Municipal bond yields rose again Friday in sympathy with, though lagging, U.S. Treasuries as tax-exempts continue to be less tethered to their taxable counterparts. Munis have only risen five to seven basis points since Treasuries began selling off on Monday. Triple-A curves saw yields rise one to three basis points but ratios remain low. On
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The price of bitcoin has dropped on Sunday losing more than 6% during the last 24 hours, but a myriad of other coins have seen significant gains in contrast. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash, ethereum, and monero have all jumped in value while bitcoin has seen a decent drop. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a low of
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet Robert Alexander/Getty Images Wall Street is calling for recovery, reflation and rotation this year amid continued accommodative monetary and fiscal policy, according to analysts. Among the bulls, strategists from J.P. Morgan estimate that the S&P 500 could reach 4,400, with a range of 4,200 to 4,600. “Global growth
Cars line-up as the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank distributes food outside a church in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Nearly half a million jobs were lost in December in restaurants, casinos and other businesses most impacted by the spreading pandemic, but strong job gains in other areas show an
Arijiju, a lavish private estate on the Borana Conservancy in central Kenya’s Laikipia region. Dook Vacation real estate, including swanky villas and lavish homes, has long been a favorite of the rich and famous that want to steer clear of the paparazzi or other guests entirely. During Covid-19 times, when people are working from home,
It is a shameful irony that at a time when staying home has been so essential to protecting our health and our communities, an alarming number of families are in danger of eviction. Housing is much more than a place to live. It is a foundation for success in life. We know that children do
Normally when a financial market rises amid a coup or extreme political instability, it is because the leftists are out and the animal spirits of business have been released. But last week in the US there was a different kind of result. Stock markets rallied, even as a group of pro-Donald Trump insurgents rampaged through
S&P Global Ratings said Friday that it raised the long-term rating on Louisiana’s $285.715 million of Series 2013A and 2014A state highway improvement revenue bonds to double-A from double-A-minus. At the same time, S&P assigned a double-A long-term rating to the state’s $202.71 million of Series 2021A taxable state highway improvement fund revenue refunding bonds.
In the past week, a large number of altcoins have broken from their sideways ranges to post double-digit gains and it appears that investors are interpreting the current trend as a new ‘altcoin season’. As historical data shows, these altcoin breakouts typically occur after Bitcoin (BTC) enters a consolidation phase after a sharp rally similar
Democrats will launch a second attempt to remove Donald Trump from office on Monday when they introduce articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives over the rampage on Capitol Hill by the president’s supporters. Democratic Congressional aides said they had gathered more than 170 signatures of support for impeachment in two days — a
Stocks v. Options Similarities: -Both are trade-able securities. -Both have bid and ask prices and a bid-ask spread -Listed on the same exchanges Differences: -Options have expiration dates, stocks do not -There is no set number of options -With stocks, you own a piece of the company and you have voting rights -With options, you
http://www.zacks.com – Kevin Matras goes over a seldom talked about options strategy called Ratio Back Call Spreads. Learn how it works and how you might be able to use them.
Breakouts are like cheap tickets to a good movie. When they come out everyone wants them but only a few manage to get them. David Jones explains to the Trading 212 community how to see the early signs of a breakout and how to position yourself to jump in on a confirmed and more likely
The Illinois Supreme Court should reject the “cramped” definition of state borrowing authority applied in litigation seeking to void $14.3 billion of Illinois general obligation bonds, the state argues in a brief. The state’s arguments in the brief mark the latest salvo in the efforts by John Tillman, head of the conservative Illinois Policy Institute,
Daniel Loeb, chief executive officer of Third Point LLC, speaks at the Skybridge Alternatives conference in Las Vegas, May 18, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In light of the global pandemic, it comes as no surprise that activism in 2020 was down. There was less 13D activism, less UTT-activism and less
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE Markets will stay laser-focused on the prospect for more fiscal stimulus in the busy week ahead. Politics and politicians are likely to continue dominating the headlines, as Democrats seek President Donald Trump’s removal after a mob of his followers took over the Capitol Building on Wednesday.
Liam Payne performs on stage during day one of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Seat at London’s O2 … [+] Arena. PA Images via Getty Images Here’s one New Year’s resolution Liam Payne can already cross off his list. The singer-songwriter of One Direction fame has sold his scenic retreat in the mountains above Malibu
In the stimulus package signed into law last month, the national ban on evictions was extended through January and a $25 billion pot of money was established for renters struggling amid the health and economic crisis. That money will help to keep many of the 14 million Americans who are behind on their rent in
At the dais in the chamber of the Senate where Daniel Webster used a two-day speech to win the argument for a tightly-bound United States, where Jefferson Davis bid farewell to the union and future presidents such as Barack Obama honed their oratory, a shirtless man wearing a fur hat and Viking horns that seemed
The continued escalation of COVID-19 cases in California and the resulting economic volatility took precedence as Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his $222.2 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2021. Newsom wants to spend some of the money from a $26 billion income tax windfall, but also set aside $22 billion for reserves while pinning some hope
In this week’s lesson what I’d like to do is share with you the different ways or the methods that you can actually trade. I’m not going to go into every little concept or detail of how to execute these and how to be profitable in them. I just want to show you the different
Kevin Matras shows how to minimize your risk when buying options.
Managing your money and the risk attached to investing it is one of the basics in trading. One that is often overlooked by traders. It’s not only about guessing the right direction, identifying the right support and resistance levels and timing but also about measuring confidence and taking into account targets and capabilities. David goes
Democrats in Congress are drawing up plans to impeach Donald Trump for a second time, as hopes fade of invoking the 25th amendment to forcibly remove the president from office after violent mobs of his supporters swarmed the US Capitol. “Donald Trump needs to be removed from office, and we are going to proceed with