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Bitcoin not a currency? South Africa to regulate crypto as financial asset
The South African Reserve Bank is set to introduce regulations next year that will see cryptocurrencies classed and treated as financial assets to balance investor protection and innovation. Cryptocurrency use in South Africa is in a healthy space, with around 13% of the population estimated to own some form of cryptocurrency, according to research from…
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Muni pension risks rising alongside inflation
A higher inflation, higher interest rate environment will exacerbate pension-related risks to investors in U.S. state and local government bonds, moving those risks back center stage for the municipal market as the direct impacts of the COVID pandemic ease. From a bondholder’s perspective, pension risk refers to the possibility that pension costs can grow to…
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Fiscal 2022 brought revenue windfalls to Illinois, other Midwest states
Several Midwest states closed the books on fiscal 2022 this month with robust, even record-breaking revenue windfalls that swelled throughout the year. Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio were among the states that ended the fiscal year on June 30 with flush coffers that exceeded projections — which in some cases had been lifted several times over…
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Financing team set, approval sought for Oklahoma Turnpike bonds
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has assembled a financing team and is seeking approval from a state oversight council later this month for bonds to begin funding an expansion project that is the target of two lawsuits. OTA has asked the Oklahoma Council of Bond Oversight to consider up to $450 million of bonds for new…
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Fed’s Barkin is open to raising rates by 50 or 75 basis points in July
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin kept his options open on how big the central bank should go when it raises interest rates later this month, following an increase of 75 basis points in June. “I am one of the guys who like the option value of deciding the week of the meeting…
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Munis strengthen as a large primary prices, led by D.C.
Municipals were firmer in secondary trading and moved in lockstep with U.S. Treasuries while an active primary led by a large income tax revenue bond offering from the District of Columbia took focus. Equities ended in the red. Triple-A curves saw yields fall three to five basis points while UST moved three to six basis…
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Save for retirement or just put it all on red?
Let’s say you have a hunch. Tesla shares will soar in August. Gold prices will drop next week. The New York Yankees game on Thursday will be a slugfest. US gasoline will be $5 a gallon on July 31. Are these grounds for a financial investment or a bar wager? These days, it’s hard to…
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Inside Celsius: how one of crypto’s biggest lenders ground to a halt
When Daniel Leon, one of the founders of Celsius Network, posted a Twitter video addressed to Warren Buffett in January 2021, he was in high spirits. The price of bitcoin was rocketing and Celsius, the crypto lender he had founded in 2017 with Alex Mashinsky, was riding the boom. “Warren, Warren, Warren,” Leon began with…
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Penny Mordaunt: the outsider darling of the Tory grassroots
Set against Gustav Holst’s hymn ‘I Vow to Thee, My Country’, with union jacks and a deep-voiced narrator, the message of Penny Mordaunt’s campaign launch video for the Conservative party leadership was pure patriotism. While Mordaunt’s film was derided on social media for its clichéd imagery, it appealed to the hearts of Tory members. One…
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Tory leadership election tracker
The race to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader is under way, as eight contenders compete for the backing of Tory MPs to make the final shortlist of two that will be voted on by party members. The eight received the nominations required to be on the ballot when Conservative MPs begin voting on Wednesday.…
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Mordaunt launches campaign as battle to be UK’s next PM enters voting stage
Penny Mordaunt, the dark horse in the Conservative leadership campaign, has launched her bid to become prime minister with a promise to return to old Tory themes of “low tax, a small state and personal responsibility” as the increasingly contentious contest approaches the voting stage. Just hours before Tory MPs’ first-round vote on Wednesday, Mordaunt,…
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What You Should Get Out of a Stock Trading Seminar…
I’d like to outline the advantages and disadvantages of attending a stock trading seminar and what you should expect when attending. I have attended a few stock market seminars, but I mostly stick to business seminars covering areas like marketing and business development. I do this because I believe that stock trading is more of…
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The Power of Trading Options! PROBABILITIES
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Sanderson Farms (SAFM) and CarMax (KMX): 6/24/2022 Bull & Bear
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Breaking Down Micron Stock Ahead of Earnings
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Massachusetts’ $2.7B marks largest ‘social’ ESG muni deal yet
Massachusetts plans to bring $2.7 billion of taxable business-tax backed special obligation revenue bonds with a social designation, marking the largest environmental, social and governance deal to date in the municipal market. The deal is also one of the larger taxable deals in 2022 in a year that has seen a significant drop in taxable…
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Top Wall Street analysts say these stocks have the best long-term value
In this article NTRS SNX MU GOOGL Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO, Micron Technology Scott Mlyn | CNBC Volatility in the stock market appears to be far from over. Market churn is still very high amid hot inflation and a worrisome economic outlook. Although the near-term perspective may be blurry, investors may scoop up healthy returns in…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Upstart, WD-40, Vita Coco and more
In this article TSLA XPO WDFC COCO UPST The Twitter logo and trading information is displayed as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Upstart — The consumer…
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Historic Italian Villa On Lake Maggiore Hits The Market For €6,800,000
Villa Ada, situated above Lake Maggiore, was built in 1866 by the Trubetskoy family. The family descends from Dmitry of Bryansk, who was the son of Algirdas, ruler of medieval Lithuania. Pyotr Trubetskoy, a Russian diplomat, moved to Italy in 1865 on a diplomatic mission. There he met Ada Winans, an American lyric singer. The…
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Mortgage demand sinks even as rates drop
People wait to visit a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Mortgage rates dropped for the second week in a row, but that didn’t revive demand from homeowners or potential buyers. Rates fell 10 basis points last week and have declined 24…
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