The UK housing market conditions strengthened in August as the recent decrease in mortgage interest rates spurred demand and sales activity, the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed on Thursday. The number of people looking to buy homes increased in August, with the balance rising to 15 from 4 in July....
With higher mortgage rates weighing on sentiment, the National Association of Home Builders released a report on Wednesday showing an unexpected deterioration in U.S. homebuilder confidence in the month of May. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index tumbled to 45 in May from 51 in April. Economists had expected the index to...
Much of the talk appears to be revolving around crypto exchanges. Crypto exchanges remain completely unregulated in Russia. The bank previously expressed a desire to ban them completely. However, its stance has changed on this matter as Russia has decided to legitimize its industrial crypto mining industry. Russian firms also say they are struggling to...
Can Bitcoin really have value despite lacking any cash flows? In a Twitter post on Thursday, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued why it can. Where Bitcoin’s Value Comes From: Bitwise According to the outspoken executive, what Bitcoin lacks in cash flow makes up for with a service: securing wealth without needing a bank or other...
JAKARTA. PT Waskita Toll Road (WTR), a subsidiary ofPT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk (WSKT), has channelled a loan facility worth IDR 270 billion to PT Cimanggis Cibitung Tollways (CCT). The loan is a non-revolving loan, and will be allocated gradually, according to the shareholder loan facility agreement dated September 10, 2024. For the record, WTR...
In a recent transaction on March 19, Yann Mazabraud, EVP and Head of International at Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RYTM), sold 16,000 shares of the company\'s common stock. The total value of the stock sold amounted to $627,520, with the shares being sold at a weighted average price of $39.22. The price range for these transactions...
The Hong Kong stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one session after halting the six-day winning streak in which it had skyrocketed more than 4,200 points or 21 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 22,730-point plateau and its tipped to open in the green again on Monday. The global forecast...
Ahead of the long weekend for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the China stock market had moved lower in three straight sessions, sinking more than 40 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite now sits just above the 2,700-point plateau although its due for support on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets...
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Olivia Dalton, the White House principal deputy press secretary and a long-time aide to President Joe Biden, has told senior staff she plans to leave for a senior communications job at Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL.O), two sources told Reuters on Monday. Dalton is expected to leave the White House in mid-March,...
The Malaysia stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, dropping more than 30 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just beneath the 1,630-point plateau although it may find support on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat following the release of strong...