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• CNBC1 hour(s) ago
• Real estate stocks have held up even as yields soar. One ETF manager explains why
• VIDEO3:0303:03How rising rates are impacting REIT ETFsHalftime Report An interesting dynamic is playing out in the REITs sector. The XLRE real estate sector ETF has managed to largely keep pace with the broader market this year even with rates on the rise, bucking the conventional wisdom that the group will come under pressure. The XLRE ETF is up more than 2% in 2021, while the S&P 500 has increased 4%. Some real estate investment trust ETFs have performed even better – the VNQ Vanguard real estate ETF, for example, is...
• wtop.com1 hour(s) ago
• Sue Bird officially re-signs with Storm for 20th season
• SEATTLE (AP) — Four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird re-signed with the Seattle Storm on Monday for what will be her 20th season with the team. Bird’s signing has been expected all offseason but seemed to be delayed while the team figured out the rest of its roster. The 11-time All-Star has spent her entire WNBA career with the Storm after the franchise made her the No. 1 pick in 2002. This season will be her 18th on the court with Seattle after missing the 2013 and 2019 seasons...
• wtop.com2 hour(s) ago
• Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
• Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell 86 cents to $60.64 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for May delivery fell 73 cents to $63.69 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for April delivery rose 7 cents to $1.94 a gallon. April heating fell 4 cents to $1.82 a gallon. April natural gas rose 1 cent to $2.78 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for April delivery fell $5.80 to $1,723 an ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 24 cents to $26.68 an ounce and May copper rose 2 cents to $4.11...
• breitbart.com2 hour(s) ago
• Construction Spending Booms: Single-Family Homes Up 24.2%
• U.S. construction spending rose by more than twice the level expected in January, highlighting the ongoing strength of the U.S. housing market. Construction spending jumped 1.7 percent from December’s revised level to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.52 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Monday. That was better than the eight-tenths of a percent forecast by economists. The January figure is 5.8 percent higher than a year prior. Residential construction was been driven much higher by a sharp increase in demand for single-family homes and a shrinking supply of existing homes for...
• usnews.com2 hour(s) ago
• Seattle Teachers' Union Balks at School Return Plan
• SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle public teachers’ union has filed unfair labor practice complaints against the city school district over actions it took to try to return some students to classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seattle Public Schools is the state’s largest district and its approximately 47,000 students haven’t had access to in-person learning in almost a year. The Seattle Times reports that on Sunday the Seattle Education Association filed three complaints with the state’s Public Employment Relations Commission alleging the district interfered with the rights of employees to collectively...
• cvbj.biz3 hour(s) ago
• Dead Island 2, game announced in 2014, not coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – Latest News, Breaking News, Top News Headlines
• Editorial: Gaming / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Instagram / News / Discord / Forums Dead Island 2 was announced in 2014 and it seemed like it wouldn’t be long before it came out. For this reason, there was more than one who bought a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One in the hope of enjoying it at its best. If you were one of them, we regret to inform you that new information indicates that it will not reach previous generation consoles. What happens is that MauroNL, an industry...
• newsbrig.com4 hour(s) ago
• Ferrari Could Have Taken Us: Williams Names Most Painful Race as F1 Team Boss
• Claire Williams opens up about her time as team principal for the Williams F1 team and talks about all the difficulties that she went through when running her family-named F1 team Williams had to part ways from her team because of financial troubles and stepped down as deputy team principal in September 2020 after the Italian Grand Prix. During her years with the team, she talks about one moment in particular where she was the most scared during the 2014 season, as she had to battle Ferrari. The year in...
• Heavy.com6 hour(s) ago
• Seahawks Make Coaching Changes, Hire Ex-Seattle Starter: Report
• Getty The Seattle Seahawks are making several coaching hires. The Seattle Seahawks are adding a few familiar faces to the coaching staff including former quarterbacks coach Carl “Tater” Smith, per The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar. Smith is one of three new additions the Seahawks have yet to announce and goes with an already busy offseason where the entire offensive staff received an overhaul. Former Seahawks corner DeShawn Shead is rejoining the team as an assistant coach who will work with the secondary. Smith’s son Tracy Smith is also...
• Heavy.com6 hour(s) ago
• Bears Starter Could Be X-Factor in Potential Russell Wilson Trade
• Getty Former Seahwaks teammates Jimmy Graham and Russell Wilson. Could the Jimmy Graham factor help the Chicago Bears finally nab a franchise quarterback? According to his latest column for Pro Football Talk, NFL analyst Peter King revealed that the current Bears tight end — and former teammate of Russell Wilson — could potentially influence the Seattle Seahawks quarterback if rumored trade talks ever become a reality. Rumors have been running rampant for a month now regarding Wilson’s discontent in Seattle, and multiple analysts have suggested a trade could be imminent,...
• CNBC8 hour(s) ago
• Not just Tesla: Tech analyst says electric vehicle stocks could soar 50% this year
• CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk.Brendan McDermid | Reuters Electric vehicle stocks could climb up to 50% this year, according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, who thinks theres enough room in the market for more than just Tesla. In my opinion EV stocks could be up another 40- 50% this year, given what were seeing in terms of a green tidal wave globally, Ives told CNBCs Street Signs Europe Monday. I think right now its a big enough ocean for more than one boat, said Ives. Its not just going...
