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EUR/USD Forecast: Technically Bearish, Critical Static Support At 1.0980
EUR/USD Current Price: 1.1014 Generally encouraging US data further underpinned the greenback. All eyes on the Fed’s decision and Chief Powell speech. EUR/USD technically bearish, critical static support at 1.0980. The EUR/USD pair traded as low as 1.0997, ending Tuesday a few pips above the 1.1000 figure, as the dollar remained strong on the back of ruling cautious while getting an additional boost from local data.
3 Platforms Set To Supercharge NFTs
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are big business. In 2021 alone, trading volumes for the vast majority of top NFT projects skyrocketed amid surging demand for digital collectibles and other non-fungible assets. In total, NFT trading volumes in the last three months alone, approximately equaled that seen throughout the entirety of 2020, demonstrating rampant demand for non-fungible assets.
Tuesday's Market Minute: Cruise Liners' Long Road To Recovery
Tourism stocks were up in premarket trading Tuesday following a day of gains Monday. Despite COVID-19 continuing to weigh on travel-related industries, several names saw relative strength after President Trump signed an executive order extending Coronavirus relief efforts. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s (NYSE: RCL) CEO said the company is continuing to see a return to business, at least initially, after releasing its 2Q earnings.
EUR/USD Forecast: Technically Bearish, Critical Static Support At 1.0980
EUR/USD Current Price: 1.1014 Generally encouraging US data further underpinned the greenback. All eyes on the Fed’s decision and Chief Powell speech. EUR/USD technically bearish, critical static support at 1.0980. The EUR/USD pair traded as low as 1.0997, ending Tuesday a few pips above the 1.1000 figure, as the dollar remained strong on the back of ruling cautious while getting an additional boost from local data.
EUR/USD Forecast: Technically Bearish, Critical Static Support At 1.0980
EUR/USD Current Price: 1.1014 Generally encouraging US data further underpinned the greenback. All eyes on the Fed’s decision and Chief Powell speech. EUR/USD technically bearish, critical static support at 1.0980. The EUR/USD pair traded as low as 1.0997, ending Tuesday a few pips above the 1.1000 figure, as the dollar remained strong on the back of ruling cautious while getting an additional boost from local data.
Friday's Market Minute: Grain Pain After Trade Truce
Soybean bulls hoping for an upward jolt to break out of a recent consolidation range likely were disappointed this week. Agricultural futures moved lower this week, despite the Trade War Phase 1 deal between the U.S. and China as well as the passage of the USMCA agreement in the Senate – deals that should result in greater exports for U.S. producers.
Stocks, Oil Snap Back As Iran Fear Dissipates, But Market On Edge
It was a really dramatic day...last night. Major indices are back in the green this morning after a roller-coaster ride in the markets that began when Iranian missiles struck near a U.S. military base in Iran a few hours after yesterday’s close. At one point, U.S. indices fell more than 1% in overnight trading and crude oil prices climbed to eight-month highs above $65 a barrel. Now it looks like we’re getting a roughly flat open and crude is back down below $63 after Iran left oil targets alone.
U.S.-China trade war drying up pecan and cotton farming in Arizona
The U.S.-China trade war has taken its toll on everything from cattle to citrus to manufacturing. But two other commodities in Arizona are suffering economic hits of their own: cotton and pecans. The former represents about $105 million in export value for Arizona, and is on the state seal. The latter, while not necessarily a traditional major player in trade with other countries, has seen a higher demand from China.
Webull CEO Anthony Denier Talks About The Burgeoning World Of Commission-Free Investing
In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk with Anthony Denier, CEO of Webull Financial, a free trading app from the minds of former Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) team members. Webull started out in China as a market data app and quickly gained a following. After it hit more than six million downloads in its first 18 months, its founders decided to expand to the U.S. market as a broker-dealer with no fees and no account minimums.
How Jeremie Bacon And Imagineer Are Helping Institutional Investors Communicate Better
In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we look at Software as a Service (Saas) from the lens of institutional investors. Imagineer (not the Disney-owned tech workshop for engineers) is a relationship management software company, with products designed to help fund managers and institutional investors operate more efficiently, helping them effectively manage their clients and market themselves. Their clients usually fall in the $3-5 billion AUM category.
