A paper published by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) concluded that Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to be a catalyst for a global energy transition. IRM Energy and Renewables Group members Dylan Campbell and Alexander Larsen published a report titled “Bitcoin and the Energy Transition: From Risk to Opportunity.” The paper argued that while
Munis sold off Thursday, joining bond markets and equities in a rout after the Fed signaled that interest rates would be higher for longer. The Federal Open Market Committee held rates steady Wednesday, as expected, but signaled another hike this year. Munis were steady Wednesday but triple-A yields were cut eight to 16 basis points
Receive free UK schools updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK schools news every morning. Rishi Sunak is exploring a radical reshaping of A-levels with a new “British baccalaureate” to modernise England’s education system, according to senior Whitehall insiders. The UK prime minister’s plans to reform academic post-16
A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office in San Jose, California, on June 3, 2021. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Cisco Systems, Splunk — Shares of Cisco fell 4.2% Thursday after the company said it is acquiring cybersecurity software
In an era characterized by rapid technological advancements, evolving job markets, and shifting economic landscapes, certain cities in the United States have emerged as beacons of financial growth. Over the past half-decade, numerous regions have witnessed significant surges in average household incomes, painting an intriguing picture of economic dynamics across the nation. Here, we’re going
In this article RDFN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Twenty/20 Girls and young women want to be homeowners by the time they’re 30 — a higher priority even than getting married or earning a lot of money. About half, 52%, of young women ages 7 to 21 want a house by 30, the most
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. JPEX scandal grows to over $166M Last week’s Token2049 conference in Singapore was a life-changing experience for some; for others the event did not meet expectations, but for a select group of individuals, the imminent prospect of being pursued by law
The jury is still out on San Francisco’s fiscal health, though the tech layoffs didn’t appear to be the death knell that was predicted. The city’s outlook was revised to negative by Moody’s Investors Service in July with analysts citing outyear deficits projected through 2028 and expectations it would draw on reserves in fiscal 2023
The open-source nature of many hardware cryptocurrency wallets allows one to build a do-it-yourself (DIY) wallet like Trezor from scratch, but it requires certain skills. Florin Cocos, an electronics design manager from Romania, built his own DIY Trezor with the wallet’s open-source code in 2018, without having access to a “real” Trezor device. On his
An unwitting cryptocurrency holder has reportedly fallen victim to an eye-watering $4.46-million phishing scam. According to data from Etherscan, $4.46 million in Tether (USDT) was withdrawn from a Kraken crypto exchange wallet and eventually sent to an address ending in “ACa7.” Blockchain security firm PeckShield has labeled the address as being owned by a phishing scammer.
Municipals were steady Wednesday as U.S. Treasuries were mixed fiollowing the Fed’s decision to hold interest rates. Equities ended the trading session down. As was expected, the FOMC held rates in a range between 5.25% and 5.50%, but the dot plot in the Summary of Economic Projections showed 12 of 19 members expect another 25-basis-point
Receive free UK business updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK business news every morning. The UK car industry will still have to meet mandatory electric vehicle sales targets from January, according to people briefed on the upcoming government rules, despite ministers pushing back a ban on petrol
The U.S. Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. Win Mcnamee | Reuters Today, the Federal Reserve will publish its latest economic forecasts. There will be an intense focus on the Summary of Economic Projections, which is the Fed’s own estimates for GDP growth, the unemployment rate, inflation and the appropriate policy interest rate. The summary will
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Instacart — Instacart shares fell more than 5% one day after going public on the Nasdaq. The grocery deliver company’s stock debuted at $42 on Tuesday, 40% above its $30 offering price. Steelcase — The furniture stock soared more than 26%
If you’re contemplating where to buy a house and settle in, you shouldn’t only take into consideration the city and state. Factors that are significant in their relation to homeowning, such as property taxes and school districts, operate on a smaller, more detailed level than the city-level. Therefore, shopping for homes in terms of ZIP
The Federal Reserve left its target federal funds rate unchanged Wednesday, but did not signal an end to its aggressive rate hike campaign. For households, that offers little relief from sky-high borrowing costs. Altogether, Fed officials have raised rates 11 times in a year and a half, pushing the key interest rate to a target range of 5.25%
Adult content creators have continued to shift towards decentralized versions of OnlyFans and Patreon, after recent payment difficulties and the ever-present threat of being de-platformed. Leon Lee, founder and CEO of Only1 — a decentralized version of OnlyFans — tells Cointelegraph there has been a recent power shift from intermediaries to content creators, thanks to
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board now includes hourly updates from Bloomberg’s BVAL AAA Municipal Curve on its EMMA online system, a move the board says seeks to enhance transparency for investors, issuers and market participants. The updated site now shows BVAL AAA Municipal Curve updates hourly between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern, in addition
On-chain data suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) holders are accumulating BTC with exchange holdings down to yearly lows and the percentage of inactive BTC supply at all time highs. According to Glassnode’s Bitcoin supply last active chart, inactive BTC that has not moved from an address for more than 1, 3 and 5 year time frames
Municipals were weaker Tuesday as triple-A yields rose in sympathy with U.S. Treasuries. Equities ended the session down ahead of the close of the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting Wednesday. Triple-A yields were cut two to seven basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose four to six basis points, pushing the two-,
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