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Arbitrum transaction activity rockets 550% since August: Delphi Digital
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum has seen a massive surge in activity since its Nitro update in August, having just clocked around 62% as many transactions as the Ethereum base layer. In a Nov. 1 report, crypto research firm Delphi Digital noted that as of the week ended Oct. 24, Arbitrum’s number of total transactions…
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Up The Ante With High-Gloss Finishes
The pandemic turned us into a nation of painters. Confined within our four walls, we could not resist the temptation to contemplate a color change. We wanted drama, but we also wanted a peaceful environment; we wanted a graphic punch of color while we yearned for a soothing backdrop; mostly, we just wanted a change.…
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Wells Fargo mortgage staff brace for layoffs as U.S. loan volumes collapse
In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images Mortgage volumes at Wells Fargo slowed further in recent weeks, leaving some workers idle and sparking concerns the lender will need to cut more employees as the U.S. housing slump deepens. The bank had about 18,000 loans in its retail origination pipeline in…
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Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.75 percentage points
The Bank of England has signalled that borrowing costs will not rise as much as markets expect in the future, even as it imposed the biggest rate rise for three decades to combat soaring inflation. The BoE’s 0.75 percentage point increase to 3 per cent took interest rates to their highest point since 2008. But…
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Recession could spur more Utah debt issuance
An economic recession could lead Utah to increase its use of debt to fund capital projects, according to the state’s first debt affordability study, which also criticized rating agencies’ use of environmental, social, and governance factors. The study produced by the Utah Treasurer’s Office and released on Wednesday said pay-as-you-go should remain the primary and…
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Shiba Inu price drops to record low vs Dogecoin — Will history repeat with a 150% rally?
Shiba Inu (SHIB) price can rise by nearly 150% versus its top meme-coin rival, Dogecoin (DOGE), in the coming months, based on a technical fractal. SHIB hits record low against DOGE The bullish setup appears as the SHIB/DOGE pair rebounded slightly after dropping to 0.0000841 — its lowest level ever — on Nov. 1. The…
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Puerto Rico board says it has a consenting PREPA impaired class
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board said it has lined up an impaired class to support a potential Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority restructuring deal, as legally required, but some were skeptical. One impaired class must vote for a PREPA plan of adjustment under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act for U.S. District…
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SEC pushes ahead with slate of proposals to boost corporate reporting, disclosure requirements
A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images While Washington is consumed with the elections next week, the Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing to consider numerous rulemaking proposals that could significantly increase the reporting and disclosure…
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Fed rate hikes could go even further than expected as Powell commits to stomp out inflation
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve remains set on beating inflation and could raise rates to an even higher-than-expected level,…
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Why is Bitcoin price up today?
Bitcoin price saw a brief rally today, and a market-wide rally in crypto prices suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) , Dogecoin (DOGE) and Ether (ETH) could be aiming to start the month of November in the black. The Federal Reserve’s Nov. 2 announcement of a 0.75 basis point interest rate hike at first had a positive…
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Fed Makes Another Big Rate Hike In Its Battle To Fight Inflation
The Federal Reserve has decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.75% – 4%, continuing its aggressive campaign against persistent inflation. Policymakers suggested that there was more to come, but also outlined a possible rationale for slowing rate increases soon. That’s the sixth consecutive rate hike this year, pushing rates…
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Here’s what the Federal Reserve’s fourth 0.75 percentage point interest rate hike means for you
The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage point for the fourth time in a row on Wednesday, marking an unprecedented pace of rate hikes. The U.S. central bank has raised the benchmark short-term borrowing rate a total of six times this year, including 75 basis point increases in June, July and…
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Philippines Financial Institution Unionbank Now Provides Crypto Custody and Trading Services
The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as Unionbank, announced that the financial institution launched bitcoin and ethereum custody and trading services. The ninth largest bank in the country by assets, Unionbank, will leverage Metaco’s platform Harmonize to pilot the crypto services for clients. Unionbank to Provide Bitcoin and Ethereum Custody and…
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Powell warns US rates will peak at higher level than expected
Jay Powell warned US interest rates would peak at a higher level than expected even as he held out the possibility of the Federal Reserve slowing the pace of its campaign to tighten monetary policy. Speaking after the central bank increased its main interest rate by 0.75 percentage points for the fourth time in a…
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Tim Schaefer departs California State Treasurer’s Office
If the $4 trillion municipal bond market is like a small town, where everyone knows everyone, then Tim Schaefer is its West Coast mayor. Schaefer stepped down after more than seven and a half years as California’s deputy treasurer for public finance two weeks ago — quietly, he said, because he didn’t want “his retirement…
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Connecticut Green Bank concludes fourth Liberty Green Notes offering
The Connecticut Green Bank’s most recent issuance of its retail investor friendly Liberty Green Notes brought in $250,000 for green upgrades to small business energy infrastructure statewide, the bank said. The end of the sales period last week marked the fourth successful issuance by the state-affiliated bank of the pioneering credits, giving investors access to…
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Airbnb, Advanced Micro Devices, Match Group and more
In this article INTU MTCH AMD ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Airbnb logo is seen on a little mini pyramid under the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, March 12, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Airbnb — The lodging stock…
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Way Unveils $100M Valuation Upon Close Of $20M Series A Led By Tiger Global
Two-year old start-up Way will announce later today the close of their Series A round totaling $20 million with a valuation of $100 million. Tiger Global led the round with several other participants including MSD Capital, the Michael Dell–founded private investment firm which has a strong presence in the real estate technology landscape. In the…
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This startup seals your leaky home so you waste less energy and reduce your bill
Leaky homes and buildings are some of the greatest climate offenders, but a Dayton, Ohio-based start-up is making big gains in shoring up the problem. Aeroseal, which seals both air ducts and building envelopes, is now available across America and in 29 countries. Leaky airducts and walls are the single largest reason for wasted energy…
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Exit polls give Netanyahu bloc slim lead in Israel election
Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in pole position to emerge victorious from Tuesday’s parliamentary elections, according to exit polls that put his rightwing bloc on course for a razor-thin majority. Polls by Israel’s three main television channels, released after voting closed, forecast that a bloc combining Netanyahu’s Likud party, the extreme-right Religious Zionism…
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