What is a weighted blanket and why might you want one for your bedroom? Are the health benefits real? “There is some evidence that it helps some adults with stress and anxiety,” shares Dr. Adrian Pristas, Center for Sleep Medicine director with Meridian Health in Hackensack, New Jersey. Other claims, like benefits for arthritis pain
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A home flipper surveys a property in Phoenix, Arizona. Joshua Lott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home flipping has never been easy, no matter how much fun TV shows like “Flip or Flop” make it out to be. It’s been even harder lately, due to low supply, high prices and a run on housing triggered
WASHINGTON — Robert Kaplan, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, announced that he would step down next week, just hours after Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said he would resign. Kaplan said Monday afternoon he wanted “to eliminate any distractions” at the Fed after it was revealed that he had engaged in
Two top Fed officials on Monday warned that failing to raise the US debt ceiling would have catastrophic consequences, hours before Republicans in the Senate were set to block a bill that would increase the borrowing limit and stave off a government shutdown. John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said
Google, the leading indicator used to track the popularity of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, celebrated its 23rd anniversary on Monday. Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when both were students at Stanford University, the search engine has spent the majority of its 23 years of existence being one of the primary entry points
Dan Hynes, the former Illinois deputy governor for budget and the economy, joined Jefferies LLC this month where he will work to elevate the firm’s presence in the state and in the broader Midwest. Hynes hopes to parlay his public experience “in the trenches” of state government to build on the firm’s Illinois and Midwest
A bitcoin sign with a graph pictured in the background. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images I’ve noted in past commentaries that sovereign nations have the power to regulate and eliminate any competitor to their own currencies. One country took that step on Friday. China’s central bank has just made all cryptocurrency-related activities illegal. The
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Alphabet (GOOGL) – Alphabet’s Google unit will cut the commissions it collects on third-party software sales in its Cloud Marketplace. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to CNBC, who said Google will now collect just 3% of sales
The emergence of the Delta variant has managed to buy employers, designers and office building owners extra time to consider how best to eventually bring office workers back to the workplace. Those considering every aspect of the matter may have pondered how to lure employees who loved working at home, not because they didn’t like
In this article JSWSTEEL-IN JINDALSTEL-IN SAIL-IN TATASTEEL-IN Indian metal companies are unlikely to be seriously affected by the crisis unfolding at Chinese property developer Evergrande, according to financial services firm Motilal Oswal. China plays an important role in determining global commodity prices, including that of metals. The country’s real estate sector is a major consumer
Problems distributing ballots to potential voters on the Puerto Rico Plan of Adjustment have led to calls to push back the Oct. 4 voting deadline, and this may potentially push back the plan confirmation. The Official Committee of Retired Employees on Thursday filed a motion to have the deadline pushed from 5 p.m., Oct. 4
Germany’s two main parties are neck and neck after Sunday’s election, according to first exit polls from voting to determine who will succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Europe’s largest economy. An exit poll from public broadcaster ARD put both the left-of-centre Social Democrats and the centre-right CDU/CSU on 25 per cent, with the Greens
sponsored CryptoKitties was the first to bring blockchain gaming to life, and games such as Axie Infinity defined how a good blockchain game should be. The Three Kingdoms aims to build on this with their next-generation play-to-earn game. The Three Kingdoms is a highly strategic third-generation NFT game based on the historical characters of the
Sell-off is unfolding and even a “lovey-dovey” Fed won’t save it.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 24 bills that allocate $15 billion to further the state’s efforts to combat climate change, drought and wildfires. The total includes additional funding agreed to by the Legislature after the $261.4 billion budget was passed by the constitutional deadline and signed by the governor in July, but also some funding
Solana (SOL) reached a $216 all-time high on Sept. 9 after rallying 508% since Aug. The bull run caused some analysts to project a $500 target which would translate to a $150 billion market capitalization. It is worth noting that during SOL’s rally, the Ethereum network’s average transaction fee had surpassed $40. Surging interest in
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Though the market has been volatile, analysts are spotting opportunities for upside among select companies. Tipranks is able to cut through the market noise by aggregating data to show
In this article PLAY MTCH RCL NCLH The Carnival Cruise Ship ‘Carnival Vista’ heads out to sea in the Miami harbor entrance known as Government Cut in Miami, Florida June 2, 2018. RHONA WISE | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Carnival — Carnival shares rose 4% after
Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) staged a rebound on Sept. 26 following a massive decline earlier this week that saw its prices plunging to as low as $2,651 on Coinbase. The ETH/USD exchange rate rose 3.63% to hit an intraday high of $3,030. The upside move amounted to a 14.3% upside retracement from the pair’s
With ocean views and a blanket of greenery surrounding it, one might think this custom compound is set on the North Shore of Kauai. In actuality, the $29.95-million estate is across the Pacific—nestled among 140 acres of organic avocado groves in Somis, California, a quiet community located halfway between Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara. Built