Interest rates are going up. The Federal Reserve hiked rates once already this year in March. And at its meeting this Tuesday and Wednesday, the Fed is likely to raise the federal funds rate again. Many experts predict there will be a third rate hike before the end of the year. Sure, the increases mean
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Bitpanda adds IOTA: All incidences of hacking are unfortunate, but some more so than others. On the weekend of June 9th, Coinrail, a South Korean crypto exchange, was hacked. The Coinrail hack was so severe that all of the top 10 coins on the market are plunging today. Some coins are down because of it,
Cisco shares will thrive due to its pivot to a more recurring revenue business model, according to one top Wall Street firm. J.P. Morgan reiterated its overweight rating for Cisco’s stock, predicting the company’s recently announced mandatory subscription offering for networking switches will boost its profits. The firm has a “favorable outlook for Cisco’s positioning
Pick your potential stock market mover this week. The Trump–Kim summit could forge diplomatic ties between the U.S. and North Korea, meetings from the Fed and ECB will dictate changes in global monetary policy, and a decision on the Time Warner–AT&T deal sets precedent for any future M&A activity in media. There are a few
Activist investor Paul Singer’s Elliott Management on Monday revealed its latest target in the power and utilities space: Sempra Energy. If that pairing sounds familiar, it should. Last August, Singer played a pivotal role in Sempra’s purchase of Oncor, in the process, spoiling Warren Buffett‘s bid for the Texas utility. By threatening to launch a
Companies with healthy balance sheets like Home Depot and Nvidia are investors’ best bet as the rest of corporate America loads on debt to unsafe levels even as the Federal Reserve continues hike rates, according to Goldman Sachs. “Strong balance sheet stocks have historically outperformed weak balance sheet stocks during environments of rising leverage,” wrote
Nomura Instinet is less bullish on further stock gains for Intel after talking to the chipmaker’s CEO, Brian Krzanich. The firm noted how the Intel executive did not limit the level of potential market shares losses to its competitor AMD. “We came away from a meeting with CEO Brian Krzanich last week believing that the
Stocks aren’t tanking Monday because Wall Street believes President Donald Trump is “right” about trade, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “I thought that [stock] futures would open down big,” Cramer said Monday on “Squawk on the Street.” “By not being down, the market is saying, ‘Trump’s right.’ It’s not saying [trade] doesn’t matter. It’s saying
Not many experts would recommend packing investment accounts like 401(k) retirement plans with bitcoin. The digital currency is just too volatile. But there’s nothing wrong with setting a little aside — money you can afford to lose — for wild bets, like gambling a few bucks at a casino. Bitcoin certainly offers an adrenaline rush.
Electronic Arts will benefit from the battle-royale trend popularized by Epic Games’ “Fortnite,” according to one Wall Street firm. The game publisher announced Saturday it will add a battle-royale mode to its “Battlefield V” game. The title is slated for release on Oct. 19. Piper Jaffray reiterated its overweight rating for Electronic Arts shares, predicting
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Rent-A-Center – Rent-A-Center said it has received an increased takeover offer from a company that was previously interested in buying the rent-to-own furniture retailer. That follows the company’s Sunday statement that it did not find a suitable buyer and that it had ended its review of
Months after hitting record highs, the S&P 500 is still marooned below 2,800. To one self-described “unapologetically bullish” portfolio manager, the rally will pick up speed over the summer to surge through year’s end. “We think right now that there’s a wall of worry. That’s evident because everyone feels the need to apologize for being
The bitcoin market has come alive in the last 36 hours, with the bears gaining the upper hand and now aiming for fresh 2018 lows below $6,000. The cryptocurrency dropped nearly 10 percent on Sunday, hitting a two-month low of $6,619 on Bitfinex, having spent the last two weeks trading in the narrow range of
Tanzeel Akhtar is an independent British journalist whose work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, FT Alphaville, Investing.com, Forbes, Euromoney and Citywire. With over 1,560 cryptocurrencies for investors to choose from, the abundance can seem overwhelming. But it also raises an interesting question: How important is it to have exposure to a
