Municipal trading dropped 25% on Wednesday after an already very slow few days in the secondary, leaving municipal benchmark yields little changed, as U.S. Treasuries also held steady and most participants began checking out for the holiday weekend. For the 25th week in a row, municipal bond mutual funds saw inflows of nearly $2 billion,
Earlier this year, the Chinese government took the momentous step to ban any crypto mining operations based within its borders, causing a massive exodus of hashing power — 168 exa hashes per second (EH/s) to nearly 86 EH/s as of June 23, representing a drop of nearly 40% — from China to surrounding countries. As
Municipal benchmark yield curves were little changed to a touch firmer Tuesday as all eyes were on the primary in which several larger competitive loans were sold and New York City Transitional Finance Authority offered nearly $1 billion to retail investor for the second day with some concessions. U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly and ratios
The chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission is warning that cryptocurrency trading platforms are putting their own survival at risk unless they heed his call to work within the nation’s regulatory framework. Gary Gensler told the Financial Times that while he remained “technology neutral”, crypto assets were no different than any others when
In this article SPRT The Reddit logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a displayed Wall Street Bets logo in this illustration taken January 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Support.com are poised to extend their massive GameStop-style rally as Reddit-obsessed retail investors zoned in on the heavily shorted software name. The
A view of the New York Stock Exchange Building on Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan in New York City. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images September is the worst month, and it may not matter. It’s an old trader saw: September is the worst month of the year. It’s true, since 1945
In this article RUN PHIA-NL CRWD AMBA CPB PVH Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – The food producer beat top and bottom-line estimates for its latest quarter, earning an adjusted 55 cents per share and beating consensus by 7 cents. It issued a fiscal 2022 adjusted earnings outlook
Ethereum’s native asset Ether (ETH) has extended its rally on Sep. 1 to log multi-month highs against Bitcoin (BTC) and the United States dollar (USD). The ETH/BTC exchange rate rose 3.13% to hit 0.07475 for the first time since June 9. Meanwhile, bids for ETH/USD climbed 3.4% to $3,546, the highest since May 18, showcasing
Rod Khleif Real Estate Investor, Mentor, Coach, Host, Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Podcast. Commercial multifamily assets are valued based on the amount of net operating income (income minus operating expenses) they produce. The more NOI a property throws off, the more valuable it is. One of the major benefits of a commercial multifamily investment
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2021. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images A prolonged period of low mortgage rates is taking its toll on the refinance market, as most borrowers who qualify have already gone through the process. The average contract interest rate for 30-year
What is the Mortgage Interest Deduction and how can you use it to help save money on your federal income taxes? In this episode of Personal Finance 101, Madeleine Johnson walks you through the basics. She also helps explain how this popular deduction was changed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board asked the Puerto Rico bankruptcy court Monday to continue to hear a suit against a local law that would scuttle the negotiated debt Plan of Adjustment. Lawyers for Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi filed a motion to stay the adversary proceeding, which is like a suit, on Aug. 25. The
The China-based bitcoin ASIC mining machine manufacturer Canaan has announced the company has forged a partnership with Genesis Digital Assets, and the two firms have now signed a deal for a large purchase order. Genesis will buy 20,000 bitcoin miners from Canaan and the mining operation also has the option to purchase an additional 180,000
The California Institute of the Arts makes its municipal bond market debut this week. Lead manager UBS planned a pre-pricing Tuesday for the performing arts university, followed by a final pricing on Wednesday. The finance team for the $33 million deal also includes Prager & Co. LLC as municipal advisor and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
The US dramatically scaled back its evacuation mission in Afghanistan on Monday with the number of civilians being airlifted out of Kabul falling sharply as its forces scramble to withdraw ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to end the 20-year war. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said military commanders were sharing some drawdown logistics with Taliban commanders to
“Ethereum’s ascent to the top of the cryptoverse seems unstoppable,” declared Nigel Green in mid-August, and it’s not hard to see why the deVere CEO thinks this. DeFi is on a tear, NFTs are mushrooming, Ethereum (ETH) remains more scalable than Bitcoin (BTC) and it also offers more uses including smart contracts. Moreover, Ethereum will
In this article PYPL SQ HOOD The PayPal app shown on an iPhone Katja Knupper | DeFodi Images | Getty Images PayPal is exploring a possible stock-trading platform. After rolling out the ability to trade cryptocurrencies last year, the payments giant has been exploring ways to let users trade individual stocks, according to two sources
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Zoom Video (ZM) – Zoom reported quarterly earnings of $1.36 per share, 20 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also beat forecasts and topped $1 billion for the first time. Growth rates have slowed from the meteoric levels seen as the pandemic began
Naomi Osaka, a top tennis player from Japan, has been open about diversifying her investments in cryptocurrency after noticing the hype around Dogecoin (DOGE), which was primarily led by Elon Musk. In a recent Bloomberg interview, Osaka revealed that she has been in talks with her agent about cryptocurrencies after reading about Dogecoin and its
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