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  • Detroit inches closer to investment grade with Moody’s upgrade

    Detroit’s post-Chapter 9 fiscal progress despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s revenue blows drew an upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service that moves the city two notches away from investment grade. Moody’s raised the rating Wednesday one notch to Ba2 from Ba3 and signaled by leaving a positive outlook on the rating that another upgrade could be in…

  • Investing app Acorns taps ‘choppy’ private markets at $1.9 billion valuation after scrapping SPAC

    Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Acorns, the fintech start-up that scrapped plans to go public in January, has raised $300 million from private investors, CNBC has learned. The savings and investing app is now valued at $1.9 billion after the transaction, more than double its last private round valuation, according to…

  • SEC to vote on new cybersecurity disclosure rules as Ukraine crisis gives them ‘special relevance’

    Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 2, 2022. Source: NYSE The Securities and Exchange Commission is voting on Wednesday to propose new cybersecurity rules for public companies.   There are two components to the proposal: Mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting: “Material” incidents would have to be reported on an 8-K form within four business days…

  • Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, Netflix, Bumble and more

    In this article AMZN BMBL SFIX JBHT SBUX GE Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bumble — Shares of the online dating company surged more than 43% in midday trading. Fourth-quarter revenue was just short of expectations from Refinitiv. Still, BMO…

  • REIT Net Acquisitions Hit Record High Of $67.8 Billion In 2021

    REITs have been on a buying spree, making $67.8 billion of net acquisitions in 2021. Several factors have contributed to these purchases, including a robust recovery in underlying property markets and solid outlook for future growth, a low cost of capital, and strong balance sheets that are in a good position to support this expansion…

  • Brief drop in mortgage rates sparks mini refinance boom

    A single family home is shown for sale in Encinitas, California. Mike Blake | Reuters After rising steadily for months, mortgage rates made a U-turn last week, and borrowers jumped to take advantage. The crisis in Ukraine rattled financial markets and caused a run on the relatively safer bond market. Yields fell and mortgage rates…

  • Defunct File-Sharing Platform Limewire Plans a Comeback, NFT Marketplace and Token on the Horizon

    The once-popular and now discontinued file-sharing platform Limewire is returning after shutting down in 2010. However, rather than provide access to copyrighted music files and movies, the new Limewire aims to launch a marketplace dedicated to non-fungible token (NFT) technology. Limewire Plans to Return With an NFT Marketplace Platform Limewire plans to return from the…

  • Technical Analysis: LUNA Hits New High, as Biden Signs Crypto Executive Order

    LUNA hit a new all-time high, as markets reacted to news that U.S. president Joe Biden had signed an executive order on cryptocurrencies. Biden wants his government to examine the “risks and benefits” of crypto, news of which sent the likes of NEAR and ANC almost 20% higher. Terra (LUNA) Following a bear run that…

  • Puerto Rico judge directs quick action for PREPA

    Puerto Rico bankruptcy Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Oversight Board to take quick action to advance a new deal for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, after the governor killed the existing deal Tuesday. In her order on Tuesday evening, Swain rejected the requests of the Ad Hoc Group of PREPA Bondholders and yet…

  • Democratic Govs call for federal gas tax holiday amid Russian energy ban

    With the House poised Wednesday to follow President Biden’s action to ban Russian energy imports, a group of Democratic governors pressed Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to ease pressure on U.S. drivers. The House is set to vote as soon as Wednesday afternoon on bipartisan legislation that would ban the import of Russian…

  • How to SELL a CALL Option – [Option Trading Basics]

    Many people don’t understand that you can actually sell option contracts without having the stock, or without owning the other option side of the trade. Selling options is more popular among professionals than buying option contracts. That is because when you sell option contracts, you can allow the time decay to work in your favor.…

  • New Triple Leveraged FANG ETFs: Should You Buy?

    These new ETNs provide triple leveraged, upside and downside exposure to the hottest tech stocks. BMO-RM FG I3XL: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/FNGU/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID BMO-RM FG I3XIL: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/FNGD/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Facebook: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/FB?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Apple: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/AAPL?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Netflix: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/NFLX?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Google: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/GOOGL?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Amazon: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/AMZN?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

  • Trading Psychology: Scared Money Never Wins

    Our second video with David Jones focuses on the relationship between fear, anxiety and the amount of risk traders should tolerate. We talk about the critical points in time when a trader has to decide whether to close or keep an open position. Managing emotions at these junctures is as important as finding good entry…

  • Where infrastructure stands in D.C.

    Transcription:Chip Barnett: (00:03)Hello, and welcome to another Bond Buyer podcast. I’m Chip Barnett coming to you live from the Bond Buyer National Outlook conference. I’m here today with Emily Brock from GFOA. And we’re gonna be talking about a lot of different things. Emily Brock: (00:20)It’s such a pleasure to be here. Thank you so…

  • Descending Triangle Stock Chart Pattern: Technical Analysis Ep 208

    In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to take a look at the descending triangle pattern, which is a continuation pattern. I’m going to show you what this pattern looks like, the previous trend, volume, projections, entry points, and a few final tips for trading this pattern. #descendingtriangle #chartpattern #technicalanalysis #stockpattern #trianglepattern…

  • Closing the gender gap for women-led businesses could boost global GDP by $2 trillion, Citi says

    Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images Women receive a small fraction of venture capital funding and closing the investment gender gap could drive economic growth, according to a new report from Citigroup. Female-founded companies received only 2.1% of venture capital dollars invested in 2021 in the U.S., according to PitchBook. “Lack of access to finance…

  • Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bed Bath & Beyond, United, PVH and more

    In this article DKNG BKR SLB A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store on October 01, 2021 in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bed Bath & Beyond — Shares rose 34% midday on news that GameStop’s Chairman Ryan…

  • Will Your Rent Keep Skyrocketing? Not If This Billionaire Is Right

    Marvy Finger recently sold half his portfolio of Sunbelt apartments for $2 billion, saying the Covid-crazed rental market has peaked. The buyers, pointing to a 20-year low vacancy rate, disagree. For a real estate tycoon, Marvy Finger’s second-floor offices in a low-slung Houston office building are as modest as the first apartment buildings he erected…

  • How to Pick Stocks Using the Zacks Rank

    Pull back the curtain on the Zacks Rank and discover why investors continue to beat the market year after year with this proven stock rating system.

  • What are False Trend Breakouts

    This week’s strategy video covers a very important scenario that all traders come across – trend breakouts that don’t turn out as expected. Textbooks say that if a trendline breaks, then that’s it – another direction is certain. David explains why this isn’t necessarily true and he gives us illustrations and examples of the so-called…

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