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Two Dividend-Paying ‘Sin Stocks’ To Watch Right Now
Ryan McQueeney highlights two “sin stocks”—Vector Group (VGR) and Constellation Brands (STZ)—that present mixed-yet-unique investment possibilities for dividend-focused investors.
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UBS placed on Texas list of fossil fuel ‘boycotters’
UBS Group is the only bank that underwrites municipal bonds on the list the Texas comptroller released Wednesday of 10 financial companies determined to be boycotting the fossil fuel industry under a 2021 law aimed at protecting the state’s oil and natural gas businesses. Placement on the list could jeopardize UBS’ participation as a co-manager…
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Tether says it would not freeze sanctioned Tornado Cash addresses unless instructed by law enforcement
On Wednesday, U.S. dollar stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) said that it would not freeze smart contract addresses sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list for cryptocurrency trail-mixer Tornado Cash. In explaining the decision, Tether said: “So far, OFAC has not indicated that a stablecoin…
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Long-end pressured, NY TFAs price
Long-end munis were much weaker Wednesday while a large new-issue from the New York City Transitional Finance Authority took focus in the primary. U.S. Treasuries were saw losses along the curve and equities made gains ahead of the Jackson Hole event that starts Thursday. Triple-A municipal yields rose two to 10 basis points with the…
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Biden to cancel $10,000 of student debt for millions of Americans
Joe Biden’s administration will cancel $10,000 in student loan repayments for millions of Americans in a move that has pleased progressives but threatens to push up inflation. The US president announced the decision on Wednesday, following months of deliberations over the exact structure of the debt forgiveness scheme. Biden paused most student debt repayments during…
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Petco, Brinker International, Nordstrom
In this article URBN Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Petco (WOOF) – The pet products retailer fell short of Street forecasts on both the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter, and cut its full year outlook as it faced higher costs. Petco shares fell 5.3% in the premarket. Brinker International…
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Is The Housing Market Collapse Over? Pending Home Sales Suggest An End May Be Near.
Topline Pending home sales—a leading indicator for housing market activity—fell less than expected last month in a potential sign that sales may soon stop collapsing as mortgage rates settle below recent highs, according to new data released Wednesday, but even if sales stop plunging, experts still aren’t sure how soon the market will recover. Key…
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Pending home sales slip 1% in July, but Realtors say market may be ‘at or close to the bottom’
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on July 14, 2022 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, slipped 1% from June to July, according to the National Association of Realtors. Compared with a year ago, sales were…
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Crypto licensing roundup: Learn about the most recent approvals in the industry
Cryptocurrency companies have been moving to improve compliance worldwide amid the bear market of 2022, with many platforms increasingly securing licenses and approvals. As one may find it difficult to track all global regulatory milestones in crypto, Cointelegraph has picked up some of the latest compliance developments over the past couple of weeks. Global crypto…
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Ep 72: Applying Fibonacci Retracements to Stock Charts
This week’s episode is all about looking at Fibonacci retracements and just getting the practice behind Fibonacci retracements. That’s what I want to share with you, if you’re new to the stock market then you might not want to really do a ton of practice on Fibonacci just yet, until you have the volume down,…
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Market digests large airport, transportation credits amid weaker tone
Municipals were a touch weaker Tuesday, but the focus was on a large new-issue day with airport revenue bonds from Minneapolis-St. Paul and transportation revenue bonds from Delaware leading the calendar. Treasuries saw smaller losses out longer with the 10-year closing above 3% again while equities ended in the red as economic data disappointed. Triple-A…
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St. Louis, Minneapolis Feds backed full-point discount rate hike
Directors at two of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional branches favored a 100-basis-point increase in the discount rate in July, minutes of discount-rate meetings show. The boards of the St. Louis and Minneapolis banks voted for a bigger move on July 14, the Fed said in a statement released Tuesday. A day earlier, a report…
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Shielding UK families from fuel bills crisis forecast to cost £100bn
One of the UK’s largest energy groups has told ministers that a rescue plan to protect households from rising bills will need funding of more than £100bn over two years, underlining the scale of the crisis engulfing Britain as gas prices surge. Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power — one of the “Big Six”…
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Bitfinex offers new chain split tokens ahead of Ethereum Merge
iFinex, the company responsible for Bitfinex Derivatives, announced on Tuesday the launch of a new service offering available to users before the highly-anticipated Ethereum Merge. The exchange now offers Ethereum Chain Split Tokens (CSTs). Tokens available to users represent the two systems involved in the Merge: ETHW, which is proof-of-work (PoW) and ETHS, which is proof-of-stake…
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This $3.8 billion hedge fund is shaking up the industry with its pay-for-performance model
(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) When Peter Kraus founded Aperture Investors, he deviated from the traditional active management model. Rather than raking in fixed fees, Kraus’ $3.8 billion firm operates on a fee structure linked to performance, charging 30 percent of alpha. That’s higher than the industry standard but since inception, about half…
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Zoom, Palo Alto Networks, Macy’s and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Zoom Video Communications (ZM) – Zoom tumbled 11.5% in the premarket after the videoconferencing company cut its full-year forecast. Zoom reported better-than-expected earnings for its latest quarter, but revenue fell short of forecasts. Zoom’s CFO said the company is having some difficulty attracting…
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Housing Market Collapse Steepens: New Home Sales Keep Plunging As Inventory Surges To Highest Level Since 2009
Topline New home sales unexpectedly plunged much more than economists projected in July for the second month in a row, and amid the falling demand, rising home prices are starting to slow down—prompting experts to predict long-rising housing inflation could be due for a turnaround soon. Key Facts About 511,000 new single-family houses were sold…
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We’re in a ‘housing recession,’ experts say. Here’s what that means for homeowners, sellers and buyers
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images Just months ago, the housing market remained in overdrive: surging home prices, historically low interest rates and unrelenting demand. However, data now suggests to some experts that the market is in a “housing recession.” For example, sales of existing homes in July fell by 5.9% from June,…
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Australia to Stocktake Crypto Holdings Ahead of Regulation
Australia intends to do a virtual stocktake of cryptocurrency assets held by its citizens, the new executive power in Canberra announced this week. The move is viewed as an indication that the center-left government plans to regulate the country’s crypto space. Treasury Embarks on ‘Token Mapping’ to Underpin Crypto Regulation in Australia As part of…
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Ep 150: Top 10 Dividend Paying Stocks
Today I’m going to share with you the Top 10 stocks that pay killer Dividends in 2017. What are dividends? Dividends are a sum of money paid periodically by a company, usually quarterly, to its shareholders from its profits. This means that when you hold a company’s stock, they pay you every three months for…
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