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Cash is king again as money managers are in no rush to embrace risk with Fed raising rates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 07, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Cash, one of the most hated corners of the market for years, is getting some newfound love from money managers as the Federal…
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Consumer inflation expected to have run hot in September, boosted by rent
Getty Images Stoked by rising rent costs, consumer inflation is expected to have remained hot in September but slightly lower than August’s pace. The consumer price index will be released Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET, and it will be closely watched by investors as a key input before the next Federal Reserve meeting on Nov.…
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How To Invest In Real Estate When The Bubble Deflates
Amid mounting evidence that the rapid rise in home prices is over, investors in rental property will have more options over the next few years as sellers outnumber buyers and prices deflate – slowly in most markets but very rapidly in others. As has ALWAYS happened in the past, home prices and rents will eventually…
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Demand for riskier home loans is high as interest rates soar
Mortgage demand dropped again last week as rates climbed higher, but one type of loan is attracting borrowers. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, which offer lower rates, are seeing renewed demand after getting very little interest over the last decade. Total mortgage application volume dropped 2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the…
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Baird’s Sorensen brings charter school focus to Florida
Municipal bond veteran Bruce Sorensen has moved to Florida where he will continue to work for Robert W. Baird & Co. and focus on charter school finance. Sorensen joins Baird’s Sarasota office, moving from Minneapolis, and continue to focus his work on charter school municipal finance, the firm said Monday. Sorensen joined Baird in 2019…
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Bank of England ramps up bond buying as it fights fresh gilt sell-off
The Bank of England battled a renewed sell-off in UK government bonds on Wednesday after its vow to end its emergency gilt-buying programme unsettled markets already unnerved by the fiscal plans of prime minister Liz Truss. The central bank bought £4.4bn of gilts from investors, its biggest intervention since it entered the market last month…
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West Coast leaders sign pact to further environmental goals
The Washington and Oregon governors and the premier of Canada’s British Columbia province have signed a pact joining with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in setting environmental mandates that encourage electric vehicle use, and pledging dollars to investing in EV infrastructure. Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier John Horgan…
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This Metal Keeps the EV Industry Running
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amgen, Uber, Lyft, Zscaler and more
In this article META AMGN WBA LVS LEG WYNN ZS NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, May 13, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amgen —…
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Sandra Bullock Lists 91-Acre San Diego Compound For $6 Million
Actress Sandra Bullock has channeled much of her A-list wealth into real estate ventures, having bought and sold homes in Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, New York, a Georgia Tybee Island home and more across the country. Now a producer, she has just listed her stunning 91-acre compound in San Diego for $6 million. The property,…
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It’s bad enough mortgage rates are over 7% – now it’s harder to qualify for a home loan
JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s a double whammy for would-be homebuyers. Not only are interest rates soaring, it’s getting harder to qualify for a loan. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage climbed over 7% at the end of last week, according to Mortgage News Daily, and is expected to…
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Revenues and relief spare Cook County from election-year budget pains
Cook County, Illinois’ proposed $8.75 billion fiscal 2023 budget relies on rising sales taxes, a healthy fund balance, and federal COVID-19 pandemic relief to stay on fiscal track while funding social initiatives and ongoing supplemental pension contributions. The proposed spending plan, up 7.8% from fiscal 2022, includes a $1.97 billion general fund, a $237 million…
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BoE stages repeat intervention as calls mount for prolonged action
The Bank of England has staged its second emergency intervention in as many days, as financial institutions step up calls for it to prolong its bond-buying programme to shore up the British pension system. The BoE widened its £65bn gilts purchasing programme to include inflation-linked bonds in its latest attempt to stem “fire sales” by…
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Swing vs. Day Trading – Which is Better?
You can compare day traders and swing traders to the Ninja Turtles – always fighting the Foot Clan. They are always battling each other, but which one is better? Let’s break down the differences between day traders and swing traders, so you can decide which style of trading is better for you… Holding Time The…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ford, Las Vegas Sands, Nvidia, Kraft Heinz and more
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning all-electric trucks during a launch event at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford Motor, General Motors — Shares of Ford and GM fell 7% and 5%…
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Rare Frank Lloyd Wright House Hits The Market In New York
Frank Lloyd Wright houses are not common in the East. In New York, the only house on the west bank of the Hudson designed by this country’s most famous architect is now for sale. Built circa 1960, this Usonian-style house is known as the Socrates Zaferiou House, named for its first owner. Set on two…
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UK mortgage rates are soaring: Here’s what you need to know as a first-time buyer
Uncertainty around the U.K. housing and mortgage market has spread among first-time buyers. Resolution Productions via Getty Images Mortgage products have been pulled, payments are doubling and lenders are backing out of agreed deals; concern and uncertainty among Brits trying to buy a home skyrocketed last month after Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced his “mini-budget.”…
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Value Held by Blockchain Oracles Slides 61% in 7 Months, Chainlink Dominates by 45%
While the crypto economy has shed significant value, losing more than $2 trillion since the highs recorded at the end of 2021, a great deal of value was erased from smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols. One sector of the defi ecosystem that’s recorded heavy losses this year is the blockchain oracles…
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UK gilts sell off as Bank of England fails to soothe market
A sell-off in UK government bonds pushed the country’s long-term borrowing costs to their highest point since the Bank of England stepped in to avert a financial market collapse, as new BoE and government measures failed to reassure investors. Monday’s fall in gilts came despite the BoE announcement earlier in the day of a new…
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Here’s Why Old Republic (ORI) is a Buy
Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: Old Republic International (ORI). Old Republic recently delivered a solid third quarter beat, driven by improving underwriting profits across several of its insurance lines. Analysts also revised their earnings estimates higher…
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