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☆ Bitcoin is failing to rally with stocks as $940 million in bitcoin is pulled from exchange favored by institutions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But an uncertain regulatory environment continues to prove a headwind for bitcoin. On Tuesday some 48,000 bitcoins moved off Coinbase Pro, a favored exchange among institutional investors, according to data provider CryptoQuant. The outflow was the biggest among crypto exchanges since crypto's big crash in June of this year and the second-largest of all time. Exchange outflows suggest investors are withdrawing their crypto from exchanges and shifting from selling mode to accumulating mode. He also said the transactions were likely done in over-the-counter trading desks, and therefore might not affect the price of bitcoin.

☆ Wall Street rallies after BofA results, UK reversal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 7, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFellow financial Bank of NY Mellon Corp (BK.N) also benefited from higher interest rates, and its shares climbed 5.08%. The S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) was up 3.48%, while each of the 11 major S&P 500 sector were higher. Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), Netflix (NFLX.O) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) are among companies expected to report results later in the week. The S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 83 new highs and 146 new lows.

☆ Wall St drops as consumer data stokes inflation worry
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SummarySummary Companies JPM reports higher-than-expected Q3 profitS&P 500, Nasdaq post weekly declinesU.S. consumer sentiment edges up October; inflation ests. "The main thrust for the market right now is higher interest rates, higher inflation and the Fed is going to continue to move its fed funds target higher," said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial in Troy, Michigan. For the week, the Dow gained 1.15%, the S&P 500 lost 1.56% and the Nasdaq fell 3.11%. Analysts now expect third-quarter profits for S&P 500 companies to have risen just 3.6% from a year ago, much lower than an 11.1% increase expected at the start of July, according to Refinitiv data. The S&P 500 posted 5 new 52-week highs and 7 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 71 new highs and 235 new lows.

☆ Best Online Stock Trading Platforms of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +15 min

Luckily, the past few years has seen a profusion of online stock trading platforms. We spent hours comparing more than a dozen stock trading platforms looking for the most intuitive tools, in-depth research and access to guidance and other educational content. We considered all of this when making our picks for the Best Stock Trading Platforms of 2022. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s best stock trading platforms, we reviewed offerings from more than a dozen companies. Morgan Stanley is the corporate parent of E*Trade, one of the stock trading platforms considered for this story.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe SEC has rejected over a dozen spot bitcoin ETF applications, and approved several bitcoin futures-based ETFs. The rejections have focused on applicants' lack of surveillance-sharing agreements with regulated markets relating to the spot funds' underlying assets. Grayscale argued in the court filing that the SEC had not applied its standards evenly to spot bitcoin ETFs and bitcoin futures-based ETFs, even though both types of funds are both fundamentally tied to the price of bitcoin. There is no spot bitcoin market that the SEC considers to be regulated, Grayscale said. Since the SEC deemed other agreements with CME sufficient to prevent fraud in bitcoin futures-based ETFs, the same should apply to bitcoin spot ETFs since both types of fund rely on the price of bitcoin, Grayscale said.

☆ S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower; BoE comments add to market jitters late
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Trading was volatile, with investors cautious ahead of key U.S. inflation data and the start of third-quarter earnings later this week. The S&P banks index (.SPXBK) was down 2.6% ahead of quarterly results from some major banks later this week. The reports are expected to kick off the third quarter reporting period for S&P 500 companies. read moreDeclining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.50-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.51-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 104 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 33 new highs and 590 new lows.

☆ Nasdaq says IPOs by Chinese firms could pick up 'dramatically' as delisting fears ease
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Abigail Ng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Nasdaq is expecting more Chinese companies to list on the U.S. exchange in the coming months as Beijing and Washington appear closer to resolving an audit dispute. "We still have a pretty strong pipeline … as things are getting to become a little more clear in that market. We think that that market could pick up pretty dramatically," said Bob McCooey, vice chairman of Nasdaq, who does business development in the Asia-Pacific, told CNBC on Wednesday. Delisting risk for U.S.-listed Chinese companies sharply increased following the signing of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act in late 2020. Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi's announcement of plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange in late 2021 — just six months after its U.S. IPO — also fueled investor concerns.

