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Secondary selling pressure weighs on market, pushing yields higher
Municipal yields rose Friday to close out a rough week ahead of a smaller new-issue calendar and the Fed’s expected rate hike. “The yield curve has been — and will continue to be — the most important indicator we watch during Fed tightening cycles and rising rate environments,” said Wells Fargo Investment Institute Investment Strategy…
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Warren Buffett is still buying Occidental Petroleum, adding shares worth $1.5 billion
In this article OXY Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett was not done. After spending around $4.5 billion last week to buy 91.2 million shares of Occidental Petroleum, he’s spent more than $1.5 billion this week to add another 27.1 million shares…
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Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates in week ahead, as Ukraine crisis adds volatility
A trader on the NYSE, March 11, 2022. Source: NYSE Investors may take the Federal Reserve’s first post-pandemic interest rate hike in stride, while uncertainty over the Ukraine crisis continues to hang over markets. The Fed has clearly broadcast that it intends to raise its target fed funds rate by a quarter percentage point from…
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Kadena price soars by 40% after new protocol launches and a major exchange listing
In bull and bear markets, the mantra for cryptocurrency projects that are focused on long-term sustainability is “always be building.” Kadena (KDA) is one project that has earned rewards from its forward-looking approach to development despite the weakness in the wider crypto market and the layer-one proof-of-work blockchain protocol has seen its price reverse direction…
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Competition Heats Up In L.A.’s Ultra-Luxury Spec Market: “Today’s Buyer Is Looking For Something Special”
Having been born and raised in Los Angeles and with almost two decades of experience in southern California’s luxury real estate, Paul Stukin has been a first-hand witness to the constant evolution of one of the country’s most dynamic markets. The luxury real estate specialist, who started his career with Hilton & Hyland in 2005…
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5 ways the Fed and higher interest rates may impact you
Getty Images Interest rates are almost undoubtedly going up this month, for the first time in three years. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% next week to curb inflation, which is running at a 40-year high. Additional hikes are likely later this year. American households will feel that…
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Yuga Labs Obtains Cryptopunks and Meebits Brands, Gives Commercial Rights to NFT Holders
On Friday, Yuga Labs, the firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection, announced the company acquired the intellectual property behind the Cryptopunks and Meebits brands. Furthermore, after obtaining the IP from Larva Labs, Yuga has decided to give “full commercial rights to the NFT holders.” Bored Ape Creators Yuga Labs…
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Trading the Cup and Handle – Stock Chart Pattern
Cup and Handle Pattern: -It is a continuation pattern. -Discovered in 1988 by William O’Neil. I recommend his book How to Make Money in Stocks. -You need a previous trend in order to have a continuation pattern. -When the pattern trickles down the “handle” the volume will be slowly declining. -Once it breaks the “handle,”…
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How to Use the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) Filter
The Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) Filter lets you search for stocks with the highest probability of positively surprising (or negatively surprising, if that’s what you’re looking for). This proprietary metric has proven to predict earnings surprises with a 70% accuracy. And when the ESP is used with Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys, #2…
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Support and Resistance Explained
In this video, we build on our introductory Charting for Beginners topic by introducing the concept of support and resistance, which is a cornerstone of technical analysis. We explore examples of this phenomenon with the use of real price charts, noting some of the benefits and difficulties when looking for support and resistance levels. Test…
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Franklin Templeton hire reflects demand for muni-focused SMAs
Franklin Templeton hired Lloyd Nemerever to help the asset manager capitalize on growing interest from retail investors in separately managed accounts for municipal bonds. In the newly created role, Nemerever will lead portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s retail municipal bond separately managed account strategies, including the construction of new portfolios customized to meet…
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More women in the boardroom could drive higher credit ratings and stock returns for firms — they still hold just 29% of seats
In this article MRT.UN-CA CNE-CA CFW-CA Thomas Barwick | Stone | Getty Images Less than a third of corporate board seats are now held by women, despite evidence that has shown that gender diversity in boardrooms can lead to higher credit ratings and improved stock performance. Women are gaining ground in the boardroom. In 2022,…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Rivian, Oracle, DocuSign and more
In this article FB RIVN DOCU A sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, is seen at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, October 28, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Meta Platforms — Shares of the Facebook parent fell…
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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…
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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…
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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%…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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