By Mike Larson On March 31, 202106:00 AM Eastern
There’s a crucial boardroom scene in the 2011 movie “Margin Call” in which a junior mortgage analyst reveals to the investment bank’s CEO that they’re sitting on an enormous pile of toxic mortgage...
By Alex Benfield On March 30, 202104:00 PM Eastern
It’s hard to remember that there ever was a correction last week, as the cryptocurrency market seems to have regained its stride.
• Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) is up almost 2%...
By Jon D. Markman On March 30, 202102:50 PM Eastern
Stocks declined Tuesday as higher government bond yields put pressure on technology while financials recovered somewhat from the selloff seen a day earlier in the aftermath of the Archegos...
By Sean Brodrick On March 30, 202111:26 AM Eastern
I have three trades for you today: Grab a gain, cut a loss and add a new opportunity.
We’re grabbing the gain on Gladstone Land Corporation (Nasdaq: LAND). It had a tough day yesterday as the...
By Mike Larson On March 30, 202108:00 AM Eastern
If you thought the “Money Flood” from Washington was going to ease up, the Biden Administration would like a word with you!
Starting tomorrow and continuing through April, President Biden will...
By Jon D. Markman On March 30, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Professional investors are suddenly seeking liquidity. The process is causing tumult across investment categories and sectors, but the end is near.
It is not easy to see what is happening. To...
By Jon D. Markman On March 30, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The benchmark S&P 500 closed on Monday at 3,971, essentially unchanged on the session. I’m not surprised buyers took the day off. What is more shocking is the performance discrepancy between big...
By David Dittman On March 30, 202106:00 AM Eastern
It seems not a day goes by anymore without big cryptocurrency news filling our screens and streams. Here’s a Monday morning chyron from Bloomberg:
VISA TO USE STABLECOIN TO SETTLE TRANSACTIONS
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By Alex Benfield On March 29, 202103:00 PM Eastern
The entire digital currency market is up today, pushing toward $2 trillion of total market capitalization. And altcoins are breaking out …
• Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) is up 3%...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks were mixed as forced liquidation of a hedge fund’s positions after it failed to meet margin calls on Friday hit broader investor sentiment and government bond yields rose.
The Dow Jones...