Housing has become increasingly expensive. According to the National Association of Realtors, mortgage rates on average have risen by more than a full percentage point over the last 12 months. The average price of a home has inched up as well. Taken together and measured against household incomes, the statisticians at the Association estimate that
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In this article ZG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A couple assembling furniture. Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images Gen Z and millennials are “hacking” the housing market as high prices and interest rates make affordability difficult. The term “house hacking” refers to the practice of renting out a portion of your home or
Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared this year, heightening concerns among the US and its allies that the country is acting as a conduit for sensitive items from their own manufacturers. The growing trade, and the corresponding rise in imports to Turkey of 45 civilian materials used by
Developers working on the Bitcoin layer 2 Lightning Network have become less security-oriented and more focused on producing cash flow for their investors, argues a former Lightning Network developer. Bitcoin core developer and security researcher Antoine Riard, made headlines last month after leaving the Lightning ecosystem over concerns about a new attack vector called “replacement cycling,” which exploiters
In this article INTC GOOGL MNDY PANW DPZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Domino’s will roll out 800 custom-branded 2023 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles at locations across the U.S. in the coming months. Domino’s Investors are on pace to wrap up a strong November, but it can be a challenge to pick out the
For many cities and towns across the globe, modernity is a major point of pride. For others, a communal sense of esteem is achieved by efforts at conservation. Then, there are cities such as San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico, where progress and tradition share the same cobblestone streets. Nowhere in San Miguel is
Visoot Uthairam | Moment | Getty Images There is more pain to come in the office real estate market across the U.S., with maturing debt needing to be refinanced and a wave of expiring leases, but there is also what may seem at first brush to be a counter-intuitive message being sent to top tier
A delegation from Miami-Dade County, Florida, will visit Japan from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6 in a bid to deepen trade and commerce ties and establish business connections between the two regions. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Oliver Gilbert III, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, will lead a delegation from the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas is expected to release at least a dozen more hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as a four-day truce stretches into its second day. Israel and Hamas conducted the
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC). Hayes shared his thoughts on X Alongside a chart depicting net reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) and treasury general account (TGA) balance changes, Hayes referred to United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as “Bad Gurl Yellen.” In the X post, Hayes encouraged fellow Bitcoin enthusiasts to stay focused,
Wisconsin has released a request for qualifications from firms willing to serve as bond underwriters in either a senior manager or co-manager capacity. The state Capital Finance Office will set up pools of qualified investment banking firms, which it will use to designate underwriting syndicates effective through Dec. 31, 2026. Clarifications are due by noon
Top Stories This Week US officials announce $4.3B settlement with Binance, plea deal with CZ Binance and its co-founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, have reached a settlement over criminal and civil cases with the United States Department of Justice. CZ will plead guilty to one felony charge as part of the negotiated agreement. Attorney General Merrick
Web3 protocol Blast network has gained over $400 million in total value locked (TVL) in the four days since it was launched, according to data from blockchain analytics platform DeBank. But in a Nov. 23 social media thread, Polygon Labs developer relations engineer Jarrod Watts claimed that the new network poses significant security risks due
“Tis the season to be jolly,” and while many people are excited about the holiday season, not everyone is feeling so cheerful and jovial. According to Thumbtack, 58% of Americans feel stressed about the holidays. Home preparation is a major source of stress, according to Morgan Olsen, Thumbtack’s home & design expert. In fact, she
Citi’s municipal division appears to have been spared from initial reorganization efforts at the firm, according to market sources. Citigroup informed its employees Monday of an upcoming round of job cuts and managerial changes — the next large step in CEO Jane Fraser’s push to create a simpler, flatter company. Citi did not say how many positions
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas has released 24 hostages who had been held in the Gaza Strip, according to Qatar, as the Palestinian militant group’s truce with Israel took hold. The group were transferred to the International Committee of
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers should enjoy the chance to add to their stack below $40,000, says one of the crypto industry’s household names. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Nov. 24, PlanB, creator of the stock-to-flow family of BTC price models, hinted that current levels would not be around long. PlanB: Time is ticking
U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain said she would hear a bondholder suit in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority case that Puerto Rico bondholders and Puerto Rico’s government argued should be assigned to a different judge. GoldenTree Asset Management and bond insurer Syncora Guarantee filed suit in the U.S. District Court for Puerto
Bitcoin (BTC) broke above the overhead resistance of $38,000 on Nov. 24, indicating that the sentiment is positive and bulls have kept up the pressure. Independent Reserve CEO Adrian Przelozny told Cointelegraph that the “next two years are going to be good,” and market activity is likely to pick up in early 2024. The major
Who among us hasn’t inadvertently burned a pot or pan – or two? However, some people routinely burn cookware to the point of no return. And as a result, these individuals end up with mismatched cookware sets that look like they survived a 5-alarm house fire. Trust me, these people would welcome new, matching cookware