In this article QRVO SPOT ALGN QCOM FB A smartphone with Facebook’s logo is seen in front of displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration taken October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Wednesday: Meta Platforms — Shares of the Facebook parent plunged more
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WASHINGTON — A weekslong onslaught of Republican opposition to two of the Biden administration’s Federal Reserve nominees — Sarah Bloom Raskin and Lisa Cook — tees up a contentious confirmation hearing on Thursday. Saule Omarova, the White House’s pick for comptroller of the currency who ultimately withdrew, faced similar blowback in the fall. But Senate
The bathroom is a very intimate place. In the very contradictory world of sexy technology countering the fear of hyper surveillance, the bathroom seems like the last and final place for the internet of things to hang its towel. So, it’s rare for homeowners to chat about what happens between the four walls of the
A real estate agent stands in the doorway as Giovani and Nicole Quiroz of Brooklyn, New York visit an open house in West Hempstead, New York. Raychel Brightman | Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued to surge higher last week, and that brought borrowers out of the woodwork, looking to refinance.
Bitcoin (BTC) fell on the Wall Street open on Feb. 2 as another tech stock rout panicked traders. Bitcoin: “Macro FUD is driving all” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it dipped below $38,000 as Wall Street began, giving back half of the gains secured on Monday. At the time of writing,
Shortly after Meta, formerly Facebook, officially gave up on its stablecoin Diem, some of the key people in the project have become increasingly vocal about the uncensorable nature of Bitcoin (BTC). David Marcus, a co-founder of Diem, originally known as Libra, took to Twitter on Tuesday to predict that Bitcoin will be the number one
Triple-A benchmark yields were little changed on the shorter end of the curve, while bonds outside of five years saw the first bumps of substance in 2022 to begin the new month. Treasuries were softer to close the session, while equities rebounded to end in the black. The municipal to UST ratio five-year was at
In this video, I’ll share with you some pros and cons of day trading. Also, I’ll give you some words of wisdom, and some things you need to be aware of when it comes to day trading. Because a lot of people don’t really share the details behind day trading, or maybe they just don’t
In this article ASTR The company’s rocket LV0008 stands on the launchpad ahead of the ELaNa 41 mission for NASA. Astra | John Kraus Rocket builder Astra is preparing to launch from Florida for the first time as early as this weekend, with the company expecting to soon receive its Federal Aviation Administration license for
The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Alphabet — Shares of the Google-parent rose more than 7% in extended trading after the company beat on the top and bottom lines for its quarterly results. The
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said he would like to raise interest rates at the central bank’s meetings in March and May but played down the benefits of a larger-than-expected move. “Fifty basis points, I don’t think helps us — at least sitting here today, I don’t think that really helps
More than one-third (34.1%) of U.S. single-family homes for sale in December were new construction, up from 25.4% a year earlier and the highest share on record, according to real estate firm Redfin. Newly built homes have taken up an increasing portion of housing inventory over the last 10 years, with a major acceleration in
lvcandy | DigitalVision Vectors | Getty Images Sales of real estate in the metaverse topped $500 million last year and could double this year, according to investors and analytics firms. Real estate sales on the four major metaverse platforms reached $501 million in 2021, according to MetaMetric Solutions. Sales in January topped $85 million, the
“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now! In this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss which play-to-earn (P2E) games have the potential to dethrone Axie Infinity. But first, market expert Marcel Pechman carefully examines the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) markets. Are the current market conditions bullish or bearish? What is the outlook
The governor of the Central Bank of Jordan recently said his institution is studying the possibility of launching a legal digital currency, one that will be linked with its national currency. He also suggested that cryptocurrency trading might eventually be allowed in Jordan once the necessary legislation has been put in place. Protecting Investors Jordan
Bitcoin (BTC) is retaking market share from altcoins after its market cap dominance hit its highest since November 2021 last week. Data from CoinMarketCap and TradingView reveals BTC briefly accounted for over 42% of the overall crypto market cap in late January. Bitcoin claws back market cap presence Having suffered on the way down from
What to do when your municipal electric utility is slammed by huge bills after the state electric grid failed to balance supply and demand? Bring in a new power-hungry customer to help pay off those bills. That’s what Denton, Texas, is doing. Now, the money it realizes from having Core Scientific as a customer will
JohnnyGreig | E+ | Getty Images Embracing diversity is good for business. More diverse companies, both at board level and throughout the workforce, can outperform on financial metrics such as return on equity and higher earnings per share. They can also generate higher returns compared to their indices, according to GS Sustain 2020. Moreover, embracing
In this article TSLA WBA K CTXS SPOT BYND The Spotify app on an iPhone. Fabian Sommer | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Tesla shares surged more than 9% after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral. The firm said the pullback
Municipals ended the month in the red but yields rose only a basis point or two on most triple-A scales on Monday while U.S. Treasuries were also softer and equities rallied hard. Triple-A benchmark yields rose slightly as did UST, keeping muni to UST ratios in a higher range. The municipal to UST ratio five-year