Microstrategy Borrows Against Its Bitcoin… To Buy More Bitcoin
A look at Microstrategy buying against its digital holdings so it can buy more bitcoin.
Empty canals, dead cotton fields: Arizona farmers are getting slammed by water cuts in the West
Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir. Emma Newburger | CNBC CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — On the drought-stricken land where Pinal County farmers have irrigated crops for thousands of years, Nancy Caywood stopped…
Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 notches third straight week of gains
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 25, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock index futures were flat during overnight trading Sunday, after the S&P 500 posted a third straight week of gains. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 14 points. S&P 500 futures were flat, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined…
Airlines cancel hundreds of weekend flights as thunderstorms sweep through Florida
In this article ALK DAL AAL LUV A Southwest Airlines jet sits at a gate at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Airlines canceled hundreds of weekend flights and thousands more were delayed as thunderstorms in Florida slowed traffic in one of the country’s top travel destinations…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Apple, BlackBerry and more
In this article 9866-HK 2015-HK WYNN BB AAPL GME Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: GameStop (GME) – GameStop plans to seek shareholder approval to boost the number of shares outstanding in order to enable a stock split. The videogame retailer is proposing an increase to 1 billion shares from 300 million….
Top Wall Street analysts remain bullish on these stocks for the long term
In this article 9866-HK TWLO FB MU AMZN Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio Inc’s first employee Tianshu LI, and company’s leadership team celebrate at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Opening Bell to commemorate the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the NYSE in New York, September 12, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks ended…
Social Security’s retirement age is moving to 67. Some experts say that could go even higher
Westend61 Many Americans eagerly look forward to a time when they can stop working and officially set their status to “retired.” But when asked what age they anticipate that could be, there isn’t a consensus. The average age when people say they hope to retire is 62, according to one survey. That is also the…
Biden’s Trade Agenda Should End the Trade War and Promote Free Trade
After the failed approach of the Trump administration’s tariffs and trade war along with the current need to reduce inflation and increase productive capacity, we hoped the administration would reevaluate the tariffs. But under the Biden administration’s new trade policy agenda, most U.S. businesses will continue facing tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of imported…
Cramer’s lightning round: WW is not a buy
Loading chart… 23andMe Holding Co: “It’s losing money. To me, buy it and put it away.” Loading chart… WW International Inc: “There’s just nothing that I find that’s growth or of interest to me.” Loading chart… Nikola Corp: “They’re going to lose money as far as the eye can see.” Loading chart… Joby Aviation Inc:…
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks audit dispute: China regulator tells auditors to consider preparing for inspections
In this article 13-HK ACMR 9987-HK 9688-HK 6160-HK IQ 9898-HK BIDU The China Securities Regulatory Commission and U.S. securities regulators have been locked in a dispute over allowing U.S. review of Chinese company audits, threatening delisting in coming years. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China has sent another signal of progress…
100,000 student loan borrowers have had their debt forgiven under this policy fix
Miguel Cardona, U.S. Education Secretary, at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images News | Getty Images More than 100,000 borrowers will receive student debt forgiveness thanks to policy fixes made to the public service loan forgiveness program. The relief amounts to more than $6 billion, according…
Investing In European Defense
A look at some defense stock as European countries ramp up spending to backfill weapons given to Ukraine.