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  • Manzi the magnificent: From millionaire at 16 to incredible IoT inventor

    A self-made millionaire by 16, Jonathan Manzi is no ordinary entrepreneur. Now 31, the past 15 years have seen him start an energy drink business but shutter it once he realized that there wasn‘t enough of the required kava-plant ingredient in the world to feed his ambitions of competing against Gatorade. Becoming the youngest bar…

  • 6 Stunning Homes To Reset And Get In Touch With Nature

    Whether living in the city or country, it’s important to connect with nature. These properties, from an equestrian facility in the Pacific Northwest to a ski chalet in Switzerland take advantage of their natural surroundings. Wild Turkey Farm in Oregon was designed to be a world-class estate for sport horse breeding. LUXE Prime equine in…

  • Mortgage rates jump back to higher, pre-Ukraine war levels

    A “For Sale” sign is seen outside a home in New York. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The war-induced drop in U.S. mortgage rates was short-lived. Rates popped up again this week to the highest level in nearly two years.  The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 4.19% and then fell to 3.90%…

  • Utah State Treasurer: MSRB ESG request is ‘dangerous’

    The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s request for information on environmental, social and governance considerations in the muni market represents a dangerous attempt by the board to bring politics into the realm of public finance and should be abandoned immediately. That’s according to Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks, who helped lead the coalition of officials from…

  • What is a Short Squeeze and How Can You Profit From It?

    You may have heard of the term “short squeeze” in the past – but didn’t know what it meant. I’m here to tell you what it is and how you can capitalize and profit from a short squeeze. What is a short squeeze? There are two players in the market. There are the “longs” and…

  • PEG Ratio vs. the P/E Ratio

    Kevin Matras compares the PEG ratio to the P/E ratio and shows how to use them both for finding classically undervalued stocks with market beating growth rates. Highlighted stocks include CSIQ, MEOH, RCL, SBRA and TRN.

  • Trading Psychology: Placing Your First Trade

    In this video David discusses the mental hurdle of placing your first trade with any type of instrument, regardless if it’s in forex, stocks or commodities. Trading can seem daunting and complex and beginners can make mistakes when they open their first active position. He takes you through the actual process of making that first…

  • Muni yields climb, one-year hits 1%

    Municipal yields rose up to seven basis points Thursday pushing the one-year triple-A muni to 1%, a level not seen since April 2020 during the initial COVID-led selloff. U.S. Treasuries pared back some losses near the close, but the two-year hit its highest level in over two years after inflation hit its highest in 40.…

  • Oil producers in a ‘dire situation’ and unable to ramp up output, says Oxy CEO

    In this article OXY Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images As oil prices surge to the highest levels since 2008, Occidental Petroleum CEO…

  • Chinese stocks are down sharply on Thursday. Here’s what could be behind the decline

    Traders on the NYSE Feb. 28, 2022. Source: NYSE Select Chinese stocks have declined sharply on Thursday. China watchers believe this is likely because the Securities and Exchange Commission has identified five U.S.-listed American depositary receipts of Chinese companies (Yum China, BeiGene, Zai Lab, ACM Research and HUTCHMED) for failing to adhere to the Holding…

  • Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, CrowdStrike, Micron and more

    In this article AMD MU BKR CVX AMZN CRWD A worker sits on a wall dividing an informal settlement from the new Amazon fulfillment center, which is under construction at RMSG Alamar Industrial Park, in Tijuana, Mexico September 7, 2021. Jorge Duenes | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon —…

  • Gold-backed cryptos are shining in 2022, market cap hits $1B for the first time

    The market capitalization of gold-backed crypto tokens increased by 60% in 2022 to surpass $1 billion for the first time in history, according to Arcane Research in its latest weekly report.  Gold shines, Bitcoin disappoints In 2022, investors have been rushing to the perceived safety of gold-backed crypto assets, whose value is pegged to the…

  • Waves price rises 230% in just three weeks — Could a ‘triple top’ spoil the rally?

    Waves (WAVES) continued its price rally further into this week, even as its top crypto rivals wobbled between losses and gains elsewhere in the market. A 230% Waves boom The WAVES/USD trading pair surged by nearly 75% this week to reach around $31, its best level since Oct. 28, 2021. Its rally came as a part…

  • How Tripalink Is Elevating Life For Young Renters

    The real estate industry isn’t exactly known for finding dynamic solutions to common problems. Yet, that is how Tripalink, which is a real estate brand that develops and manages co-living and standard apartments came to be. When Founder and CEO, Donghao Li had a challenging experience renting an apartment as an international graduate student at…

  • There is ‘nowhere to hide’ for consumers as inflation hits food, gas, housing

    David Sacks | Getty Images Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in decades — and that inflation has been most acute in household staple items like food, housing and transportation, making it hard to escape the budgetary sting. The Consumer Price Index jumped 7.9% in February relative to a year earlier, the largest…

  • Bitcoin spoofs $40K breakout as US CPI inflation data conforms to 7.9% estimates

    Bitcoin (BTC) turned back time to February on March 10 as the latest U.S. inflation data sparked a bout of volatility. BTC/USD 1-minute candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Wheat gives Bitcoin a run for its money Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reacting strongly to February’s consumer price index (CPI) readout. Despite…

  • Gas tax relief front and center as California’s budget season nears

    Tackling California’s housing crisis and alleviating the financial blow of rising gas prices and inflation are hot button issues as the governor’s May budget revision draws near. Gov. Gavin Newsom promised a gas tax rebate in his State of the State speech Tuesday night and unveiled a CARE Court program last week aimed at getting…

  • Stock Market Charts: Double Top – Technical Analysis

    What Is the Double Top Reversal Pattern? -You need a prior trend that is positive in order for it to be a reversal -There are usually two points that force a stock to reverse -As the stock climbs upward, it hits the first top, the stock goes down (sentiment is saying the stock is too…

  • Screening Tutorial on Zacks.com

    Kevin Matras goes thru a step by step tutorial on how to use the stock screener on Zacks.com.

  • Introduction to the Forex Market

    In this video we go over the basics of the currency market – the largest market in the world which trades over $200 billion every hour globally. From the building blocks of what currency pairs are and how they trade together to what buying and selling a pair actually means we cover the things underpinning…

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