term that might serve as key technical levels. The $11,857, $12,256 and $12,868 levels would likely act as important support and resistance areas. In previous cycles, whale activity coincided with significant price movements at crucial technical levels. For instance, Cointelegraph reported
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 23: Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo attend the goop lab Special Screening … [+] at Metrograph on January 23, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images) Getty Images A decade ago, before the prominence of Instagram and Pinterest, finding unique fashion and decor created by independent
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getty We received the first official estimate of how badly the Covid-19 recession will hurt the Social Security trust funds, and the first government estimate is worse than some of the initial private estimates. The latest annual report from the trustees of Social Security, issued last April, estimated that the trust fund for retirement benefits
With interest rates at historic lows and despite its poor credit ratings. New Jersey’s decision to tap the muni market instead of the Federal Reserve’s lending program for a planned $4 billion borrowing is seen as a prudent strategy by analysts. Opting for long-term general obligation bonds to cover coronavirus revenue losses makes more sense
[embedded content] Expanded margins have created an optimal environment to invest in miners, but investors should still watch for jurisdictional risks, including the inability for miners to access their sites due to the ongoing pandemic, said Brent Cook, founder of Exploration Insights. “If the company can’t get to site, that drops them down in terms
The fact is this debate did not settle much, but it did draw some gaping wounds on former Vice President Biden… Greg Hunter gives The Weekly News Wrap-Up for Friday, October 23, 2020 Trump Cuts Biden, Hunter’s Laptop Sinking Joe, Economic UpdateBy Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (WNW 454 10.23.2020) If you are a staunch Biden supporter,
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Virgin Galactic — Shares of the space tourism stock slipped more than 5% after Goldman initiated coverage on the company with a neutral rating. The firm is the only one on the Street to have less than a buy-equivalent rating on the stock. Goldman said the