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Price analysis 12/7: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
The FTX crisis kept Bitcoin’s (BTC) price under pressure in November, but data from Bitstamp exchange shows institutional investors may have viewed the dip as a buying opportunity. The exchange told Cointelegraph that compared to October, its revenue from institutions increased by 34% in November. In another positive sign, Goldman Sachs executive Mathew McDermott told…
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Emilie Ninan acceptance speech
What are the obstacles and opportunities surrounding ESG? How will inflation and labor shortages impact the IIJA? What does new tech, crypto and AI mean for electronic trading? The municipal finance community has a lot of questions going into 2023. Don’t miss the chance to get them answered at NATIONAL OUTLOOK on February 2, 2023.
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Just 8% of Americans have a positive view of cryptocurrencies now, CNBC survey finds
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a series of crypto-collapses, scandals and bankruptcies, Americans’ views on cryptocurrency have soured sharply, with the…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Carvana, MongoDB, TripAdvisor, Toll Brothers and more
In this article CVNA CPB STT TOL MDB JD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A mascot of TripAdvisor is seen at its display at a trade fair. Axel Schmidt | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Carvana — Shares of the online car dealership fell 42.9% after Carvana’s largest creditors…
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A Monument To Italy’s Historic Past Towers Over The Amalfi Coast
The Tower of Cesare on the Amalfi Coast of Italy is a rare find even in a land filled with centuries-old properties. Rising above the popular tourist town of Maiori in the Campania region of southern Italy, the stronghold was erected in 1532 to help defend the city. One of the largest towers built there…
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‘Risky behaviors’ are causing credit scores to level off — here’s how that can hurt you
The national average credit score sits at an all-time high of 716, unchanged from a year ago, according to a report from FICO, developer of one of the scores most widely used by lenders. However, this marks the first time since the Great Recession that scores did not improve year over year, the report found.…
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Restructured Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority bonds issued
The Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority issued $1.245 billion of restructured bonds and took other steps to enact its approved plan of adjustment Tuesday. The HTA plan of adjustment reduces HTA’s $6.4 billion of total claims by more than 80%. According to its terms, holders of $4.3 billion of HTA bonds get today’s $1.245…
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Norwegian oil fund to vote against companies without net zero targets
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund will become a more vocal shareholder and plans to vote against companies that fail to set a net zero target, overpay their top leaders, or do not have sufficiently diverse boards. Nicolai Tangen, chief executive of the $1.3tn Norwegian oil fund, told the Financial Times’ Global Boardroom event that…
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Binance Counters ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX — CZ Calls SBF ‘One of the Greatest Fraudsters in History’
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has countered several “wrong narratives” about the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The Binance boss calls SBF “a master manipulator” and “one of the greatest fraudsters in history.” Binance’s CEO on ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried The CEO of…
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Fargo-Moorhead flood risk management P3 wins Deal of the Year
The public-private partnership between Red River Valley Alliance and the Metro Flood Diversion Authority won The Bond Buyer’s 21st annual Deal of the Year award for its bonds issued through the Public Finance Authority to reduce local flooding risk. The issuance, which was the Deal of the Year in the P3 category, was one component…
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Jamie Dimon says Ukraine war shows we still need cheap, secure energy from oil and gas
Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic “hurricane” caused by the Federal Reserve and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images One key lesson of the past year is that the world is not ready to move away from oil and gas as the dominant…
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: MongoDB, Toll Brothers, Dave & Buster’s and more
In this article TOL SFIX SBNY PLAY MDB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cinder blocks sit in a pile near homes under construction at the Toll Brothers Inc. Jupiter Country Club housing development in Jupiter, Florida. Mark Elias | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. MongoDB —…
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3 reasons why Ethereum price keeps rejecting at the $1,300 level
Ether (ETH) rallied 11.3% between Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, peaking at $1,300 before facing a 4.6% rejection. The $1,300 resistance level has been holding ground for twenty-six days and is the most likely explanation for the correction to $1,240 on Dec. 6. Ether/USD price index, 12-hour. Source: TradingView So from one side, traders are…
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Renting Is Usually Cheaper Than Owning, But Not Always
A new study by LendingTree found that renting is usually cheaper than owning a home, but not always. To look at how the cost of renting a home differs from owning one, the online loan marketplace analyzed Census Bureau data to compare monthly rental and housing payments for homes with and without mortgages in the…
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The easiest way to travel full time? See what a 28-year-old paid for an apartment on a cruise ship
Austin Wells loves to travel the world. But he doesn’t like long flights, jet lag or an unsettled routine. And that’s why, Wells, who is 28 and lives in San Diego, leased a residence on board a luxury boat that he will move into — and work remotely from — for at least three years…
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California’s Newsom unveils proposed ‘price gouging’ penalty on oil companies
In an effort to combat “oil companies’ excess profits,” Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a “price gouging” penalty. Lawmakers began discussion of the proposal on Monday, the first day of a special session convened by Newsom. Given the upcoming holidays, lawmakers are not expected to debate the merits of the proposal at length until January when…
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Brent crude oil falls below $80 for first time since January
US stocks slid and the price of Brent crude touched its lowest level since January after a round of strong economic data revived concerns that the Federal Reserve will rapidly lift borrowing costs to tame inflation. The benchmark S&P 500 was down 1.2 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.5 per cent in…
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Silvergate CEO calls out ‘short sellers’ spreading misinformation
Silvergate Capital CEO Alan Lane has slammed “short sellers” and “other opportunists” for spreading misinformation over the last few weeks — just to score themselves a quick buck. In a Dec. 5 public letter, Lane said there was “plenty of speculation – and misinformation” being spread by these parties to “capitalize on market uncertainty” caused…
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American Dream mall draws on reserves again to meet debt obligations
For the second time this year, the trustee of bonds issued for the American Dream Mall in New Jersey drew down a reserve account to make a debt payment on $800 million of tax-exempt municipal bonds. Trustee U.S. Bank said in a notice to bondholders posted on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA bond disclosure…
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks give up earlier gains as investor digest reopening shift
In this article 9868-HK 9866-HK BABA PDD 1698-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. erased earlier gains Monday after China loosened more Covid restrictions to accelerate the reopening of the economy. The Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF, which…
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