Butter. Burgers. Sausages. Store-bought pastries, cakes and cookies. Oh, and sodas, sweet or diet. They’re all bad, and they all increase our risk of dementia – by a lot. So reports one of the largest and most chilling studies ever, involving around 60,000 people in their 40s, 50s and 60s. The study, involving massive numbers … Read more
I inherited a house in San Francisco from my aunt. My aunt had rented her basement to an older couple (probably illegally) for a few years at below market prices. I don’t believe there was a lease, and it’s probably against building code to have tenants in the basement. The couple’s family lives nearby. I … Read more
A tumultuous week in U.S. financial markets ended on an uncertain note on Friday after a massive injection of $30 billion in deposits from major banks into First Republic Bank failed to calm investors. Last week, the sudden collapse of three US banks – Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank SBNY and Silicon Valley Bank – began … Read more
And so we come to the end of another frenetic week in the markets. The CBOE VIX Index VIX , the stock volatility gauge, rose twice to 30 before falling again. The ICE BoAML MOVE Index, a VIX for the Treasury market, hit its highest level since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, at one … Read more
After a frantic weekend of regulators to the rescue that sparked a rally for US stock futures on Sunday night, the mood turned more cautious, with the exception of tech futures still celebrating. Is that many banks are in the red before the opening on Monday. Nervous investors may be wary of more shoes dropping … Read more
Posted: March 10, 2023 1:55 PM ET DocuSign shares fell on Friday after Wall Street said an ongoing reorganization of the electronic signature company would likely cause near-term turbulence, although it beat expectations for the quarter. Shares of DocuSign DOCU fell 20% to an intraday low of $53.71, and were last down 19%. Shares also … Read more
Posted: March 10, 2023 1:34 PM ET Bitcoin saw its losses deepen on Friday, falling below $20,000 for the first time since January, as investors fret over contagion from Silicon Valley Bank, which was shuttered by regulators and taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. days after crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank said it would cease … Read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease, which means each of us needs to be aware of our heart health so we don’t become one of them. I strongly believe that we all need to be aware of our overall … Read more
One of the bond market’s most reliable indicators of impending U.S. recessions dipped further into triple-digit negative territory on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the need for higher interest rates. high and a possible reacceleration of the rate of increases. The widely followed spread between 2- and 10-year Treasury yields was minus … Read more
There will be no rest for investors this week as they await a landmark report on the state of the US labor market, as well as semi-annual congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. To complicate matters further, investors will also be watching the reaction of equities to more attractive risk-free yields in the … Read more
