Month: February 2022

Sometimes individuals who speculate in stock are like gamblers in a casino. They tend to overinflate their wins and minimize their losses. The pain of loss may be acute, but they quickly forget all about it because they’re sure the next big win is around the corner. They believe their optimism is justified.  After all,
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The Internal Revenue Service reported today that it has issued more than 4 million tax refunds already for the 2022 tax season as of February 4. Average refunds were $2,201.  Total returns received: 16,685,000 Total returns processed: 12,992,000 Total refunds: 4,330,000  That’s ten days into a filing season that opened on January 24. The IRS
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In this article UAA Under Armour shoes are seen inside of a store on November 03, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Under Armour on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profits and sales ahead of analysts’ estimates, fueled by year-over-year growth in North America. Its shares whipsawed in premarket trading, recently falling less
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Anyone have anything planned for this Sunday? Wait a second. Isn’t this Sunday the date of the biggest single-day event on any year’s sporting calendar? For those New Yorkers lacking ducats for the Colossal Contest at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the next best thing may be settling in at one of the luxe screening
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Local governments have been interested in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and Ethereum for years, and some have begun accepting it as a form of payment for certain transactions. But come places are taking it a step further.   Last month, Berkeley, Calif., announced it was moving forward on a long anticipated project to sell “microbonds” in the municipal market. City
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In this article 981-HK A logo atop the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) headquarters in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation reported record revenue and a surge in profit last year amid a global chip shortage but strong demand. SMIC
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, January 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Several Federal Reserve officials, both privately and publicly, are pushing back against calls by St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard Thursday for super-sized rate hikes, and instead suggesting the central bank is likely to embark initially on a more measured path. The
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