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  • 20% drop in the S&P 500 puts stocks in a bear market, Bitcoin and altcoins follow

    Whoever coined the phrase “sell in May and go away” had brilliant insight and the performance of crypto and stock markets over the past three weeks has shown that the expression still rings true. May 20 has seen a pan selloff across all asset classes, leaving traders with few options to escape the carnage as…

  • State bans on cyber ransom payments viewed favorably by Moody’s

    Laws proposed or passed by several states prohibiting local governments from paying ransoms in cyberattacks are viewed as an encouraging trend by Moody’s Investors Service. The laws enhance preparedness and incident response, which Moody’s wrote in a commentary, are both credit positives for local governments. “The measures to prohibit ransomware payments will encourage local governments…

  • China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific

    China is intensifying its drive for influence in the Pacific by negotiating security deals with two additional island nations following a pact with the Solomon Islands, according to officials in the US and allied countries. Beijing’s talks with Kiribati, a Pacific island nation 3,000km from Hawaii where US Indo-Pacific Command is based, are the most…

  • The CEO of the world’s second-largest alternatives firm is optimistic about a light recession

    (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) For the last two decades, Bruce Flatt has been the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, growing it to become the second-largest alternatives firm in the world. He oversees more than $725 billion in assets spanning a diverse portfolio comprised of real estate, private equity, infrastructure, energy transition, credit,…

  • Stocks head for another potentially treacherous week, as a slew of retailers report earnings

    Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 7, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters If there’s more bad news from retailers in the coming week, that could be a negative catalyst for an already cranky stock market. Market pros are watching for more signs…

  • Run On The Banks: Cities Growing With Riverfront Development

    For all too many years, many if not most American cities turned their backs on the rivers responsible for their very existence. The thinking held that banks along those tributaries were best left to factories, warehouses, and industrial real estate. If detritus associated with manufacturing needed trashing, well, the rivers provided a prime dumping spot.…

  • What to think about when saving for near-term goals amid choppy markets, rising interest rates

    JGI/Jamie Grill As inflation soars and markets slide, many investors are wondering what’s coming next. Traditional advice dictates that long-term investors — those who are focused on retirement dates further down the road — should stay the course in the markets. But those with shorter time horizons of three- to five-years for a closer goal,…

  • Arthur Hayes to serve 2-year probation owning up to BitMEX’s AML mishap

    Bringing closure to the long-awaited judgment related to the money laundering activities over the BitMEX crypto exchange, one of the four federal district courthouses in New York reportedly sentenced two-year probation and six months of home detention to founder and ex-CEO Arthur Hayes. Arthur Hayes, along with the other BitMEX co-founders — Benjamin Delo and…

  • Municipal yields fall, following a UST flight-to-safety bid

    Municipals were better Friday after catching a bid in the secondary, finally following U.S. Treasuries in a flight-to-quality, while still underperforming, keeping valuations above 100% on the 10- and 30-year. Equities pared back earlier losses to end mixed after the S&P 500 dipped into bear market territory earlier in the session. “The correlation between stocks…

  • Constructive secondary tone emerges leading to first drop in yields since April

    Municipals saw an uptick in secondary activity that led to a constructive tone, pushing yields lower for the first time since late April, while still underperforming another day of U.S. Treasury market gains on Thursday. Equities ended mixed after experiencing the worst losses in two years on Wednesday. Investors pulled more from municipal bond mutual…

  • BoE chief economist warns on UK’s strong ‘inflationary momentum’

    Huw Pill, the Bank of England’s chief economist, said on Friday that it was “crucial” to ensure that the UK avoids stoking an “inflationary psychology” and indicated he supported further interest rate rises. With inflation having reached a 40-year high in April, Pill said that prices rising at more than four times the central bank’s…

  • Ethereum devs tip The Merge will occur in August ‘if everything goes to plan’

    Ethereum’s long-awaited migration to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, which has been pushed back time and time again, looks set to occur sometime in August. Hopefully.  Preston Van Loon, a core developer of the Ethereum (ETH) network, told attendees at the Permissionless conference that the transition, known as the Merge, would occur sometime in August…

  • Rising fuel costs are a massive problem for business and consumers — Here’s why they’re so high

    In this article @RB.1 @CL.1 A sign displays gas prices at a gas station on May 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The surge in gasoline prices is impossible to miss and at the top of consumers’ minds as large billboards announce that gas now…

  • Stocks making the biggest moves after the bell: Palo Alto Networks, Ross Stores, Deckers & more

    In this article AMAT PANW ROST DECK VFC Signage outside Palo Alto Networks headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Thursday: Applied Materials — Applied Materials shares fell more than 2% after the chipmaker…

  • Five Experts Share Data Strategies To Survive Wild Housing Market

    The strength of the housing market has made order takers out of the builders and dealers serving it – even to the point that many are turning down work because new jobs would mean a sacrifice of critical resources. Now, the question is, how sustainable is the strength of this type of market? And, how…

  • Reality TV shows based on real estate are ‘horrible’ for the industry, says brokerage CEO

    A customer looks at listings on display outside a Brown Harris Stevens offices in New York. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The rise of reality TV shows featuring real estate has been “horrible” for the industry and the image of its brokers, a top brokerage CEO said Thursday. “This is not who we are,” said Bess…

  • Cyprus Drafts Crypto Rules, May Introduce Them Before EU Regulations

    Cyprus has prepared its own legislation to regulate crypto assets and is likely to adopt it before Europe finalizes a common regulatory framework, a government official has indicated. The authorities in Nicosia welcome the “careful” use of cryptocurrencies, he added. Government of Cyprus to Submit ‘Attractive’ Crypto Bill Cyprus has an “enviable position” in the…

  • Ep 144: Taking a Leap from a Job to Full-Time Trader

    This is how you can take a leap from a 9-to-5 job to a full-time trader. It doesn’t have to be a painful experience. However, you need to know some things and apply techniques that will help you make that transition as smooth as possible. #9to5 #boringjob #trading #fulltimetrader #professionaltrader #tradestocks #learntrading Posted at: https://tradersfly.com/blog/ep-144-taking-a-leap-from-a-job-to-full-time-trader/…

  • Gerald Corrigan, who gained fame as a troubleshooter for the Fed, dies

    Gerald Corrigan, who spent a quarter century at the Federal Reserve, including an eight-year stint as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, died Tuesday in Boston. He was 80. The longtime Fed and Goldman Sachs banker was 80. After leaving the New York Fed in 1993, Corrigan entered the private sector. He…

  • Top Stock Picks for the Week of Feb 24, 2020

    Tracey Ryniec and Dan Laboe discuss two tech giants whose earnings outlook is bullish. Microsoft: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/MSFT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Micron: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/MU?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

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