Month: June 2018

Today has not been the best day for cryptocurrencies everywhere. With Bitcoin declining below the critical $6K level, it marks the furthest drop in the coin since November. Declining as much as 4.2 percent on Friday, it is currently trading around the $5,900 mark; this is whopping 59 percent decline from its highs at the beginning of this
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Can a Bitcoin Airdrop help the people of Venezuela? The country is considered one of the world’s most oppressive monetary states. Unfair practices implemented by its government to maintain control of its people has resulted in the following; “severe shortages of medicines, medical supplies, and food have intensified since 2014, and weak government responses have undermined Venezuelans’
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Shutterstock I had noticed a certain reverence in the demeanor of the mostly male guests on the Wall Street Week of the 1970s whenever Warren Buffett was mentioned, host Louis Rukeyser included. When the discussion moved to Buffett and the talk moved to “value stocks” you could detect a change of vibe almost as apparent
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The price of XRP slid below $0.43 on Friday, hitting a new low for 2018. The world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell to $0.424 at 13:00 UTC, surpassing the prior low of $0.438 seen just five days ago on the Bitfinex exchange. XRP has not recorded a daily close below $0.42 since December 12th,
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U.S. stock investors aren’t the only ones suffering from anxiety over the Trump administration’s trade policies. China’s Shanghai composite is tracking for its worst year in seven after falling 8 percent in June, amid escalating trade tensions and Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on high debt levels. A relentless six-week selling streak has sent the
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BATON ROUGE, La. — In August 2016, a massive rain storm stalled over Louisiana, dumping nearly 30 inches of rain across the Baton Rouge area. Rivers and creeks overflowed into each other within hours, flooding neighborhoods. More than 100,000 homes were inundated, some destroyed. The water caused nearly $4 billion in residential property damage alone,
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P.F. Chang’s is looking for a new owner. Centerbridge Partners and the board of managers of Wok Parent revealed Friday they have retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays to explore a possible sale of the Chinese food chain. “Given the positive performance of P.F. Chang’s Bistro and having received multiple unsolicited indications of
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Binance Uganda: The world’s most active cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, Binance, just announced that it would be opening its first exchange in Uganda. Official Launch of #Binance Uganda Fiat-Crypto Exchangehttps://t.co/Od3NsL3rtm pic.twitter.com/3wCOdT5q62 — Binance (@binance) June 28, 2018 According to the statement made on the company’s website, Binance told its users that it would be
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Shutterstock Preferred securities took a beating in the 2008-2009 Great Recession. Once-bitten, twice-shy income investors may begin to shun the asset class once they conclude that the next economic contraction is imminent. History suggests that those who do so could be making a costly error. In the table below, the shaded segment furthest to the
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A monitor displays General Electric Co. (GE) signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, March 12, 2018. GE has more than $100 bn notes outstanding. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Faced with regulatory constraints and stricter guidelines, bank lending to businesses declined since the financial crisis. The
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Bitcoin (BTC) could post new 2018 lows over the weekend, having found acceptance below key price support. Despite signs of a possible corrective rally seen earlier yesterday, the leading cryptocurrency closed below $6,000 for the first time since November 12, signaling a downside break of a major support (February low). While the bears had briefly
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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Nike stock increased by more than 8 percent in extended-hours trading. The popular shoe and athletic wear company posted stronger than expected earnings in its fourth quarter report. Nike earned 69 cents per share compared with analyst expectations of 64 cents per share. The Beaverton, Oregon
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Call it a love-hate relationship. Investors have bet heavily this year that a number of stocks would fall, but in some cases, the exact opposite has happened, fueling some very large gains in those very same stocks. Advanced Micro Devices, Rent-a-Center, Shake Shack and Restoration Hardware — all stocks with high short interest – have
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Bithumb hack: Last week, the world’s 11th largest cryptocurrency exchange by its 24-hour trade volume, Bithumb, announced that it had been hacked. The initial reports suggested that close to 35 million Korean won ($31 million USD) had been taken from its platform. Several cryptocurrencies were stolen, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), and Bitcoin Cash
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Photographer: Jeff Zelevansky/Bloomberg News The Madison Square Garden Company has always been a tantalizing stock for those who believe in the ever-growing value of high-end sports and entertainment. The company, controlled by the Dolan family and CEO James Dolan, owns Manhattan’s iconic Madison Square Garden and two of the sports world’s most valuable franchises, the
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Netflix’s global subscription expansion as well as gradual pricing increases put the company’s stock on track for even more upside over the next year, according to Macquarie Research. The firm raised its price target on the online video streamer’s shares to $430 from $336, reiterating its outperform rating and citing uplift in subscriptions to higher
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) price charts remain biased to the bears, but market positioning on a major exchange suggests a sustained break below $6,000 may remain elusive in short-term. At press time, the leading cryptocurrency is trading at $6,100 on Bitfinex, largely unchanged on a 24-hour basis, and technically speaking, BTC remains on the defensive as discussed
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