My parents were in their 20s when they bought their first home. It was the 1950s, Midcentury Modern, (my mother’s favorite furniture style) was just modern, and the house, a Dutch colonial in Brooklyn with four bedrooms, one full bath and two half baths, cost them about $25,000. That would be about $285,000 today, adjusted
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My parents were in their 20s when they bought their first home. It was the 1950s, Midcentury Modern, (my mother’s favorite furniture style) was just modern, and the house, a Dutch colonial in Brooklyn with four bedrooms, one full bath and two half baths, cost them about $25,000. That would be about $285,000 today, adjusted
Italy’s rightwing coalition has surprised markets by announcing a 40 per cent “windfall” tax on bank profits generated by higher interest rates, sending shares in the country’s lenders tumbling. Shares in Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit, the country’s two largest banks, dropped 8 per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively on Tuesday morning after Italy announced
Country Garden, China’s biggest private developer by sales, has missed interest payments on two international bonds as it battles to stave off a liquidity crisis that has derailed the country’s real estate sector and dragged on economic growth. The $500mn bonds, which are due in February 2026 and August 2030, and were already trading at
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance released its latest proof-of-reserves (PoR) on Aug. 1, offering transparency into its crypto reserves. However, the movement of its USDC reserves at the time of Silvergte’s collapse caught many people’s attention and became a topic of discussion on X. The latest reserve audit suggests Binance holds more than enough crypto and cash
Global stocks retreated on Tuesday after new data reinforced investors’ concerns over an economic slowdown in China and Italy announced a surprise windfall tax on its banks. Financial stocks in Europe were lower after Italy’s deputy prime minister announced a 40 per cent windfall tax on banks that have recently profited from rising interest rates.
Bitstamp, one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, is moving forward with its global expansion ambitions, reportedly working to raise new funds to scale operations. Crypto exchange Bitstamp started the fundraising process in late June, with Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings acting as an adviser, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 7. The firm plans to use
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered above $29,000 on Aug. 8 as one trader eyed a potential breakout already underway. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price teases falling wedge breakout Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed a modest BTC price rebound after it set local lows of $28,670. Still in a tight range, Bitcoin largely
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Less than 16 hours have passed since the launch of PayPal’s new stablecoin (PYUSD), and opportunists, degens and potential scammers are already attempting to cash in on the hype with their own copycat tokens. According to data from decentralized exchange scanner DexScreener, nearly 30 new token pairs sporting the ticker “PYUSD” have cropped up in
China’s trade slumped in July, with exports and imports falling more sharply than economists forecast, adding to concerns about growth prospects in the world’s second-biggest economy more than six months after Beijing eased pandemic restrictions. Exports declined by 14.5 per cent year on year in dollar terms, official data showed on Tuesday, the steepest fall
Bob Iger’s retirement from Disney only lasted 11 months, but since his return as chief executive in November he has admitted to being surprised by the number of problems he has discovered at the company. The decline of the traditional television business has been worse than he thought, leading to a serious drop-off in advertising
In the 1820s, agents from employers in France, Germany and the US prowled around the factory towns of Britain, looking for skilled workers to lure away. A foreign agent “has only to watch at my gates as they come out and in, and get the names of the most able men”, complained one employer at
The red-brown landscape of Tenke-Fungurume, one of the world’s largest copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is covered by tens of thousands of dusty sacks. The bags stacked up by the roadside and piled next to buildings contain a stash of cobalt hydroxide powder equivalent to almost a tenth of the
Imports from China to the EU, including of sensitive technology and critical minerals, have increased in recent years, despite lawmakers’ attempts to “de-risk” economic links amid deteriorating diplomatic relations with Beijing. Brussels labelled China a “systemic rival” in 2019 after trade tensions between the two economic superpowers increased. However, Eurostat data shows that the value
Kevin Matras shows how to search for stocks with increasing Cash Flows, but low Price to Cash Flow ratios. Highlighted stocks include BR, LCC, MRH, NFLX and PSEM.
8/7/2023, 11:07:50 PM What to watch in Asia today George Russell in Hong Kong Torch bearers light the flame during the opening ceremony of the Chengdu World University Games on July 28. About 10,000 athletes competed in the Chinese city © CNS/AFP via Getty Images Events: The Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of parliament, begins
Sales of cross-border debt denominated in renminbi have boomed this year, as relatively low yields in China’s bond market boost Beijing’s drive to increase the international footprint of its currency. Sales of renminbi-denominated “panda” bonds by foreign issuers in China have risen to Rmb75bn ($10.4bn) so far in 2023 — already surpassing the full-year record
Paypal’s new Ethereum-based stablecoin, PYUSD has been seen as bittersweet news for the crypto community. While it could finally see Ethereum find its place in mainstream adoption, it could also spell trouble for decentralization and personal control of assets, warns the community. The new stablecoin, Paypal USD, was launched on Aug. 7 and is issued
UK consumer spending slowed in July as wet weather damped demand for summer clothing, leaving overall retail sales growth well below the rate of inflation, according to data published on Tuesday. The value of retail sales rose at an annual rate of 1.5 per cent in July, a weaker reading than the average of 3.3
Solana-based decentralized futures exchange Cypher Protocol halted its smart contract after an estimated $1 million exploit. On Aug. 7, Cypher alerted its 13,500 followers on X (formerly known as Twitter) that it had experienced a security incident and had thus frozen its smart contract. The team added it is investigating the cause of the exploit