Arizona delegation wants Trump administration to keep away from Arizona port trade
Recently, members of the Arizona congressional delegation urged the Trump Administration to rethink new inspection facilities planned for our state’s ports of entry, which are gateways of international trade with Mexico. After learning of proposals by the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to build new inspection facilities at ports of entry near Nogales-Mariposa and San Luis II, Sen.
Amid pilot shortage, Embry-Riddle sees boost in applicants
In 2014, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) put out a report highlighting the pilot shortage and the current and future availability of airline pilots, pointing out that unemployment for pilots was hitting some low numbers. In fact, unemployment among sky captains averaged about 2.7 percent, a much lower rate than the overall economy that was earthbound. Pilot pay and hiring five years ago when the report went out didn’t indicate a shortage and things were flying high.
Center for Innovation helps build startups in Southern Arizona
For 16 years, University of Arizona’s technology business incubator, the Arizona Center for Innovation, has been responsible for helping to produce and promote more than 100 tech-focused startups at the UA Tech Park, propping up everything from aerospace to cybersecurity endeavors. Now, the business starter is stepping out with a new name and a new plan to expand its overall reach.
Mesa lands another aerospace expansion project
Arizona is known for its five C’s: citrus, cattle, copper, cotton, and climate. All good and well there. But it should also be known for its two A’s: agriculture and aerospace. The former continues to drive business between our state and Mexico, and the latter continues to grow at a fast clip. From Tucson to Phoenix, the aerospace industry in Arizona has always been a staple of a greater engineering effort, hiring technical minds and putting them to work for the last 70 years.
Friday's Market Minute: Laboring Toward A Breakout
It’s been a month of ups and downs for equities. After the Aug. 2 close of 2,934.50, S&P 500 futures plunged by as much as 5.4% during the next two days. Although the contract eventually found support near 2,820 and recovered to 2,930, prices have since seesawed between these levels two more times. After all the tempestuous movement, the /ES is up only fractionally since Aug. 2 and near this familiar point of resistance again on the eve of Labor Day.
Friday's Market Minute: Laboring Toward A Breakout
It’s been a month of ups and downs for equities. After the Aug. 2 close of 2,934.50, S&P 500 futures plunged by as much as 5.4% during the next two days. Although the contract eventually found support near 2,820 and recovered to 2,930, prices have since seesawed between these levels two more times. After all the tempestuous movement, the /ES is up only fractionally since Aug. 2 and near this familiar point of resistance again on the eve of Labor Day.
ASU’s free tuition program with Uber carries on, expands to new cities
Last fall, Uber and Arizona State University announced a partnership to offer drivers and their families free tuition, allowing them to earn a bachelor’s degree through ASU’s online course offerings. Non-degree courses could also be pursued through the university’s Continuing and Professional Education Program. The program came after the university’s previous similar partnership with Starbucks.
U.S. Department of Commerce reaches new deal on Mexican tomato imports
Mexican tomato growers and exporters reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Commerce on a new tomato suspension agreement. The five-year agreement, which has been volleyed back and forth since the cancellation of the original agreement in May, will now enter a public comment period before it goes into effect on September 19.
U.S. Commerce Department sets preliminary 25 percent margin on Mexican tomatoes
Tomato imports to the United States from Mexico have caused more controversy this year than you would expect for a piece of produce. Earlier in the year, the Commerce Department severed the quarter-century-old Tomato Suspension Agreement with Mexico in favor of Florida lawmakers looking to get more attention for their local tomato farmers.
Mexico replaces China as top trading partner with U.S.
As the United States and China continue to increase tariffs on one another, China has been dethroned by Mexico as the U.S.’s No. 1 trading partner. Arizona’s southern neighbor found its way to the top amid continued uncertainty about our trade policy with China. Trade-in goods with the Asian nation fell sharply in the first half of the year as U.S. imports from China decreased by 12 percent compared to a year earlier.
Arizona job growth ranks among best in the country
From tech to bioscience, from manufacturing to healthcare, Arizona’s job market and job growth has been getting top marks month after month, year after year. And based off data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), that trend doesn’t seem to be changing, slowing down, or reversing any time soon. In fact, Arizona’s overall job growth has recently come in at second place in the nation in terms of year-over-year job growth.
