Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two day Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting in Washington, January 30, 2019. Leah Millis | Reuters Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, in prepared remarks for Congress, reaffirmed the Fed is concerned about economic weakness and that it will act as “appropriate” to sustain the
Month: July 2019
The Scottish craft beer company BrewDog has announced it will be extending its groundbreaking cryptocurrency investment program “Equity for Punks” until April next year. The program, which was originally intended to end on July 5 this year, allows investors to buy BrewDog shares using a variety of cryptocurrencies. These include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple
This home, designed by Alliance Green Builders, is one of the projects featured on the Rise platform. It is a two-story gut-remodel that achieved LEED Platinum in 2017 and is now operating Net Zero Energy due to the home’s high-performance. Alliance Green Builders Most people don’t own homes just to turn them over for a
A real estate agent shows a prospective home buyer a house for sale in Peoria, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage demand has been more than muted for the last several weeks, even as rates sit near two-year lows. Mortgage application volume fell 2.4% for the week last week, according to the
View BTC continues to chart bullish higher lows and higher highs on short duration charts, favoring a retest of the recent high of $13,880. A move to $13,880 may take time if prices drop below key support at $12,538. That would allow a deeper pullback to $12,000. A high-volume UTC close below $12,000 would invalidate
The GBTC (Grayscale Bitcoin Trust) has made a massive move this year with a gain of 250% and outperformed all other assets classes. Over the past few years, Bitcoin has become one of the most intriguing investment opportunities for thousands of people across the world, and it is only natural, considering the sort of highs
If you’ve been wanting to own shares in the latest generation of space companies, now is your first chance. Social Capital Hedosophia, the investment vehicle of venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, is merging with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic in a deal that will open the space tourism company to public investors later this year. Social Capital
Binance has just cut the time needed to make withdrawals and deposits in two top cryptocurrencies. The crypto exchange announced Tuesday that it’s adjusted its systems so that the number of block confirmations – in effect, how long before a transaction is considered confirmed as complete and can be executed – has been halved for bitcoin
Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket Tuesday: Acacia Communications — Acacia shares surged 38% after announcing it will be acquired by Cisco Systems for $70 per share in cash, or approximately $2.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in second half of Cisco’s fiscal 2020. PepsiCo — The beverage and snacks
Back in 2017 when the crypto sphere was in the middle of one of the biggest bull runs ever seen, Monero (XMR) had emerged as one of the more interesting coins, and the price surged significantly at the time. However, over time, the coin lost its shine somewhat as more and more exchanges got suspicious
As a new or even seasoned investor, finding the best markets to invest in is crucial to long-term success. But what are the characteristics that define a market as among the best? Here are seven tips for all investors wanting to find the best real estate markets to invest in when it comes to rental
A woman walks next to a “For Rent” sign at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, California. Paul Sakuma | AP In the D.C. suburb of Chevy Chase, MD, a massive apartment rental and condominium complex is going up, and apparently it can’t happen fast enough. Demand for rental apartments in and near cities across
View Bitcoin’s violation of recent bearish lower highs with a move above $12,061 has opened the doors for a retest of $13,880. Prices reinforced the bull breakout with a successful defense of the former resistance-turned-support of $12,061 soon before press time. Bitcoin’s dominance rate has spiked to 27-month highs, backing the uptrend in prices. A
People exit Deutsche Bank’s Manhattan headquarters with white envelopes that are reportedly their exit papers following news that the global banking giant will be letting go of thousands of employees due to a major restructuring at the German bank on July 08, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The scene was
IDG-backed cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has just launched a platform offering crypto derivatives trading. Announced Monday, the KuMEX trading venue is now live in public beta and will offer initially a bitcoin perpetual contract (XBTUSDM), quoted in U.S. dollars, with up to 20x leverage. Aimed to make pricing “more fair and rigorous,” KuCoin said, KuMEX uses a bitcoin spot
Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket Monday: Deutsche Bank — The German bank’s U.S.-listed shares traded 2.2% lower on news Deutsche would cut 18,000 jobs by 2022 in a massive restructuring effort to improve profitability. The bank will also shut down its global equities sales and trading business. Verizon — Verizon shares
Litecoin (LTC) continues to outperform other cryptocurrencies ahead of the much-awaited halving of its blockchain. Over the last seven days, the altcoin has averaged 5% in returns compared to just 1% for Bitcoin (BTC). Other cryptocurrencies continue to post mixed fortunes after a meteoric rise in the first half of the year. LTC Halving The
To supplement a report on barriers to homeownership, housing finance researchers at the Urban Institute last year published a down payments quiz. They included six questions, such as, “What was the median down payment made in the US for mortgages used to buy a home in 2017?” And, “How many states have programs that can help
View BTC could rise to key resistance at $12,061 in the next few hours, as the hourly chart is reporting a symmetrical triangle breakout. A high-volume break above $12,061 would invalidate the bearish lower-highs pattern and open the doors to the recent high of $13,880. However, a break with low volumes could turn out to
The logo for the Vanguard Group is shown on correspondence in Zelienople, Pa. Keith Srakocic | AP Vanguard, the non-profit financial giant that single-handedly revolutionized the investment management world, reportedly wants to join the private equity party train. Is this another market that it intends to overhaul by passively managing and micro-pricing index fund offerings
Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines midday: Chipmakers— Shares of chipmakers fell broadly, including Micron falling more than 1% and Qualcomm dropping less than 1%, after Samsung said its second-quarter profit would likely be down 56% from a year ago. The world’s largest smartphone maker and supplier of memory chips cited
Dogecoin is surging today, up 37% in earlier trade, on the news that Binance—the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange—has listed it. Dogecoin is one of the most popular digital currencies out there and currently trades at $0.003769 USD per coin. Now, some are speculating if this momentum will help to drive an oncoming altcoin season. Dogecoin is
Stone Palace on the Hill estate in Saddle River, New Jersey Concierge Auctions A short drive from Manhattan yet worlds away from the hustle and bustle is a palatial mansion in Saddle River, New Jersey inspired by the iconic Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Known as Stone Palace on the Hill, the sublime estate
The outlook for Chinese stocks may be risky given the uncertain state of U.S.-China trade relations. But Lewis Kaufman, a portfolio manager at Artisan Partners, thinks investors should buy them anyway. “Regardless of what ultimately happens with the China trade tensions, there is a robustness to China that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the emerging
Financial institutions have begun to enter crypto with a quickening pace, setting the tone for the remainder of 2019 and 2020. What makes these years different from ones prior is the speed of professionalization taking place in the markets, according to our sources. Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, CEO of BCB – a financial services group with
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has the opportunity to reinforce market expectations for a late July rate cut or rein them in when he speaks to Congress in the week ahead. Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday and at the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, and is expected to answer questions on the
The cryptocurrency market has possibly been one of the most innovative things to have emerged over the past decade or so, and during the course of that period, it has taken the world by storm. However, as everyone knows, ecosystems evolve, and that is what has been happening with regards to the cryptocurrency ecosystem as
Investing in a building requires the investor to do a little digging and to pay attention to the details. Older buildings can be potential treasure troves, but people need to look over the property critically, as not all old buildings are worth the investment of time, energy or funds. To find out more about what to watch
Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a tearing run for much of 2019 after making a remarkable turnaround from its low of last year. However, the past few days have not been particularly great for the cryptocurrency as the price fluctuated quite wildly at the start of the week. Although Bitcoin did recover, the price slumped
President Donald Trump’s prospective Federal Reserve nominee sees an economy that is booming and thinks the central bank should not be a force standing in its way. Judy Shelton told CNBC that Friday’s strong jobs report is a good example of fiscal policy working, though she has expressed reservations about the Fed’s actions. The June
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