May 11, 2024
Investment

Why Microsoft’s stock is a better investment than Apple

Apple Inc. has long been the most valuable U.S. company, but Microsoft Corp. seems poised to overtake it. A look back at the companies’ financial performance and a look ahead at expected revenue and profits make the case that Apple is no longer a growth stock and that Microsoft is the better long-term investment. Late

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Mortgage

My dad wants to take out a mortgage and has tried, unsuccessfully, to have Sallie Mae release him as cosigner on my $153,000 student loan. What can we do?

I thought it was a federal loan because I believe they did both types of loans. I started paying back the $153,000 interest-only loan in September 2022, while my dad paid towards the principal and the balance increased. They removed the interest-only repayments after several calls were made regarding the balance not being reduced.  My

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Investment

Bank of America sees M&A fees slide again as debt deals prop up investment bank

Bank of America has kicked off a closely-watched earnings season for Wall Street’s biggest banks with an overall uptick in investment banking fees. Total investment banking fees at the lender rose 7% to $1.1bn in the final quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, holding third place in the league tables. However, the outlook

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Crypto

Bitcoin Wavers as Crypto ETF Trading Gathers Steam. Where Prices Go Next.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies wavered Friday as volatile trading continued in the aftermath of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The price of Bitcoin has shed 1% over the past 24 hours to $45,950, having notched gains in this period as high as near $48,600—around its best levels

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Crypto

Some Vanguard users blocked from bitcoin ETFs are transferring their funds

Vanguard’s decision to not offer its users access to bitcoin ETFs has sparked a backlash among some customers, who have decided to close their brokerage accounts and move their money to other platforms. Vanguard users have found themselves unable to buy shares in spot bitcoin ETFs, which started trading on Thursday after the U.S. Securities

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Investment

Solaris Resources Shares Rally With Investment From Chinese Miner Zijin

Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 11:25 a.m. ET By Robb M. Stewart Solaris Resources’ shares jumped after the Canadian exploration company moved to secure a 130 million Canadian dollar (US$97.1 million) investment that would help fund development of its flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. In morning trading, the shares were 5.3% higher, at C$4.21,

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Investment

Solaris Resources to Get C$130M Investment from Zijin Mining

Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 7:04 a.m. ET By Robb M. Stewart Solaris Resources has lined up a 130 million Canadian dollar ($97.1 million) investment from China’s Zijin Mining that will help fund development of the Canadian exploration company’s flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. Solaris said Thursday the gold-focused mining giant will invest through

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Crypto

Bitcoin Price Whipsaws as ETF Excitement Builds After SEC Hack

Cryptocurrencies saw volatile trading Wednesday as traders awaited a decision from the Securities and Exchange Commission on whether to approve spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Digital assets have been buoyed for months by ETF approval hopes, with anticipation reaching fever pitch after the agency’s social media account was breached on Tuesday and falsely posted that the

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Investment

Nauticus Taps New Interim CEO, Interim CFO After Investment

Jan. 10, 2024 at 9:24 a.m. ET By Ben Glickman Nauticus Robotics named new a interim chief executive officer and interim finance chief after receiving an investment from existing investors. The Houston-based undersea autonomous robotics company said President John Gibson Jr. was promoted to interim CEO Jan. 4. He has served as president since October

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Funds

M&G funds boss calls for global approach to tokenisation

The chief executive of M&G’s asset management business has urged dialogue between global watchdogs to ensure a consistent regulatory framework for fund tokenisation, after the UK government last year backed an industry-led blueprint on how funds can adopt blockchain technology. In November, the technology working group of HM Treasury’s Asset Management Taskforce — chaired by

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