© Reuters By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — U.S. releases weekly jobless claims amid tight labor market scare, Costco, Lululemon and Broadcom report results. China’s rally comes to a halt to catch its breath as investors focus on the risk of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and Vladimir Putin begins to shake his nuclear saber …
Some cannabis products sold in unlicensed stores in New York are not only illegal, but also contaminated with harmful bacteria, heavy metals and toxic pesticides, according to an industry report released Wednesday. Lab tests performed on smoking weed, edibles and vaporizers purchased at 20 smokehouses and dispensaries detected prohibited levels of eight different contaminants, including …
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the price of oil was just over $90 a barrel. Basically, it went straight to over $120 a barrel in about a week and a half. Gasoline prices have also risen rapidly, reaching over $5 a gallon at the start of the summer. The energy picture looked bleak …
© Reuters By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — It’s the first COVID-free Black Friday in three years, and research points to a healthy rebound in sales on Main Street, despite the challenge of high inflation. China is easing its monetary policy a little more to ease the plight of its real estate sector. The German economy …
Common financial biases, and a grand syndrome, could be holding you back from developing a successful “money mentality.” But you can move on once you know what they are and how to deal with them. For most of us – and for better or worse – our financial education begins long before our first savings …
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Earlier this week, cryptocurrency bank Silvergate announced that its exposure to FTX was limited to its deposits. The US bank, which serves the majority of the crypto industry in the country, said it has no loans or investments in FTX. The bank’s statements succeeded in calming the market, with its stock showing a slight recovery …
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2022 has been a tough year for crypto, and November was particularly tough for investors and traders. While it has been incredibly painful for many, the explosion of FTX and the ensuing contagion that threatens to bring down other centralized crypto exchanges could be positive in the long run. Let me explain to you. What …
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This article accompanies our new ranking of Italian startups and scale-ups to watch for 2022. A late bloomer among European venture capital-backed ecosystems, the Italian tech scene has seen an exceptional wave of growth in 2022. Things started to heat up in February of this year, when a whopping $497 million B-series round crowned buy …
© Reuters By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — A big data dump is brewing, with U.S. housing starts, jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed survey all due at 08:30 ET (13:30 GMT). Various Federal Reserve officials are lining up to offer their views on the interest rate outlook in the hours that follow. Grain prices fell …
New York CNN Business — The great bull run for tech stocks may finally be over. It’s been a brutal year for big companies in Silicon Valley. Apple’s (AAPL) stock is down about 16% in 2022, making it the “best” performance of Big Tech’s so-called FAANGs. Facebook owner Meta, Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Google …
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