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“Coal investments set to rise 10% this year as nations fret over energy security”

“Global energy investment is on course to jump by more than 8% in 2022 and hit $2.4 trillion, with a notable uptick for coal supply chains.. According to the IEA’s report, 2021 saw roughly $105 billion invested what it called the… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Stocks drop 1,000+ points over interest rate fears”

“A sharp sell-off left the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 1,000 points lower Thursday, wiping out the gains from Wall Street’s biggest rally in two years, as worries grow that the higher interest rates the Federal Reserve is using… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow falls over 250 points as investors await details on Fed plans to shrink balance sheet”

“U.S. stocks were suffering a second day of declines on Wednesday, with technology and other growth shares leading the way lower as investors awaited expected details of the Federal Reserve’s plan to begin shrinking its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia. But some Western brands are locked in”

“More than 400 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia since the launch of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to a list compiled by Yale School of Management. For some brands, however, a clean break is easier said than… Continue Reading…

Investing, Personal Finance

“Nearly 40% of women over 35 regret not investing for retirement sooner”

“…That’s according to Fidelity’s 2022 Money Moves study, in which 36% of older women — defined in the survey as women 36 and older — said that their biggest financial mistake was “waiting too long to start saving for retirement.” Fidelity surveyed… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Mortgage applications drop to lowest level in over 2 years”

“Climbing mortgage rates are hitting both potential homebuyers and refinance candidates. Total mortgage applications decreased 13.1% last week to the lowest level since December 2019, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications to refinance dropped 15% weekly and were 56%… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“Over a third of Americans have missed payments for Afterpay, other ‘buy now, pay later’ services”

““Buy Now, Pay Later” services, such as Affirm, Afterpay, and Klarna, are gaining popularity with Americans — a whopping 74% of shoppers say they have used them, according to a Breeze Survey of 1,500 Americans taken from January 4 to January… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Sony shares tank over 12% after Microsoft and Activision’s $68.7 billion tie-up plan”

“Sony shares fell more than 12% in Tokyo on Wednesday after Microsoft announced plans to buy Activision. Investors likely fear rising competition to Sony’s PlayStation division as well as the potential for Microsoft to pull some popular games from the Japanese entertainment giant’s platforms.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Inflation rises 7% over the past year, highest since 1982”

“…The consumer price index, a gauge that measures costs across dozens of items, increased 7%, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a monthly basis, CPI increased 0.5%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting the measure to… Continue Reading…

Precious Metals

“Investors Could See Gold Prices Hitting Over $2,000 In 2022”

“EDITOR’S NOTE: Market sentiment and fundamentals are the only two factors that count when it comes to gold prices. The problem is that they’re often not in sync. Neils Christensen is wagering his bullishness on sentiment, based mostly on his… Continue Reading…