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Starboard Value has options to build value at webchat provider LivePerson
In this article LPSN Daniloandjus | E+ | Getty Images Company: LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) Business: LivePerson is a New York-based software company that was founded in 1995 by Robert LoCascio, the current CEO and chairman. The company was the preeminent webchat provider in the U.S., if not globally, with 35% of the market share and…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Costco, Rivian, Signature Bank, Sweetgreen and more
Shoppers wearing face masks leave a Costco wholesale store in Washington, D.C. Ting Shen | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Costco — The stock dipped 3.3% midday despite a better-than-expected quarterly report. The retailer reported earnings of $2.92 per share on revenue of $51.9 billion.…
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Greater Boston Continues To Be One Hot Market With Price Increases And Low Inventory
All across the United States, a severe lack of inventory continues to produce record activity at the residential level. On the Eastern Seaboard, Massachusetts has been operating at levels not seen since 2006, according to the January 2022 Bassick Report covering the Boston, Weston, Wellesley, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket areas. The median sales…
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Sears real estate spinoff Seritage explores strategic alternatives as Eddie Lampert quits board
In this article SRG Eddie Lampert, former CEO of Sears. Source: Sears Holdings Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate investment trust that was spun out of the defunct department store chain Sears in 2015, said Tuesday that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its business. The company also announced that former Sears CEO Eddie Lampert,…
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Solana TVL and price drop 50%+ from ATH, but gaming DApps could turn the tables
2022 has not been a good start for cryptocurrencies and to date, the total market capitalization has dropped by 21% to $1.77 trillion. Solana’s (SOL) correction has been even more brutal, presenting a 48.5% correction year-to-date. Solana (blue) vs. Ether (orange), AVAX (purple), BNB (yellow). Source: TradingView Solana leads the staking charts with $35 billion…
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Appeals court sets hearing on Puerto Rico Plan of Adjustment stay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit set the hearing for a stay on the Puerto Rico Plan of Adjustment for Wednesday after several teachers’ associations filed the request. On Friday the Appeals Court gave until 5 p.m. on Sunday for the Puerto Rico Oversight Board to respond to the teachers’ request for…
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US Virginia Senate allows state banks to offer crypto custody services
The United States Senate unanimously approved a bill amendment request that now allows traditional banks operating in the Commonwealth of Virginia to provide virtual currency custody services. Delegate Christopher T. Head introduced the bill (House Bill No. 263) back in January 2022, seeking an amendment to allow eligible banks to offer crypto custody services: “A…
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Swings in UST push ratios closer to 100%
Municipals ended the week mixed, while the swings in U.S. Treasuries continued and equities sold off as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalates. Triple-A yield curves saw one to four basis point cuts while UST yields fell up to 12 basis points on the 10-year, with ratios inching closer to 100% as a result. Municipal to…
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Stock Trading Mistake: Trying to Avoid Missed Opportunities
Rushing trades can destroy your account, especially if you’re making this mistake often. Example: -If a stock goes up and down several times and you’ve missed opportunities to sell when it peaked, you may get “ants in your pants” -This can cause you to buy before the stock begins to ascend again, and it may…
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[Podcast] How to Trade Options: for Beginners
Kevin Matras shares his expertise on trading options and how beginners can get into the options game. Original Article: http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/216983/how-to-trade-options-for-beginners Johnson & Johnson: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/JNJ?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Simon Property: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SPG?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Facebook: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/FB?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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Dark Cloud Pattern for Beginners
The Dark Cloud is one of the more frequent patterns that can be found in charts. Trading expert David Jones deciphers its structure and meaning for us in this detailed video and shows it in real chart examples. Unlike the Engulfing Candlestick pattern this combination of consecutive candlesticks is found a bit more often and…
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Russia stock ETFs trading in U.S. plunge this week with some halted for trading
In this article MSCI Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangeon March 04, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Exchange traded funds that track Russian stocks fell dramatically this week and face an uncertain future as the war in Ukraine has led to Russia being increasingly isolated…
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Russia’s Ukraine conflict, big inflation report will keep the stock market volatile in coming week
In this article AOUT UNFI SFIX VERA Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 25, 2022. Source: NYSE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue to be a major focus, as wary investors watch fresh inflation data and the rising price of oil in the week ahead. Stocks in the past week sold off in…
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Rocky Mountain Getaway Offers A Cushy Landing At Montana’s Whitefish Airport
Whoever runs away with this modern mountain house in northwestern Montana won’t have to worry about travel time to an airport. The getaway is one of only a few with year-round fly-in/fly-out convenience. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom home along Whitefish Airport enjoys 360 views of the Flathead National Forest and the Rocky Mountains. The wood-clad mountain…
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Struggling homeowners can get between $15,000 and $80,000 from pot of federal money
Joaquin Corbalan | Istock | Getty Images Most of the pandemic-era forbearance options for struggling homeowners have come to an end, but a pot of money allocated by Congress is still available to them. The Homeowner Assistance Fund, overseen by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is a nearly $10 billion federal program established to…
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White House tells GOP to ‘show up’ for vote on Fed nominees
The White House is rejecting Republican demands to split up its nominees to the Federal Reserve, with President Biden’s spokeswoman telling GOP lawmakers to show up and vote no on Sarah Bloom Raskin rather than further stalling consideration. “All five of our nominees, including Sarah Bloom Raskin, are well qualified for these positions and we’re…
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Infura Mistakenly Leaves Venezuelan Users Without Metamask Support
Infura, the service provider of Metamask, one of the most used smart contracts-based wallets, blocked the access of Venezuelans to the Ethereum blockchain. Reports about this happening circulated on social media, attributing it to the existence of sanctions that the infrastructure provider might have applied to Venezuela. However, Infura later stated this was the result…
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Republicans resist full-court press by Democrats to OK Fed nominees
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators continued their campaign to advance the Biden administration’s Federal Reserve nominees out of the Senate Banking Committee, while Republicans argued the central bank is operating just fine without them. Amid testimony Thursday morning from Jerome Powell, chair pro tempore of the Federal Reserve, Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee assailed their…
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3 Obstacles Stock Traders Have in the Beginning
Here’re the three main obstacles stock traders have in the beginning when they are first learning to trade. #traderproblems #stocktrading #tradingproblems #tradingobstacles #stocktraders ???? Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:38 Putting in the Time and Energy to Learn 03:42 Doing your Own Homework 06:45 Trading Psychology and the Inner Game Posted at: https://tradersfly.com/blog/3-obstacles-stock-traders-have-in-the-beginning/ ???? Newsletter &…
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Bitcoin returns to test $40K as macro factors pile up to squash BTC bulls
Bitcoin (BTC) bended to new macro pressures on March 4 after bulls failed to hold $42,000 for long. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Europe stocks sink on Friday open Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching lows of $40,800 on Bitstamp Friday after a major options expiry event. Overnight performance, initially…
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