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.
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
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said that Meta’s failed cryptocurrency project Diem was “wasted effort and time,” and it should have focused its efforts on “making Bitcoin more accessible for everyone.” MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor interviewed Dorsey on Tuesday at his company’s “Bitcoin for Corporations 2022” conference about how corporations could integrate and use Bitcoin (BTC).
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
In today’s episode of hungry for returns we are going to answer: As a long term investor, how long should you wait before buying the dip on a stock? In this video, I’m going to answer this question in detail, and I’ll share with you the 4 main points you need to keep in mind
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
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AT&T (T) – AT&T announced plans to spin off its stake in the WarnerMedia/Discovery Communications (DISCA) combination to its shareholders when that merger is completed later this year. Shareholders will receive 0.24 shares of Warner Brothers Discovery for each AT&T share they now
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
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
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned about social media being used in cryptocurrency investment scams. “Social media is a tool for scammers in investment scams, particularly those involving bogus cryptocurrency investments — an area that has seen a massive surge in reports,” said the FTC. Federal Trade Commission Warns of Crypto Scams Utilizing
Cryptocurrencies had a volatile week after Bitcoin’s (BTC) sudden crash to $33,000 on Jan. 24. However, the sharp 9% drop fully recovered within 8 hours after BTC price regained the $36,000 support. On Jan. 26, Bitcoin rallied to $38,960 but it could not sustain the level and corrected by 8.8% in the following 8 hours.
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
Web3 — or Web 3.0 as crypto boomers like to call it — is a topical buzzword with only a very vague definition. Everyone agrees it has something to do with a blockchain-based evolution of the internet but, beyond that, what is it really? Yet, the conversation surrounding the meaning and prospects for Web3 has
Kevin Matras shows how to use the Current Ratio as a financial health barometer. Highlighted stocks include BLK, CBT, FIRE, ISRG and VRX.
In this article HOOD Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev attend Robinhood Markets IPO Listing Day on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Cindy Ord | Getty Images Robinhood clawed back its major losses on Friday as investors looked past disappointing guidance from the company and rallied around progress on new product developments. Shares of
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Citrix Systems (CTXS) – Citrix is near a deal to be taken private for roughly $13 billion, according to multiple media reports. The deal would see the cloud computing company acquired by Vista Equity Partners and an affiliate of Elliott Management for $104
The 2022 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show will return to Orlando on February 8, after going virtual last year. Given the links between home and health spotlighted by the pandemic – especially for these two crucial living spaces – wellness design will be a hot topic in its 450 exhibitor booths, educational programs and the
Next to Netflix, home renovation may have been the biggest stay-at-home play of the pandemic. From new home offices to expanded decks to basement gyms, homeowners have been upgrading and expanding their spaces at record rates for the past two years. That trend appears to be slowing down. After big projected jumps in the first