• Heavy.com9 hour(s) ago
• Bears Gaining Momentum, Remain Top Contender for Russell Wilson: Report
• Getty QB Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks stretches the ball into the end zone for a touchdown The Russell Wilson rumors just got a lot more intriguing if you’re a fan of the Chicago Bears. If things continue to sour between Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks, not only does Chicago remain a top choice for the 32-year-old quarterback, but the team may have an ace in the hole in the form of a touchdown-snagging veteran tight end. In his weekly column for Pro Football Talk, long-time analyst...
• cvbj.biz11 hour(s) ago
• Sneaky bitcoin operations in China soar again, worrying regulators
• By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI, Mar 1 (.) – The 300% rise in the price of bitcoin since October has revived China’s hidden market in cryptocurrency trading, putting regulators on alert about financial risks and tailored capital outflows. which increases volatility. China shut down its local cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017, stifling a speculative market that had accounted for 90% of global bitcoin trade. Investors are now trading bitcoins on platforms owned by Chinese groups that have moved overseas, including Huobi and OKEx. Chinese financial trading chat rooms that...
• newsbrig.com12 hour(s) ago
• Researchers build the fastest laser-based random number generator
• A team of international scientists has developed a laser that can generate 254 trillion random digits per second, more than a hundred times faster than computer-based random number generators (RNG). Though random number generation has been around for thousands of years, it is increasingly important in computing as it forms the basis of cryptography. With more devices online than ever before, the need for faster encryption that can keep out bad actors has become more crucial. In a sign of the prevailing need for RNGs in modern technology, Google showcased...
• usnews.com12 hour(s) ago
• Cloud Tech Use in Forex Trading to Soar by 2025: Survey
• LONDON (Reuters) - A bulk of the trading in the $6.6 trillion-a-day foreign exchange markets is expected to be on cloud technology over the next five years, according to a survey conducted by fintech firm Integral. Two-thirds of 94 heads and senior managers in currency trading at banks and buy-side institutions, surveyed between September 2020 and January 2021, expect to adopt the secure and cost effective cloud based solutions to a significant degree from just 26% now. Cloud technology, as against the widely used on-premise technology in foreign exchange trading,...
• FOX News20 hour(s) ago
• New Orleans mayor makes pitch to Russell Wilson to join Saints
• Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been the front-and-center of trade rumors after he said that he wanted more input in personnel decisions. Wilson reportedly still wants to play for the Seahawks, but in case a trade does happen, there are only a select few of teams that he’d be willing to play for. According to Wilson’s agent Mark Rodgers, Wilson would be willing to play for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders, and New Orleans Saints. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Since the trade rumors...
• Heavy.com22 hour(s) ago
• Cowboys Source Gives Ruling on Russell Wilson Trade: Report
• Getty The Seahawks are getting calls about the availability of Russell Wilson. Bursting many a bubble in Cowboys Nation, veritable NFL Network insider Jane Slater reported that a blockbuster trade sending Russell Wilson to Dallas, despite growing speculation, is highly unlikely to occur. Slater’s source close to the situation forcefully disputed the possibility of a megadeal for the Seattle Seahawks superstar quarterback. “Not only do I not think this is happening, I did go ahead and check that with one of my team sources. They equally found the...
• the-sun.com24 hour(s) ago
• Durham ace pleased with Northern Ireland’s Euros prep work as Wildcats keep pace with Leicester
• SARAH ROBSON reckons Northern Ireland’s clash with England was the perfect preparation for their quest to qualify for the 2021 Euros.  And the Durham’s ace’s unbeaten Championship side notched up their tenth win this term to keep up pressure on promotion rivals Leicester City. 3Sarah Robson reckons Northern Irelands game against England was useful practice for Euro play-offs gameCredit: Getty Images - Getty 3Robsons club team Durham are battling with Leicester for promotion to the Womens Super LeagueCredit: Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc. Robson, 33, was speaking days after Kenny...
• mercurynews.com24 hour(s) ago
• California revenues soar as rich get richer during pandemic
• By Adam Beam | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — At the end of 2020, California had lost a record 1.6 million jobs during the pandemic. Nearly a half-million people stopped even trying to look for work. Business properties saw their value plummet more than 30%. But California’s bank account is overflowing. As of January, the state’s tax collections were $10.5 billion ahead of projections. By the end of the fiscal year on July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature could have a $19 billion surplus to spend. It’s so...
• cbslocal.com1 day(s) ago
• California Tax Revenues Soar as Rich Get Richer Despite Pandemic
• SACRAMENTO (AP) — At the end of 2020, California had lost a record 1.6 million jobs during the pandemic. Nearly a half-million people stopped even trying to look for work. Business properties saw their value plummet more than 30%. But California’s bank account is overflowing. As of January, the state’s tax collections were $10.5 billion ahead of projections. By the end of the fiscal year on July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature could have a $19 billion surplus to spend. READ MORE: Trailers, RVs, Shed Burned at...