A real estate agent shows a home to a prospective buyer in Miami. Getty Images Mortgage rates rose for the third straight week last week, matching a 22-year high. As a result, mortgage demand dropped as well. Total mortgage application volume was 29% lower than the same week one year ago, according to the Mortgage
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A recent report by the research firm Delphi Digital illustrates the predictable consistency of price action and trends within the crypto market. The report delves into the interconnectedness between the 4-year Bitcoin (BTC) cycle and broader economic trends. According to Delphi Digital analysts, the ongoing consolidation at $30,000 is similar to the period between 2015
Municipals were mixed in secondary trading Tuesday amid an active primary that saw two large airport deals from Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta price. U.S. Treasuries were also mixed, and equities sold off. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the three-year at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at 65% and the 30-year
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the wildfires that took the Hawaiian island of Maui by storm will likely add pressure to negotiations to replenish its already dwindling Disaster Relief Fund, which will be a major focus when Congress returns from recess Sept. 5. The wildfires that destroyed at least 20 square miles, 13,000
Private equity group TPG Capital has approached EY about buying a stake in its consulting arm in a deal that would herald a second attempt at breaking up the Big Four firm. TPG outlined its plan for a debt-and-equity deal to separate the consulting arm from EY’s audit business in a letter sent to the
Over the 15 years since Bitcoin was created, there has been no shortage of crazy conspiracy theories about how it was made and where it came from. Some believe Bitcoin was the work of “a bunch of engineers” in the Chinese Communist Party — presumably for world domination; others claim Bitcoin is the work of
Many of the 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies don’t realize that changes to their home environment can ease their discomfort. Most of the messaging they see – especially the countless advertisements – focuses on medication. There are other options, and they generally don’t come with potential health-related side effects. I interviewed three experts
In recent years millions have moved abroad to retire due to a high cost of living. How do you get over the hurdles to relocate abroad?
Municipals were lightly traded and mostly steady Monday while U.S. Treasuries saw losses across the curve and equities ended in the black. Triple-A yield curves saw a mix of small bumps and cuts by a basis point or two, depending on the curve, while Treasuries saw losses of one to seven basis points with the
Annual tax revenue collection in Massachusetts fell by 4.7% in fiscal year 2023, the State Department of Revenue announced in its yearly report released Friday. The state collected $39.2 billion in fiscal 2023, $1.94 billion less than in fiscal 2022 and 1.5% below the state’s set benchmark, the report said. Officials attributed the year-over-year dip
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are buying up thousands of the high-performance Nvidia chips crucial for building artificial intelligence software, joining a global AI arms race that is squeezing the supply of Silicon Valley’s hottest commodity. The Gulf powerhouses have publicly stated their goal of becoming leaders in AI as they pursue ambitious
The connection between Bitcoin and gold goes back to Bitcoin’s origin. While it is not mentioned in the Bitcoin white paper, Satoshi Nakamoto actually referred to gold’s rarity in a Bitcointalk forum post when introducing the first version of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009. This was to emphasize the importance of a limited supply of 21 million coins.
Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck inside a tight range in August. Glassnode lead on-chain analyst Checkmate highlighted that the spread between the upper and lower Bollinger Bands for Bitcoin has shrunk to 2.9%, its third tightest ever. Typically, periods of low volatility are followed by a range expansion. The longer the time spent inside a
By unveiling its stablecoin, PayPal is attempting to claim a share of the growing cryptocurrency market. The company says that PYUSD will be able to support quick fund transfers for various purposes, such as remittances. PayPal has also indicated that the new cryptocurrency will be compatible with Web3 environments and will eventually be available on
Workers replace a roller that compresses steel at the A&T Stainless steel plant in Midland, Pennsylvania, March 2, 2020. Michael Rayne Swensen | Bloomberg via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. U.S. Steel — Shares of the steel producer surged more than 26% premarket after it rejected a $7.3 billion buyout
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Inflated shipping costs are enabling Russian companies to earn far more from crude oil sales to India than previously recognised, according to a Financial Times analysis which suggests that the charges may have raised more than $1bn in a single quarter. Russia has, until recently, appeared to comply on this route with western measures designed
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Tracey Ryniec and David Bartosiak, Stock Strategists at Zacks Investment Research, discuss Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) and its recent stock plunge. Chipotle has been plagued by an E. coli outbreak in the Northwest and subsequent negative public relations which have hit fourth quarter sales hard. The company recently lowered fourth quarter sales guidance to