Municipals were a little firmer in spots Tuesday, while equities and short-term U.S. Treasuries sold off after Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell suggested interest rates could be hiked higher than expected to combat inflation. The two-year UST yield rose 13 basis points, pushing it above 5% for the first time since June 2007. The
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has gone on a shitcoin selling spree, exchanging nearly $700,000 worth of tokens previously airdropped to him for Ether (ETH). According to Etherscan, a wallet belonging to Buterin on March 7 offloaded 500 trillion SHIKOKU (SHIK) for 380.3 ETH ($595,448), nearly 10 billion Cult DAO (CULT) for 58.1 ETH ($91,021), and
Jay Powell warned the US Federal Reserve is prepared to return to bigger interest rate rises to fight inflation at a congressional appearance on Tuesday. In his first public intervention since data releases showed the central bank struggling to cool the US economy despite a year-long campaign of monetary tightening, the Fed chair signalled his
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget and four-year financial plan tackles the city’s post-Chapter 9 pension funding cliff, offers some property tax relief and moves the city closer to fully shedding state oversight, he told the City Council. The city would draw $73 million from its proposed $1.3 billion general fund to make
FTX Debtors and affiliate Alameda Research Ltd. have filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investments, seeking injunctive relief to unlock $9 billion in value for shareholders of the Grayscale Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts. The debtors allege that “Grayscale has extracted over $1.3 billion in exorbitant management fees in violation of the trust agreements.” FTX Debtors Accuse
In this article KEY NSC WW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Source: Weight Watchers Check out the companies making headlines after hours. WW International — Shares jumped more than 6% after WW International, also known as WeightWatchers, said it’s acquiring Sequence, a subscription telehealth platform with a focus on chronic weight management, for a
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has hinted that the firm’s new layer-2 blockchain network Base may be subjected to transaction monitoring and Anti-Money Laundering measures at launch. In an interview with Joe Weisenthal on Bloomberg Radio on March 6, Armstrong acknowledged that Base has some centralized components today, adding that “it will be more and more
Million-dollar-plus homes are making up a smaller portion of the housing pie than they did in the spring according to a recent survey. Just over 7% of homes in the U.S. are worth $1 million or more. The share has dropped from June 2022’s all-time high of 8.6% and remains essentially unchanged from a year
A new Bankrate ranking found the Austin, Texas, metro area is the best for first-time home purchasers. Roschetzkyistockphoto | Istock | Getty Images Prospective buyers looking to secure the purchase of their first home this spring will still face a difficult market. Yet there are signs some areas of the country may provide more opportunity
Unsteady leadership has challenged the financial stability of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, according to a state review of the town’s financial management that was recently made public. High turnover rates in key government positions over the last decade left the Cape Cod town of 4,035 without sustainable revenue streams and in need of fundamental reforms, the Division
Private credit groups including Apollo, Ares and Blackstone are poised to write the largest direct loan on record as they continue to muscle in on a lucrative business traditionally dominated by Wall Street banks. The lenders are increasingly confident they can edge out investment banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs on a deal to fund
The National Federation of Municipal Analysts has named Mark Capell, managing vice president of public finance for Build America Mutual’s West Region as its president for the 2023 year. The first bond insurer to serve as president of NFMA since Bill Hogan of Assured Guaranty’s 2009 term, Capell believes his experience in bond insurance gives
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to react at the March 6 Wall Street open as consensus formed around a potential violation of $20,000. $19,000 BTC price is “breakdown target” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a limp BTC/USD as it clung to $22,400 at the time of writing. Motionless throughout the weekend, the pair offered few
In this article FISV ROST NVDA KTB WDAY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT NVIDIA President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang Robert Galbraith | Reuters Recession risk is on the minds of investors, particularly as the Federal Reserve remains resolute in hiking interest rates. In these tough times, investors would be well advised to find stocks
