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Op-ed: Learn to tread water in these stormy markets. Where investors can turn in choppy times
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Aug. 11, 2022. Source: NYSE As the market reacted in alarm to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments and determined tone on Friday, I struggled to retrieve an analogous situation that ended well. My conclusion is that, although we have experienced a bear-confirming drop of over 20%…
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Best Buy, First Solar, Twitter and more
In this article BBBY BIDU FSLR BIG BBY TWTR Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Best Buy (BBY) – Best Buy gained 2.6% in the premarket after the electronic retailer beat Street forecasts on the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter, while comparable store sales declined less than expected. Big…
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Many Young Adults Who Moved Back Home During The Pandemic Still Live There
The pandemic turned back the hands of time for many empty nesters as their homes were suddenly filled with young adult children returning to the relative safety and financial security of their parents’ homes. But in the two-plus years since the pandemic’s onset, only a third of those who returned home during the pandemic have…
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Home prices weakened in June, but were still much higher than a year ago, says S&P Case-Shiller
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices in June were 18% higher than during the same month last year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. That’s a weaker pace than in May of this year, which…
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Bitcoin erases latest gains with BTC price back below $20K as dollar spikes
Bitcoin (BTC) fell back below $20,000 after the Aug. 30 Wall Street open as data showed hodlers selling at a loss. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView June lows look increasingly attractive Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView captured the latest dive below the 2017 bull market peak for BTC/USD, with United States…
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NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock Showing Resilience After Missing Earnings Estimates
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Units/Lots | Trading Terms
Trading units (aka lots, aka position size) is one of those trading terms that seem simple but can be quite confusing for someone who’s just come into the trading world. The reason behind this is that different types of trading require different terminology to describe them. Forex and stocks have different predefined sizes for trading…
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Vermont receives outlook boost after passing state pension changes
Major pension legislation was cited as Vermont’s rating outlook was raised to stable from negative by S&P Global Ratings. In a report that also affirmed the state’s AA-plus general obligation bond rating, the rating agency said Vermont currently ranked sixth highest in the nation for unfunded retiree health care benefits and eighth highest for unfunded…
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Munis weaker, UST yields rise in mostly quiet session
Outside a few pockets of buying, there was a dull tone to start the last week of summer in the municipal market, as triple-A benchmarks were weaker Monday. U.S. Treasuries yields rose and equities ended down. “The market is obviously weaker today and I think it is still digesting what happened … with the Fed…
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EU to unveil emergency measures to curb soaring energy prices
The EU is preparing emergency measures to curb the price of electricity by separating it from the soaring cost of gas, as Shell warns the energy crisis could last for years, and utilities turn to the state for support. With member states stepping up pressure for action, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said…
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Catalent, Pinduoduo, Netflix and others
In this article WMT PDD NFLX CTLT MRNA ETSY Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Catalent (CTLT) – The drug delivery and manufacturing technology company beat bottom line estimates for its latest quarter. However, its revenue was short of Wall Street forecasts, as was its full-year revenue outlook. Its stock slid 5.7%…
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Bitcoin reaches ‘short squeeze’ trigger zone as BTC price nears $20.4K
Bitcoin (BTC) regained some lost ground at the Aug. 29 Wall Street open amid talk of an imminent short squeeze. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Shorts lose out in modest squeeze higher for BTC Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD climbing to near $20,400 on Bitstamp as United States equities…
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Slope-Close Chalet Elevates The Experience In Vail Village, Colorado
When it comes to having the ultimate ski vacation experience at a top resort, conditions reign supreme as a make or break factor: the depth of the snow base, the temperature, the wind, and the visibility. Next come the quality of the trails themselves, the number and speed of the lifts and the length of…
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Beyond student loan forgiveness, here’s what the government can do to keep the rising household debt in check
On Aug. 24, President Biden announced the cancellation of $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers making less than $125,000 annually. But student loans account for less than 10% of household debt in America, which reached $16.15 trillion during the second quarter of 2022. “We shouldn’t be panicked about the level of household…
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The Top Privacy Coins Saw Fewer Percentage Losses Than Most Tokens This Week
The privacy coins monero and zcash managed to see fewer percentage losses against the U.S. dollar this week, in contrast to crypto assets like bitcoin, ethereum, and solana. Seven-day statistics indicate zcash has lost 5.6% against the USD, while monero dropped by 6.1%. Privacy Coins Manage to Stave off Some of This Week’s Market Carnage,…
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Top 5 Mistakes Made by New Traders
This video will be particularly useful for novice traders. Peter Martin utilises his solid experience on financial markets to identify the top five most frequent mistakes made by new traders. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn what costly errors you surely want to avoid in your trading. At Trading 212 we provide an…
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Feds greenlight Maryland toll lane P3
Federal authorities Thursday gave final environmental approval to Maryland’s plan to add four toll lanes to the Capital Beltway. Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature project, which he hopes to deliver as a public private partnership, can now move toward finalizing a 50-year contract with Accelerate Maryland Partners, a consortium that’s led by Australian firms Transurban and…
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Rocky road lies ahead, but here’s 5 altcoins that still look bullish
The United States equities markets plunged on Aug. 26 following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech where he reiterated the central bank’s hawkish stance. Continuing its correlation with the equities market, Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency markets also witnessed a sharp selloff on Aug. 26. Bitcoin has declined about 14% this month, making it the…
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Former Stifel banker James Cervantes appointed chair of CalHFA board
Former Stifel banker James Cervantes was appointed chair of the California Housing Finance Agency’s board of directors by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Cervantes, who joined the board earlier this year, retired from Stifel in October 2020. He was a Stifel California managing director and, for a time, ran Stone & Youngberg, acquired by Stifel in 2011.…
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Global economy faces greatest challenge in decades, policymakers warn
Central bankers face a more challenging economic landscape than they have experienced in decades and will find it harder to root out high inflation, top multilateral officials and monetary policymakers have warned. The world’s leading economic authorities this weekend sounded the alarm about the forces working against the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and other…
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