Municipals were mostly steady Wednesday amid a busy primary market, while U.S. Treasuries sold off, paring back gains from the past two trading sessions, and equities ended in the black. The UST improvements were short-lived and yields rose on Wednesday by as much as 11 basis points. Municipal participants are being less reactive to UST
Cybersecurity poster boy and government surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed he played a pivotal role in the creation of privacy token Zcash (ZEC). A video from Zcash Media featured an interview with Snowden where he outlined his involvement as one of the six individuals who had a piece of the Zcash multisig private key
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 3, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) The hedge fund industry attracted its largest inflows in seven years during the first quarter as investors sought downside protection amidst a volatility
In this article TDOC LVS TMUS MAT PINS PYPL QCOM F FB Woman holds smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Meta Platforms — Meta Platforms’ stock
Continuing a recent trend for high-end properties in Dubai, a luxury residence in Jumeirah Bay Island has closed for a record-breaking number, this time for highest recorded residential price per square foot. Located in the renowned Bulgari Resort and Residences development, the three-bedroom unit sold for AED 40 million (roughly US $10.9 million), according to
Stifled by strict Covid restrictions in Hong Kong, residents from the financial hub are continuing to move to its rival, Singapore. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — After eight years in Hong Kong, Jonathan Benarr is giving up that city for a new set of attractions — in Singapore. “Hong Kong was
Oklahoma is poised to follow in the footsteps of Texas in preventing banks from participating in municipal bond deals if they “discriminate” against the firearm industry or “boycott” fossil fuel energy companies with two bills nearing final legislative approval this week. On the gun front, House Bill 3144, which passed the state Senate in a
Ministers are to unveil the biggest overhaul of broadcasting rules in almost 20 years, handing the BBC, ITV and a privatised Channel 4 far greater bargaining power with digital TV platforms such as Sky, Amazon and Samsung. Nadine Dorries, culture secretary, will on Thursday publish long-awaited plans to privatise Channel 4, revamp television regulations for
In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we’re going to cover some technical analysis basics. We’ll talk about the double bottom stock chart pattern, which is a reversal pattern. We’re going to take a look at what the pattern looks like and how to recognize it, it’s previous trend, as well as the volume, projection
Zacks has 2 excellent stock rating systems. What’s the difference between them? And which one is right for you? Learn the answer in this video commentary.
Stock trading can take many forms and many traders confuse the two main types: Equity trading (also known as trading real stocks) and CFD trading (or buying and selling Contracts for Difference on stocks). So if you want to see the differences in terms of leverage, margin, short selling and fees – trading expert David
Municipals were mostly steady Tuesday in mixed trading, once again largely ignoring moves to lower yields in U.S. Treasuries, while equities sold off ahead of corporate earnings. The large new-issue calendar got underway with the largest competitive deal of the week coming from Washington with $1.32 billion of general obligation bonds, which saw slightly wider
Liquid staking has grown in popularity over the past year thanks in part to the launch of the Ethereum beacon chain and the inability of ETH stakers to withdraw their tokens until the full launch of the consensus layer. As a result, Lido (LDO) has established itself as a leader in the liquid staking sector. Lido is
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Nasdaq 100 futures fell on Tuesday night after the major averages continued their April sell-off amid concerns of an economic slowdown. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 18 points, or 0.1%. S&P
Topline The housing market has taken off this year as home prices continue to surge amid high inflation and ongoing supply chain issues, but some experts say prices could soon level out as mortgage rates rise and demand drops. Key Facts With the Federal Reserve gearing up to reduce its portfolio of roughly $5 trillion
Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, left, awards a $100,000 check to a veterans charity during a campaign event at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The check is due now, Mr.
The cryptocurrency market and wider global financial markets fell under pressure on April 26 after the hype surrounding Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter began to fade and concerns about the state of the global economy took the forefront again. Tech-related stocks were some of the hardest-hit assets on April 26 and this pullback was followed by
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board rejected several local government initiatives, including the governor’s proposed fiscal 2023 budget. The board sent a letter on Friday to Gov. Pedro Pierluisi rejecting the budget he submitted on March 16, and two separate letters to Juan Zaragoza Gómez, Senate Finance Committee president, rejecting three Senate bills relating to firefighters
Russia is to halt the flow of gas to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday, according to authorities in both EU nations, as Moscow steps up its efforts to weaponise energy supplies over the invasion of Ukraine. PGNiG, the Polish state-controlled gas group, stated on Tuesday that Russian supplier Gazprom had informed it of a “complete
In this video, I want to share with you exactly behind What the Butterfly is when it comes to Trading Options and why you may want to trade the Butterfly. The Butterfly’s just a fancy name for a type of spread because it looks like a butterfly. You can trade a butterfly to the upside