The price of bitcoin dropped $500 in a single hour Sunday to hit a two-month low below $6,700. According to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is now changing hands at $6,718, up slightly after reaching a daily low of $6,647, its lowest total since April 10. Indeed, data shows
Canada Crackdown – The Canadian government just announced that going forward it will regulate any businesses “dealing in virtual currency” as Money Services Businesses (MSBs). This move is aimed at protecting Canada’s financial ecosystem from potential terrorist financing activities and money laundering. Canada considers money service businesses as those that handle money, but are not
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Key Highlights: Bitcoin Cash price held steady for the past few days, trading in the $1,050-1,150 range throughout most of the week. BCH/USD is heading for an upside break, now on a bullish trend line testing a major resistance of $1,125. A major support level has been established at $1,080. BCH/USD Heading For Upside Break
VALLEJO, Calif. — California is in the middle of an affordable-housing crisis that cities across the state are struggling to solve. Rick Holliday, a longtime Bay Area real estate developer, thinks one answer lies in an old shipyard in Vallejo, about 40 minutes northeast of San Francisco. Here, in a football-field-sized warehouse where workers used
It’s going to be a big week for the markets, with three central bank meetings (the Fed on Wednesday, the European Central Bank on Thursday and Bank of Japan on Friday) and President Trump’s summit with North Korea dominating the headlines. There also is a pile of economic data on its way: CPI on Tuesday,
By now, most people are aware that Codius is coming back. This in itself is big news, but the relaunch of the smart contract platform is making waves for two other reasons. First, people are talking about it because the product will not be launched through Ripple, but rather by Coil. Second, there is speculation
Bitcoin day traders appear to be on the rise. The Financial Times reports that there is as much Bitcoin (BTC) owned by short-term speculators as there is by HODLers, or long-term investors, now. Bitcoin Day Traders Catching Up Blockchain research company Chainalysis discovered the Bitcoin data. This data shows that the amount of BTC held
Ripple (XRP) started the week off making headlines, and it appears to be ending the week in the same way. On Monday, we saw positive Ripple news hit the market. First, the company donated $50M to Universities across the globe. Second, XRP was listed on the SBI Holdings crypto exchange. Today, we have seen both
Bitcoin price hovered around the $7,550-$7,650 territory on Friday morning. Volatility has declined since the beginning of the week, as BTC/USD has been largely trading in this range for the past seven days. BTC/USD also struggled to move past the $7,700 price point earlier today. BTC/USD Holds Support At $7,550 For most of Friday morning,
The purchase of three properties by President Trump‘s son-in-law on the banks of a toxic Brooklyn canal triggered a series of unusual real estate deals and a windfall profit from transactions financed by a bank tied to the Trump family. The property transactions totaling more than $150 million began in late 2014 and early 2015
A surge this week has Tesla racing back to levels not seen in three months and reversing a sell-off that had wiped out a year’s worth of gains. The charts suggest its comeback is just getting started, one technical analyst says. “Tesla likes to consolidate and then thrust higher,” TradingAnalysis.com’s Todd Gordon told CNBC’s “Trading
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Verizon – Verizon named chief technology officer Hans Vestberg as its new CEO effective August 1, replacing Lowell McAdam, who will remain as executive chairman through the end of the year. Vestberg is the former CEO of Sweden’s Ericsson. Facebook – Facebook said a software
Emerging market stocks are sinking, and one portfolio manager is urging more caution. Chad Morganlander, portfolio manager at Washington Crossing Advisors, told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” that emerging markets could fall further. Here’s why. • One large emerging markets-tracking ETF, the EEM, has fallen 1.5 percent this year amid a gradually strengthening U.S. dollar and concerns
Apple shares fell 2 percent in U.S. premarket trading on Friday, after a report said the firm told its supply chain to make 20 percent fewer parts for iPhones in the second half of 2018. The Nikkei newspaper, citing unnamed industry sources, reported that Apple was placing less orders as it is taking a “cautious”
Bitcoin has been squeezed into an increasingly narrow range for more than two weeks and is now experiencing volatility not seen for eight months. As a result, it’s looking likely that bitcoin could soon make a strong move, but the direction it will take when that happens is less than clear. Since May 24, the