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  • Mid-Century Home Of Renowned Electronic Inventor Hits The Market

    For the first time since it was built, the home of a famed audiophile inventor is for sale. Nestled in the Altadena foothills north of Pasadena, the five-bedroom, five-bath house encompasses 4,162 square feet and is set on one acre of land. Donald James Leslie, who passed away in September of 2004 at age 93,…

  • Homebuyers are making the biggest down payments in these 5 metros. Here’s how much you actually need for a house

    nd3000 | iStock | Getty Images Despite signs of a cooling housing market, home prices are still relatively high, resulting in bigger down payments.  Over the past year, average down payments in the country’s 50 biggest metros have grown by more than 35%, according to a LendingTree report, based on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage data from…

  • Munis pressured out long; New deals face concessions

    Municipals sold off out long in secondary trading while two billion-dollar-plusnew-issues from California and the New York City Transitional Finance Authority made concessions in primary pricings. Munis continued to play catch up to the rise in U.S. Treasury yields, though taxables improved Wednesday and equities ended mixed. Municipal bond mutual funds saw more losses with…

  • Hunt seeks breathing space with new date for UK Autumn Statement

    UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delayed the date for his long-awaited debt-cutting plan from October 31 to November 17, as calmer markets gave the government some economic breathing space. Rishi Sunak, the new prime minister, has cleared the way for painful cuts and tax rises to plug a fiscal hole of between £30bn and £40bn,…

  • Brown urges Fed not to lose sight of employment mandate amid inflation fight

    Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is urging the Federal Reserve to exercise caution as it considers another interest rate increase at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. In a letter sent to Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, Brown, who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, advised the central bank not to “lose sight” of its…

  • Freeway’s withdrawal halt blamed on ‘failed’ trading strategy

    Crypto staking platform Freeway pointed at the failure of one of its cryptocurrency trading strategies, along with market conditions as the leading reason for halting user withdrawals earlier this week. The crypto yield platform on Oct. 23 announced it was halting various transactions relating to its high-yield “Supercharger” product, citing “unprecedented volatility” at the time, without…

  • Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Alphabet, Microsoft, Texas Instruments and more

    The logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google outside the company’s office in Beijing, China, August 8, 2018. Thomas Peter | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Alphabet — The search engine parent dropped 5.8% after Alphabet missed third-quarter earnings expectations, and reported a decline in YouTube ad revenue. Alphabet earned $1.06 per share…

  • HK and Singapore’s mega-rich are eyeing crypto investments: KPMG

    Hong Kong and Singapore’s wealthy elite appear to be looking at digital assets with fervor after a new report from KPMG suggesting over 90% of family offices and high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) are interested in investing in the digital assets space or have already done so.  According to an Oct. 24 report from KPMG China and…

  • Down Payments On Homes Across The 50 Largest Metros Average $62,000

    While there are signs that the overheated housing market is finally starting to cool down, home prices are still significantly higher in many parts of the country than before the pandemic. One of the side effects of these higher home prices is higher down payments. To illustrate high down payments, LendingTree analyzed data from more…

  • Home prices cooled at a record pace in August, S&P Case-Shiller says

    House for Sale by Owner, Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Home prices are still higher than they were a year ago, but gains are shrinking at the fastest pace on record, according to one key metric, as the housing market struggles under sharply higher…

  • Sub-$20K Bitcoin price puts BTC miner profits under pressure as hash rate soars

    October witnessed a surge in Bitcoin’s hash rate, which is pushing the metric to a new high of 245 exahashes per second. These changes led to a sharp decrease in the hashprice, resulting in a drop in the profit margins for Bitcoin (BTC) miners and reaching a low of $66.8 per petahash on Oct. 24. According to…

  • Focus moves to primary while USTs whipsaw

    Munis were mixed Tuesday as the secondary took a backseat to the larger primary that began pricing, while U.S. Treasuries whipsawed into a rally as economic data signaled the Federal Reserve’s actions are cooling the economy while equities improved on better corporate earnings. Triple-A yields were little changed to weaker by a basis point or…

  • Sunak warns UK facing ‘profound economic crisis’

    Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister in the space of two months and immediately started to assemble a “unity cabinet” to tackle “the profound economic crisis” facing the country. Sunak, who was invited to form a government by King Charles on Tuesday morning, said he would prioritise “economic stability and confidence” but…

  • Issuer officials urge colleagues to embrace ESG

    As politicians and fund managers spar over how public finance should respond to questions related to environment, social, and governance concerns, muni bond issuers on the front lines are quickly getting up to speed.  “Investors and regulators are looking for ESG disclosures about environmental, social, and governance factors that may affect municipal issuers credit and…

  • Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Avis, Pinduoduo, Starbucks, Alibaba and more

    In this article TSLA BABA LVS WYNN SBUX CAR MYOV T Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People wait in line at Avis rental agency in the Miami International Airport Car Rental Center. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company…

  • Warren Buffett-backed neobank picks Polygon for Web3 token — MATIC price eyes 100% rally

    The price of Polygon’s MATIC (MATIC) coin could double by the end of 2022 or early 2023 due to a mix of extremely bullish fundamental and technical indicators. Polygon wins high-profile clients MATIC rose by nearly 6.5% four days after Nubank, a Brazilian fintech company backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Softbank, confirmed that it…

  • Artist Elizabeth Sutton Redefines “Sutton Place” With A Whimsical Townhouse Renovation

    There’s nothing like a classic pre-war New York City townhouse, especially in the charming neighborhood of Sutton Place. These properties aren’t easy to come by, particularly for renters. Another challenge of these spaces is making them your own. No one knows this better than artist Elizabeth Sutton. The native New Yorker recently moved to a…

  • Polygon-Based Decentralized Exchange Quickswap Loses $220K in Flash Loan Exploit

    On Monday, the Polygon-based decentralized exchange (dex) Quickswap lost $220K in a flash loan exploit and following the attack, the team detailed the Quickswap Lend platform will be terminated. Quickswap Hacked for $220K, Dex Project Sunsets Lending Platform 2022 has been quite the year for decentralized finance (defi) hacks as billions have been stolen due…

  • Munis see more losses, 30-year tops 4%

    Munis continued to see losses following Friday’s selloff as the 30-year triple-A yield topped 4%. U.S. Treasuries ended the session weaker across the curve while equities extended gains. Triple-A yields rose three to seven basis points, depending on the scale, while Treasuries saw larger losses out long. The three-year muni to UST ratio on Monday…

  • Rishi Sunak to become UK prime minister

    You are seeing a snapshot of an interactive graphic. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being disabled in your browser. Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday enter Downing Street as Britain’s youngest prime minister in modern times and its first non-white leader, with a vow to get to grips with the “profound…

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