(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Getty Images Key Takeaways It’s been a mixed bag for Wall Street this earning season, with some banks beating estimates and some notching major misses Some themes across the board include a massive slowdown in investment banking revenues, as M&A and IPO activity plunged during a volatile year The net interest More
Summary Dividend-paying companies that are popular with gurus as of the third quarter include Intel INTC , Western Union WU , Coterra Energy, Lazard, Horizon Bancorp and HNI HNI . After a rough year in 2022, many investors are looking for some stability within their portfolios. One strategy they can use to hedge their investments More
Chicago skyline aerial drone view from above, lake Michigan and city of Chicago downtown skyscrapers … [+] cityscape. The average rent in Chicago zip codes on the its lakefront rank among the top 10 most expensive in the city.getty Home prices have been through a whirlwind over the last three years, thanks mainly to the More
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 06: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on … [+] February 6, 2018 in New York City. Following Monday’s over 1000 point drop, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up over 500 points. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Getty Images Individual investors seem to have More
TOPSHOT – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas … [+] Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. – Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was hit with multiple criminal charges December 13, 2022, accused of committing one of the biggest financial frauds in US history. More
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesGetty Images Rising rents mean a greater share of private investors are buying residential property, according to a leading estate agent. A hefty 12.2% of all homes have been bought by an investor in the year to date, research from Hamptons International showed. This is up from 11.7% in 2021, it More
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 08: CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the … [+] House Financial Services Committee. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Getty Images Cryptocurrency company FTX and its young founder, Samuel Bankman-Fried (“Sam”), once were valued at nearly $30 billion. The company was a hub for all things crypto, performing More
Nov. 17. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Takeaways Mortgage refinance applications are down 88% since this time last year, with new mortgage applications also down 46% over the same period. It comes off the back of rapidly rising rates, which have made mortgages hundreds of dollars more expensive… More
Pipe cofounder and CEO Harry Hurst made the surprise decision to resign less than four years after starting the company. Pipe Three cofounders of fintech lending startup Pipe, valued at $2 billion in a funding round last year, are stepping down from the Miami company. The departing executives include co-CEO Harry Hurst, 33; co-CEO Josh… More
Empty fuel warning light in car dashboard. Fuel pump icon. gasoline gauge dash board in car with … [+] digital warning sign of run out of fuel turn on. Low level of fuel show on speedometer dashboardgetty 26 days. That’s how much diesel America has in its collective tank. Imagine that: a fuel that powers… More
Fed Chair Jerome Powell at news conference following FOMC meeting, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Patrick … [+] Semansky)Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Fed Chair Powell confirmed the market’s expectations of a 4% Fed Funds rate with more to come. The news launched the usual negative media reports, and a short-lived stock market decline.… More
Sometimes you need somewhere to park your cash for a year or less. Perhaps you’re saving your money for a house, a wedding, or another financial goal. If you don’t want to tie your money up long-term, here are some of the best short-term investments right now. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 14: Tiger Woods (L)… More
Will Biometrics Be the Future of Payments? Tech companies Apple and Google, major influencers of consumer behavior, have done the heavy-lifting when it comes to biometrics acceptance. Their tech tools and ubiquitous smartphones have primed consumers to use their fingerprints or faces to access their devices. In addition, user IDs, PINs and passwords have become… More
Topline Fed officials on Thursday reiterated calls for aggressive policy to combat stubbornly high inflation—fueling expectations for bigger rate hikes amid a stock-market selloff that’s seen major indexes hit new lows for the year—and some analysts project that the losses could only deepen. Morgan Stanley’s bear case scenario? Another 18% plunge.getty Key Facts Real interest… More
residential power distribution with safety equipment per local codegetty The Utilities Sector Select Sector SPDR Fund is having a tough September after the Fed began the interest rate hikes. The fund hit its high price of the year early in the month up there above 77 and has now descended to 68 in about 2… More
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