Month: February 2023

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The proposal passed the House but failed in the Senate in 2009. The Obama administration said they supported it but they didn’t fight for it. President Obama’s Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was “lukewarm” about the legislation, according to Politico at the time. Years later, however, Geithner said not having it was a top policy constraint
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America’s homebuilders are growing more bullish as buyer demand picks up, driven in part by slightly lower mortgage rates. Homebuilder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in February rose 7 points to 42, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. This is the highest reading since September
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to sue Paxos for issuing and listing its Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin, benefitting its top-rival, Tether (USDT), whose market capitalization has risen to multimonth highs.  BUSD market cap drops by $2 billion The SEC claims that BUSD, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, is a security, noting that
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Municipals sold off Wednesday in secondary trading, with the short end seeing the largest cuts, as several large deals priced in the primary. U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended mixed after a strong retail sales report. Triple-A benchmark yields were cut six to 16 basis points, depending on the scale, pushing the one-year muni
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Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as Scotland’s first minister and leader of the Scottish National party on Wednesday after a backlash over her strategy for securing independence and controversy over proposed gender laws. A thorn in the side of UK prime ministers for almost a decade, Sturgeon led the pro-independence SNP to repeated electoral success
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On Feb. 14, 2023, Milena Mayorga, the Salvadoran ambassador to the United States, announced that her country is considering opening a second bitcoin embassy in the Lone Star State. Mayorga said that Texas is “our new ally” and the goal is to expand “commercial and economic exchange projects.” Ambassador Milena Mayorga Fosters Growing Relationship Between
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In this article GDDY DVN TRIP ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The TripAdvisor homepage Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Airbnb — Shares of Airbnb jumped 10% after the company released fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ expectations. The company reported earnings per share
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A look at two aggressive growth stocks that are Zacks Rank Buys First Solar: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/FSLR?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Saia: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SAIAcid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
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Municipals were weaker Tuesday, while USTs saw yields rise and equities ended mixed after a hotter-than-expected consumer price index report showed inflation may take longer to combat, and require higher rates, than the Federal Reserve planned. Triple-A benchmarks were cut one to six basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose nine to
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Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast has released its fifth episode, featuring Filbfilb, a cryptocurrency analyst and trader popular on Crypto Twitter. The crypto space has seen several bull and bear markets since the industry began with the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009. Each overarching crypto bull and bear market has primarily hinged on the
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Post-COVID turnover in the state and local workforce, including elevated numbers of retirements and resignations, is forcing municipal bond analysts to rethink their assessment of pension risk — the possibility that pension and other postemployment benefit costs grow so much that they impair a bond issuer’s ability to pay its debts.  Pension actuaries use assumptions
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In this article ROG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Christopher Hopefitch | Digitalvision | Getty Images Company: Rogers (ROG) Business: Rogers designs, develops, manufactures and sells engineered materials and components. It operates through Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES), Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS) and Other segments. In November 2021, the company entered into a definitive merger
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There’s more pressure than ever today for parents to create beautifully designed nurseries and children’s rooms. With #babynursery having more than 168 million views on TikTok, from minimalist to mid century modern and high-end designer looks, while a baby likely won’t remember what their nursery looked like—social media will. Another big factor in furniture decisions
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Crypto financial services Matrixport’s head of research believes the recent scrutiny of Paxos and its Binance USD (BUSD) token is not a direct attack on stablecoins themselves.  In a Feb. 14 analysis, Matrixport’s Markus Thielen suggested that BUSD issuer Paxos Trust Company may not have been stringent enough with its oversight of the token. He added that
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Can major social media stocks deliver in earnings season? Will the trio of FB, LNKD, TWTR manage to impress investors with their most recent reports? Watch our video for clues on how these companies might perform in the days ahead. Facebook: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/FB?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID LinkedIn: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/LNKD?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Twitter: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/TWTR?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter:
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Municipals were weaker in spots Monday as they face difficult technicals, while U.S. Treasuries were firmer five years and out and equities rallied. The three-year muni-UST ratio was at 52%, the five-year at 54%, the 10-year at 60% and the 30-year at 87%, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. ET read. ICE Data Services had
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Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy has vowed to double down on the company’s struggling grocery store business, despite recently announcing that its growth plans were on hold. Jassy told the Financial Times that the ecommerce giant was ready to “go big” on bricks-and-mortar stores, blaming a lack of “normalcy” during the pandemic for a series
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Bakkt Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it will solely focus on business-to-business technology solutions and discontinue its consumer application. The company stated that the app will officially be discontinued on March 16, 2023, and app users will continue to have access to all of their assets. Bakkt Consumer App to Sunset, Loyalty Points Still Accessible
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Total 2022 municipal bond sale volume plunged 19.5% from 2021, as issuers were flush with cash and rising interest rates stymied refundings and taxable issuances. Continued market volatility, inflation hitting four-decade highs, and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions kept issuers on the sidelines. Total volume in 2022 was $389.094 billion in