"Investors in U.S. markets should be protected — and have trust in a company's financial numbers — regardless of whether an issuer is foreign or domestic." The SEC's enforcement action underscores the need for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to be able to inspect Chinese audit firms, Gensler said. PCAOB inspections help identify weaknesses in firms' quality control processes, which were at the center of the SEC enforcement action against Deloitte-China. read moreDeloitte self-reported the violations at its China affiliate to the PCAOB in 2019 upon learning of them, an SEC official said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by John McCrank; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Wall Street ends lower, Dow confirms bear market
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After two weeks of mostly steady losses on the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) confirmed it has been in a bear market since early January. With the Fed signaling last Wednesday that high interest rates could last through 2023, the S&P 500 has relinquished the last of its gains made in a summer rally. According to a widely used definition, ending the session down 20% or more from its record high close confirms the Dow has been in a bear market since hitting its January peak. In Monday's session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 1.11% to end at 29,260.81 points, while the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 1.03% to 3,655.04. The S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 120 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 16 new highs and 594 new lows.

read moreAbout 10 officials from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) have arrived in Hong Kong and joined the audit inspection, which started on Monday, three of the people said. State-owned China Southern Airlines and data centre company GDS Holdings are among the U.S.-listed Chinese companies for audit inspection in the Asian financial hub, two separate sources said. Reuters reported last month that U.S. regulators had picked a number of U.S.-listed Chinese companies including e-commerce majors Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) and JD.com Inc (9618.HK) for audit inspection. It was not clear whether the Chinese officials would be present for every step of the inspection process with PCAOB representatives. The onsite inspections by the PCAOB are being conducted in the Hong Kong offices of the selected Chinese companies' audit firms, said two of the sources.

read moreAbout 10 officials from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) have arrived in Hong Kong and joined the audit inspection, which started on Monday, three of the people said. However, in a speech on Thursday, PCAOB chair Erica Williams said agency officials had arrived in Hong Kong to begin the inspections. As with all inspections, they will look at factors, including the audits of the selected companies and the overall quality control systems of the audit companies. State-owned China Southern Airlines and data centre company GDS Holdings are among the U.S.-listed Chinese companies for audit inspection in the Asian financial hub, two separate sources said. The onsite inspections by the PCAOB are being conducted in the Hong Kong offices of the selected Chinese companies' audit firms, said two of the sources.

☆ Wall Street ends choppy session higher with focus firmly on Fed
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( David French | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Focus will also be on new economic projections, due to be published alongside the Fed's policy statement at 2 p.m. A majority of the 11 S&P 500 sectors rose. read moreIndustrial stocks (.SPLRCI) rebounded 1.4% after a sharp drop on Friday, while banks (.SPXBK) gained 1.9%. Tech heavyweights Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) rose 2.5% and 1.9%, respectively, to provide the biggest boost to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. read moreThe S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 28 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 29 new highs and 378 new lows.

Choose where to open your IRAThe first step is to choose what type of institution you'll open your IRA through. Select your IRA account typeThere are several types of IRA accounts to choose from. They work similarly to a traditional IRA: They're funded with pre-tax earnings and withdrawals are taxable in retirement. Some will send the money directly to your new IRA account. If you rollover funds to a traditional IRA, you won't need to pay taxes on the funds (until you start making withdrawals).

☆ Hedge-fund billionaire Leon Cooperman slams cannabis company Green Thumb Industries and accuses it of insider selling in a testy exchange
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-06 | by ( Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leon Cooperman ripped into Green Thumb Industries executives and accused them of insider selling. Green Thumb Industries' stock is down by 47% since January 1. During Green Thumb Industries' investor call on Wednesday evening, the hedge-fund billionaire Leon Cooperman ripped into the Chicago cannabis giant's CEO, Ben Kovler, over what Cooperman said was rampant insider selling by the company's executives. "I currently remain the largest shareholder in Green Thumb, and management continues to believe in the $75 billion to $100 billion opportunity ahead for both Green Thumb and the industry at large." Despite mixed results in the quarter, analysts are optimistic about Green Thumb Industries' long-term growth prospects.

A day trader in her 20s will have much different view of stock diversification than a retiree looking to limit risk. Last week, we spoke about how to diversify a stock portfolio to both balance a longer-term view of your holdings while sharpening a shorter-term focus on factors that might necessitate changes. We're breaking this tutorial into seven sections: Understanding correlations Getting a portfolio started Is S & P 500 diversified? To better illustrate, let's consider the current make up of the S & P 500 — the diversification you'd achieve if you put an initial investment into an S & P 500 exchange-traded fund, or ETF. As of March 31, the end of the first quarter, the S & P 500 weighting was as follows: When you buy into an S & P 500 index fund, roughly 28 cents of every dollar goes into technology, while only 2.6 cents go into materials.

☆ Innovation Strategies at Small and Midsize FIs: How US Banks with Assets Below $100 Billion Are Punching Outside Their Weight Class on Digital User Experience
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-18 | by ( Insider Intelligence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Smaller FIs are aware of the need to develop value-added digital customer experiences, but they have to do so with smaller budgets than their competitors. The following is a preview of Insider Intelligence's Innovation Strategies at Small and Midsize FIs Report. How can smaller FIs use digital to their advantage? Innovation strategies for small and midsize FIsDespite the financial and digital obstacles smaller and midsize FIs face, there are key strategies they can harness. Insider Intelligence's Innovation Strategies for Small and Midsize FIs Report discusses the unique challenges and advantages small and midsize FIs face in relation to digital innovation; outlines the innovation strategies open to them, and their pros and cons; and gives real-world examples of these strategies in action.

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