During the frenzied bull run, transaction fees were running rampant. Over on the Ethereum blockchain, they hit eye-watering highs of $196.638 back in May — rendering the network unusable for most everyday consumers. The Bitcoin blockchain suffered from a similar issue the year before, accelerating to a record-breaking $300.331. When demand is high, it’s easy
Years before the pandemic upended established workplace dynamics, leading property managers predicted the emergence of experiential office. Inspired by hospitality, it was a vision of tenant-first office management aimed at fostering meaningful relationships and rich experiences. The post-pandemic prevalence for hybrid work has quickly made that vision a reality. While some of the details have
Former U.S. President Donald Trump throws caps as he attends a rally in Warren, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2022. Dieu-nalio Chery | Reutersm Former President Donald Trump and related defendants are opposing New York Attorney General Letitia James’ call for an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s submission of financial statements to third parties
The public agency that manages Chicago’s convention center campus will return to the market next month with a debt restructuring to give it breathing room to meet fiscal 2023 debt service as operations and tax collections remain in COVID-19 recovery mode. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority board signed off Tuesday on a borrowing of
Municipals sold off out long in secondary trading while two billion-dollar-plusnew-issues from California and the New York City Transitional Finance Authority made concessions in primary pricings. Munis continued to play catch up to the rise in U.S. Treasury yields, though taxables improved Wednesday and equities ended mixed. Municipal bond mutual funds saw more losses with
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delayed the date for his long-awaited debt-cutting plan from October 31 to November 17, as calmer markets gave the government some economic breathing space. Rishi Sunak, the new prime minister, has cleared the way for painful cuts and tax rises to plug a fiscal hole of between £30bn and £40bn,
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Oct. 21, 2022. Source: NYSE Professional stock pickers are still betting that the U.S. economy could skirt a recession, according to Bank of America analysis. Actively managed mutual funds have maintained their pro-cyclical stance with overweights in consumer discretionary and industrials, while having a sizeable underweight in consumer staples,
A mechanic works on a motorcycle at a Harley-Davidson showroom and repair shop in Lindon, Utah, on Monday, April 19, 2021. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Harley-Davidson — Shares of the motorcycle company climbed 13% after Harley reported quarterly earnings beat top- and bottom
Bitcoin price is up today, and a marketwide rally in crypto prices suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) could be aiming to wrap up the month of October in the black. As of Oct. 26, most major cryptocurrencies are posting single-digit gains. Bitcoin recorded a 5.15% price increase over the last 24 hours and
For the first time since it was built, the home of a famed audiophile inventor is for sale. Nestled in the Altadena foothills north of Pasadena, the five-bedroom, five-bath house encompasses 4,162 square feet and is set on one acre of land. Donald James Leslie, who passed away in September of 2004 at age 93,
Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty Images Becoming a homeowner can be challenging enough under good circumstances. Add in higher mortgage rates, elevated home prices and unrelenting high inflation — i.e., the current home-buying environment — and it may feel decidedly unattainable. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been trending above 7% for
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is urging the Federal Reserve to exercise caution as it considers another interest rate increase at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. In a letter sent to Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, Brown, who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, advised the central bank not to “lose sight” of its
Decentralized lending protocol Compound has paused the supply of four tokens as lending collateral on its platform, aiming to protect users against potential attacks involving price manipulation, similar to the recent $117 million exploit of Mango Markets, according to a proposal on Compound’s governance forum that was recently passed. With the pause, users will not
Munis were mixed Tuesday as the secondary took a backseat to the larger primary that began pricing, while U.S. Treasuries whipsawed into a rally as economic data signaled the Federal Reserve’s actions are cooling the economy while equities improved on better corporate earnings. Triple-A yields were little changed to weaker by a basis point or
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister in the space of two months and immediately started to assemble a “unity cabinet” to tackle “the profound economic crisis” facing the country. Sunak, who was invited to form a government by King Charles on Tuesday morning, said he would prioritise “economic stability and confidence” but
October witnessed a surge in Bitcoin’s hash rate, which is pushing the metric to a new high of 245 exahashes per second. These changes led to a sharp decrease in the hashprice, resulting in a drop in the profit margins for Bitcoin (BTC) miners and reaching a low of $66.8 per petahash on Oct. 24. According to
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In this article LOG.N-CH LOGI UPST STEM HIBB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tony Avelar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Logitech — The computer peripherals maker jumped 11.8% after Logitech reiterated its full-year guidance, which was lowered in July. Logitech has struggled with weaker demand
What’s trending in residential kitchens? Six hundred respondents to an online survey – including designers, dealers, manufacturers, remodelers and architects – answered that question in the leading industry group’s just-released 2023 Design Trends study. The National Kitchen & Bath Association’s annual report provides insights to what homeowners are requesting and what professionals are delivering heading
House for Sale by Owner, Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Home prices are still higher than they were a year ago, but gains are shrinking at the fastest pace on record, according to one key metric, as the housing market struggles under sharply higher