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Florida’s jobless rate nears record low
Florida’s unemployment rate fell to a near record low in September, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department and the state Department of Economic Opportunity. Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% from 2.7% in the previous month and is now the second lowest in the state’s history and the lowest since October…
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Rishi Sunak poised to enter Tory leadership race as Boris Johnson seeks support
Former UK chancellor Rishi Sunak is poised to formally enter the race to become Britain’s next prime minister after securing public backing from the 100 Tory MPs needed to enter the ballot. Sunak had 111 declared backers by Saturday evening; Conservative MPs had yet to decide whether to put former prime minister Boris Johnson on…
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Municipals sell off hard, 30-year muni nears 4%
Municipals sold off Friday with losses of up to 18 basis points, with the damage felt across the curve, and the 30-year triple-A yield closed just shy of 4%. U.S. Treasuries ended mixed after the 10-year rose to levels not seen since 2007 earlier in the session, and the reversal led to an equity rally…
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Gate.io users at risk as scammers fake giveaway on hacked Twitter account
Hackers took over the official Twitter account of crypto exchange Gate.io, putting over 1 million users at risk of losing funds to an ongoing fraudulent Tether (USDT) giveaway. Social media platform Twitter serves as the most effective medium to reach the crypto community. As a result, the trend of hacking into official Twitter handles of…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Snap, American Express, Verizon, Twitter and more
S3 Studio | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Snap — Shares of the Snapchat parent company cratered 28.1% after it missed revenue estimates and saw its slowest sales growth since going public as advertising spending slows. The results from Snap hit other ad-reliant stocks, sending shares of Pinterest and…
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Price analysis 10/21: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC
The 10-year Treasury yield in the United States rose to its highest level since 2008. Although this type of rally is usually negative for risky assets, the U.S. stock markets recovered ground after the Wall Street Journal reported that some officials of the Federal Reserve were concerned about the pace of the rate hikes and…
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Ikea Raised Some Of Its Prices By 80 Percent: Here’s Where To Shop For Affordable Furniture Instead
Ikea is the iconic Swedish furniture brand known for its low prices, flat-pack shipping, and tiny screwdrivers. Millions of people have braved the maze-like big box store searching to furnish their first apartment or simply to find affordable Scandinavian home furnishings. But the Ikea bubble may have burst because the brand’s rock bottom prices have…
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Existing home sales fall to a 10-year low in September, as mortgage rates soar
Real estate broker Rebecca Van Camp places a “Sold” placard on her sign in front of a home in Meridian, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Darin Oswald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Existing homes are selling at the slowest pace since September 2012, with the exception of a brief drop at the…
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Hacker Siphons Close to $300K in OHM Tokens From the Olympus DAO
On Friday, October 21, a malicious entity siphoned 30,437 OHM tokens from the Olympus DAO after finding a loophole in the rebase project’s smart contract. Following the exploit, the blockchain security and data analytics company, Peckshield, detailed the hackers stole close to $300K in OHM tokens. Hacker Exploits Smart Contract’s ‘BondFixedExpiryTeller’ Parameter, $292,000 in OHM…
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Shifting buyer base will boost borrowing costs, increase focus on credit
A shift in the municipal bond buyer base away from mutual funds might mean an uptick in borrowing costs for states and local governments and a more credit-focused investment strategy. Massive mutual fund outflows this year of around $100 billion means issuers have “lost their prime funding mechanism,” said Tom Doe, president and managing partner…
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Investors and MPs take fright at prospect of Boris Johnson’s return
Investors and some Conservative MPs took fright on Friday as Boris Johnson considered running for a second stint as UK prime minister, with warnings that he risked triggering further political and economic chaos. Johnson’s allies are scrambling to secure the 100 nominations needed from Tory MPs to enter Monday’s ballot to replace Liz Truss, who…
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Munis weaker, Refinitiv Lipper outflows hit $2.6B
Municipals were weaker as mutual fund outflows continued, while U.S. Treasuries extended their selloff and equities ended in the red. Triple-A yields rose one to three basis points, with the larger losses out long, while UST yields rose eight to 10 basis points across the curve. Muni-UST ratios fell with the three-year at 65%, the…
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Dan Loeb’s Third Point builds stake in Colgate, sees value in pet food business in potential spinoff
In this article CL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Daniel Loeb Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dan Loeb’s Third Point has built a sizeable stake in consumer giant Colgate-Palmolive, according to CNBC’s David Faber. Loeb sees hidden value in Colgate’s subsidiary, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a pet food company, if it were spun…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Allstate, AT&T, IBM, Tesla and more
In this article IBM ALL T NVDA TSLA DDOG KMI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk looks at a robot display during a tour of the new Tesla Motors auto plant, formerly operated New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI), in Fremont, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
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Before Natural Disasters Strike, Seniors Living Alone Need To Prepare
The New York Times NYT profiled older storm victims facing an uncertain future after Hurricane Ian. The featured picture was an older couple with their arms around each other, comforting each other. The reporter then disclosed that the couple was unable to rebuild the lives they had enjoyed for 20-plus years in their adopted state…
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Caesars and developer SL Green pitch Times Square casino plan
In this article CZR SLG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Video slot machines at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. George Rose | Getty Images Developer SL Green Realty is working with casino operator Caesars Entertainment on a bid to bring a casino to New York’s Times Square, the companies announced Thursday. The partners…
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Not-for-profit hospital chains cut number of ratings they will pay for
Three not-for-profit health systems cut the number of ratings they pay for amid a backdrop of strained operating conditions with margins squeezed by sector-wide expense pressures. SSM Health and OSF Healthcare System in the Midwest and Scripps Health in California all confirmed their decision to drop Moody’s Investors Service in emails. SSM and Scripps published…
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Succession battle begins after Liz Truss quits as UK prime minister
Video: Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, former chancellor, has emerged as the early favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, after Liz Truss terminated a 44-day premiership marked by economic and political turmoil. Truss’s resignation made her the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain’s history; her time in Number 10 will be…
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PREPA bondholders defend lien on revenue
Bondholders and insurers of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority revenue bonds are defending what they say is their lien on the authority’s revenues. The parties filed a 73-page defense Monday in an adversary complaint in the PREPA bankruptcy on the lien issue. Their defense responds to an Oversight Board complaint submitted Oct. 3 that said…
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3 key Solana metrics explain exactly why SOL price is down
The past eighty days have been moderately bearish for cryptocurrencies as the altcoin market capitalization declined by 16%. The downside movement can be partially explained by the United States Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening, rising interest rates and the halting of asset purchases. Although they are aimed at curbing inflationary pressure, the policy also increases borrowing…
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