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Economy, Energy

“Oil Holds Above $90 After Middle East Tensions Push Brent Higher”

“…The global benchmark Brent earlier pierced $91 a barrel, before trading little changed. The focus has shifted to a dramatic repricing of geopolitical risk, after Israel increased preparations for a potential retaliation by Tehran to a strike on an Iranian… Continue Reading…

Economy

“…Pentagon says it has no money for Middle East buildup”

“The Defense Department has ordered an additional aircraft carrier strike group, air defenses, fighter jets and hundreds of troops to the Middle East since the surprise terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, in an effort to prevent the conflict… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“Oil prices fall on signs Hamas-Israel conflict unlikely to broaden, hotter than expected PPI”

“Crude futures fell more than 2% following a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index inflation print and signs that a conflict between Israel and Hamas may not extend to other countries, namely Iran… “While uncertainty is high, war in Israel is unlikely… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Dogecoin rally is a ‘middle finger’ to the financial system, says crypto bull Mike Novogratz”

“Dogecoin’s massive rally this year can be seen as a kind of “middle finger” to the traditional financial system, longtime crypto bull Mike Novogratz told CNBC on Wednesday. Novogratz spoke after the price of dogecoin surged again early Wednesday. The cryptocurrency… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

Boeing shares up after reports about middle east

“Boeing stock traded as much as 3% higher on Thursday after reports that an Iranian missile most likely downed Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 early Wednesday, challenging the theory that a technical issue caused the crash…” https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/boeing-stock-price-reports-missile-tech-error-plane-crash-iran-2020-1-1028807374

Economy

“…economy is really experiencing a middle-class boom — this data doesn’t lie”

“I recently wrote op-eds that ran in the Wall Street Journal and on these pages that showed median household incomes under Donald Trump have soared from $61,000 to an all-time high of $66,000 in less than three years… The $5,003 rise in middle-class incomes… Continue Reading…

Investing, Personal Finance

“Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening”

“Yet college graduates aren’t as likely as they once were to feel they belong to the middle class, according to a collaborative analysis of the 2018 General Social Survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and GSS… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“America’s Upper Middle Class Feeling the Pinch Too”

“The cost of many products and services the upper middle class buys, from autos to college educations, is outpacing overall inflation. While having access to credit, these households are increasingly tapping into costlier forms of debt… Credit card interest rates… Continue Reading…

Business

“Uber is buying its Middle East rival Careem for $3.1 billion”

“Uber is buying the biggest ride-hailing app in the Middle East. In the biggest tech deal the region has ever seen, Uber is paying $3.1 billion for Careem with a mixture of cash and securities that will convert into Uber… Continue Reading…