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Most Americans want to ‘age in place’ at home. Here’s how to plan your support systems
Ridofranz | Istock | Getty Images We adamantly want to age in place, say experts. A recent AARP report shows that 85% of respondents 65 or older wish to stay in their current residences as long as possible. Retirement-focused financial advisors can help with both the financial and non-financial preparations to do so. “We’re often…
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Bond election results: $4.2B NYS environmental bonds approved
Voters in New York State approved the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Energy, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act bonds on Tuesday’s ballot. San Diego Unified School District voters approved $3.2 billion for facility and safety improvements. Austin ISD voters approved a $2.44 billion bond package including $2.316 billion for general purposes, $75.5 million for technology…
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FTX-Binance standoff highlights the need for clear rules, says Sen. Lummis
The feud between the CEOs of crypto exchanges FTX and Binance — Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and Changpeng “CZ” Zhao — not only crashed cryptocurrency prices but also reminded regulators to step in and avoid similar fallouts in the future. Ever since CZ publicly announced Binance’s intent to liquidate its FTX Token (FTT) holdings, investors anticipating…
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Municipals improve, returns in the black so far in November
Municipals were firmer again Tuesday along with U.S. Treasuries, while equities made modest gains as voters headed to the polls. Triple-A yields fell two to five basis points while USTs were lower by six to nine, with the strongest performance in the belly of the curve. With a more volatile UST market that saw yields…
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FTX on brink of collapse after ‘liquidity crunch’ at crypto exchange
The digital assets industry has been shaken by the near-collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, one of the largest crypto exchanges, which clinched a rescue deal with arch-rival Binance after a surge in customer withdrawals sparked a liquidity crisis. Binance chief executive Changpeng “CZ” Zhao wrote on Twitter that FTX had “asked for our help”, adding:…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lyft, Tripadvisor, Take-Two Interactive and more
In this article TTWO TRIP LYFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The TripAdvisor Inc. application is seen in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iPhone. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lyft — Shares of Lyft plummeted 22.9% after the company’s earnings report…
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Coinbase and Kraken experience limited services amid markets turbulence
Both Coinbase’s and Kraken’s platforms were down or experiencing intermittent latency issues on Nov. 8 amid market turbulence, according to users’ complaints on Twitter. The news followed the day’s earlier revelation that crypto exchange Binance intends to acquire its rival FTX. According to Twitter users, services were limited on both exchanges, with issues related to…
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Celebrated Australian Garden Designer Offers His Home For Sale
With its mesmerizing gardens, Stonefields is a feast for the eyes and so it should be. The 50-acre spread has been the private home and showplace of Paul Bangay, Australia’s renowned landscape designer, for nearly two decades. His private sanctuary, the estate is in the rolling foothills near the pre-Gold Rush town of Kyneton in…
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Consumer confidence in the housing market hits a new low, according to Fannie Mae
An ‘Open House’ sign is displayed as potential home buyers arrive at a property for sale in Columbus, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rising mortgage rates, high home prices and uncertainty in the overall economy have Americans feeling more pessimistic about the state of the housing market. In October, just 16% of…
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Why is Bitcoin price down today?
After topping the $21,500 mark on Nov. 4, Bitcoin (BTC) price is down by 14% on Nov. 8, reaching a new yearly low at $17,166 — and most altcoins are following suit. While the Binance and FTX news initially caused an uptick in the market, the day turned south as various unconfirmed sources speculated that…
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Puerto Rico credit unions seek to undo treatment of their $1 billion of bonds
Several Puerto Rico credit unions argued for the court to undo the Puerto Rico and Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico plans of adjustment’s treatment of the credit unions’ nearly $1 billion of bonds, but the judges seemed unlikely to do so. The credit unions presented oral arguments before a panel of three judges from…
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Munis little changed ahead of midterm elections
Municipals were little changed and lightly traded ahead of the midterm elections while U.S. Treasuries were weaker across the curve and equities improved. Triple-A yields were little changed to a basis point or two firmer 10 years and out while the U.S. Treasury two-year climbed to another high not seen since 2007. Muni to UST…
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Hunt plans stealth raid on UK inheritance tax in Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt is planning a stealth raid on inheritance tax in the Autumn Statement as part of the chancellor’s attempt to raise about £54bn through tax rises and spending cuts to fill a hole in the UK public finances. Government officials said Hunt was drawing up plans to extend a freeze in the inheritance tax…
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Lyft, Take-Two Interactive, Tripadvisor and more
In this article FIVN TRIP TTWO LYFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A traveler arriving at Los Angeles International Airport looks for ground transportation during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers “basic employee rights” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20,…
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Housing Market Braces For Rising Layoffs ‘Soon’ As Mortgage Lenders, Home Sellers Cut Thousands Of Jobs
Topline Though the labor market’s overall resilience continues to puzzle experts, the plight of rising interest rates, which are spurring a historic plunge in home sales, could soon lead to a rash of harsher job cuts across the housing sector—which, alongside the technology industry, has already seen firms lay off thousands of workers in recent…
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Here’s how much equity U.S. homeowners have lost since May
A home awaits sale at a reduced asking price in Glendale, California. David McNew | Getty Images The historic run-up in home prices during the first two years of the pandemic gave homeowners record amounts of new home equity. Since May, however, about $1.5 trillion of that has vanished, according to Black Knight, a mortgage…
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New Hampshire Court Sides With SEC in Lawsuit Against LBRY, Project’s Team Says Loss Sets a ‘Dangerous Precedent’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a court case against the blockchain-powered publishing platform LBRY. According to a New Hampshire district court ruling, Judge Paul Barbadoro agreed with SEC that the project’s native asset LBC was considered an investment contract or a transferable share representing a certificate of interest. On Twitter, LBRY…
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Divorcing Chicago Public Schools from city control adds to district’s looming fiscal risks
The looming severance of governance ties between Chicago Public Schools and the city adds to strains on the district’s “fragile” fiscal health as federal COVID-19 pandemic relief is being exhausted and structural costs are mounting. That’s the assessment of a review that delves into CPS finances and how Chicago and other city-related entities prop up…
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FTX Token price risks 30% plunge as a 23M FTT ‘part’ moves to Binance
An ongoing selloff in the FTX Token (FTT) market could worsen in the coming months owing to a mix of pessimistic technical and fundamental indicators. FTT could plunge 30% From a technical perspective, FTT has formed an inverse-cup-and-handle pattern on the daily chart, identifiable by its crescent-shaped price trend followed by a less extreme upward…
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IRS TE/GE office lays out strategy for fiscal year
The Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Exempt & Government Entities Division is making clear there will be a beefier IRS presence in the coming year, which may be both a boon and a hindrance to issuers and their attorneys. The TE/GE 2023 Program Letter wasreleased online Friday and lists the division’s priorities for the fiscal year.…
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