In this article ZS AI HPE FSLR PG AVGO JWN AAPL DELL VSCO MRVL CHPT COST Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Charge Point EV stations Source: Charge Point Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: C3.ai — Shares surged 17% after C3.ai reported third-quarter results that topped expectations. The enterprise artificial intelligence
American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg has been revealed as one of the co-founders of a Web3-powered live streaming app called “Shiller” — adding to yet another Web3 partnership for the well-known hip-hop artist. The app is described as a “live broadcast platform” that aims to combine Web3 technology with real-time live-streaming content. The rap star
Asking rents climbed by $6, or 0.3%, from January to February. That is the first monthly increase in rents in five months, since they last rose in September 2022, according to a recent survey. The 0.3% increase is only somewhat smaller than the typical February increase of 0.4%, averaged over data from 2016 to 2020,
In this article TGT GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 27, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors
The Federal Reserve said further interest-rate hikes would be required to restore price stability. “The committee is strongly committed to returning inflation to its 2% objective,” the Fed said in its semi-annual report to Congress released Friday. Officials expect “ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of
Digital asset investment firms poured $2.7 billion into decentralized finance projects in 2022, up 190% from 2021, while investments into centralized finance projects went the other way — falling 73% to $4.3 billion over the same timeframe. The staggering rise in DeFi funding was despite overall crypto funding figures falling from $31.92 billion in 2021
One of Credit Suisse’s longest-standing shareholders has sold its entire stake in the scandal-hit Swiss bank after losing patience with its strategy amid persistent losses and a client exodus. US investment manager Harris Associates, whose deputy chair and chief investment officer David Herro was for years among the Swiss bank’s most prominent supporters, owned as
Legislation seeking to end government contracts with companies engaged in “boycotting” an expanded list of industries and business policies passed the Utah House and Senate late Thursday. Senate Bill 97 builds on laws previously enacted in Texas and a few other states focusing on “boycotts” of the fossil fuel or firearm industries by adding timber,
Economist and gold enthusiast Peter Schiff has said that the U.S. Fed may have to fight a “complete economic collapse” and be faced with more to worry about than the current battle against inflation. In other news, artificial intelligence (AI) crypto assets have seen a recent surge, and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has tossed in
In this article CVX XOM BKR CHK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An LNG import terminal at the Rotterdam port in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine a year ago has shifted global energy supply chains and put the U.S. clearly at the top of
It would seem that the sky’s the limit for the “Big Sky Country” after Montana ranked in the top 10 population gains in the nation. With 17,000 new residents, Montana grew 1.5% over the past year, thanks to an influx of new residents from decreased-population states like California and Illinois. This newfound popularity has put
March 1, 2023: U.K. house prices saw their sharpest annual decline since 2012 in February, according to Nationwide. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. house prices fell by 1.1% annually in February, their first annual decline since June 2020 and the sharpest contraction since November 2012, according to a
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his executive budget proposal for fiscal year 2024, a record $53.1 billion plan that takes into account the state’s expectation for a shallow and short recession by holding off on large new initiatives while boosting reserves and addressing long-term obligations. “This budget will better prepare New Jersey for any
Federal Reserve officials are converging around the need to keep US interest rates high for longer, reflecting concern about recent hotter-than-expected inflation data and worries about global economic trends that could fuel price pressures. “In order to put this episode of high inflation behind us, further policy tightening, maintained for a longer time, will probably
Municipals were firmer in spots Friday, with pressure easing for short-end munis, ahead of a robust new-issue calendar where issuance tops $10 billion. U.S. Treasuries rallied out long, and equities ended up. Triple-A benchmark yields were bumped three to 12 basis points, depending on the scale, at one-year, while UST yields fell four to 13,
Time value of money, explained The time value of money (TVM) is the concept that money available today is worth more than the same amount of money in the future. While inflation gradually weakens the purchasing power of money, its worth can rise over time by being invested or earning interest. The time value of
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