Here's why Canada means big business for Arizona
Last year, Maricopa County saw the largest population increase of any county in the United States, adding another 81,244 residents to its desert clutches. That makes eight straight years of population gains, according to the Census Bureau. This impressive bump doesn’t account for the temporary residents who make up a hefty amount of the county’s population part of the year.
Electric vehicle adoption plan approved by ACC
Electric and autonomous vehicles are rolling out more aggressively in Arizona with the rise of auto tech startups here in Arizona. From ride-sharing options like Waymo to full-scale commercial trucking companies hitting the highways, self-driving vehicles are the way of the future. And one step towards that future is plugging electric vehicles into our every day commuting.
Sinema and McSally’s water supply infrastructure bill picks up steam
Last month, Arizona senators Martha McSally (R) and Kyrsten Sinema (D) joined forces in a show of bipartisanship by introducing legislation aimed at improving water supply infrastructure, giving local operators of federally-owned facilities the resources and means they need to improve aging water treatment. The Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act hones in on giving aid to the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) facilities that are in need of major upgrades or replacement.
Data center construction kicks off in Goodyear
Driving west out of Phoenix to get to California? You’ll most assuredly pass through Goodyear, the north-to-south west valley suburb that’s been known for spring training baseball and quiet neighborhoods. Now, the town of about 80,000 is seeing a new narrative take shape as tech companies continue to buy land to build new data centers and turning Goodyear into ground zero for a new tech hub rivaling Silicon Valley.
ASU and MCCCD use blockchain to help transfer students
Arizona State University is teaming up with Maricopa Community Colleges and utilizing blockchain to share academic records of transfer students to help determine when they have earned enough credits to be given an associate’s degree, even if they’re studying at the university. This process is known as reverse transfer, can potentially open the door for students to receive a two-year degree even if they have not completed their bachelor’s degree.
Canadian tech company VIQ Solutions moves HQ to Phoenix
When it comes to welcoming companies from other states or countries, Arizona is bringing them in with open arms. The state is seeing major growth in international companies setting up shop, like Israeli-based tech companies and Canadian companies coming down to get out of the cold.
Arizona airports set to take off with federal funding boost
Since the Trump Administration took office, one major talking point has been the need to revamp the American infrastructure system. One strategy includes grants for airports around the country, fixing taxiways and updating tunnels. Now, more than a dozen airports in Arizona will be receiving millions of dollars in federal grants for improvements to aviation infrastructure, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Arizona pork producers try to stay balanced during trade war
In recent weeks, trade talks have resumed with China between President Trump and China President Xi Jinping. Even though a quasi-ceasefire has been implemented and hope remains that future talks will be successful, a number of industries in the United States have been impacted. One of those is right here in Arizona: pork.
Sun Corridor hiking trail proposed by state leaders
A huge, far-reaching, winding hiking trail system has been proposed as leaders from all over the state have begun talks for a new Sun Corridor Trail, spinning from the very southern point of Arizona to Las Vegas, crossing more than 1,000 miles of the state. The trail begins in the border and trade town of Douglas, and winds north through Tombstone, Tucson, Phoenix, Black Canyon City, Prescott, Jerome, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Sedona, and Flagstaff.
Honeywell Aerospace gets into air taxis with partnerships and new radar system
Air taxis sound like something out of a James Bond movie or The Jetsons, conjuring images of autonomous flying cars buzzing people around in the air to avoid traffic below. For some leading-edge companies, that future is now. In New York City, ride-sharing company Uber is retooling every part of human transportation as we know it, from bikes to scooters to buses.
Phoenix on short list for Uber’s next expansion location
Uber is eyeballing the Valley of the Sun in its search for a new project that could bring thousands of jobs to the area as well as a new 400,000-square foot building. Uber is pitting Phoenix and Dallas, Texas, against each other in its narrowing-down of options, but with Uber’s presence and experience already in Phoenix, chances are you’ll see a “Help Wanted” sign for future Uber employees. Uber will be on the hunt for salespeople, executives, and developers at its new site.
To Esports And Beyond: How Raj Lala And Evolve ETFs Are Lighting Fires And Predicting Desires In The World Of ETFs
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events.
Peoria, Chandler make list of most affordable downtowns in U.S.
A new study by GoBankingRates has called out West Valley suburb Peoria and south-by-southeast suburb Chandler as two of the most affordable downtowns to live in throughout the entire country. Both landed in the top 30 of the site’s list, bunched together with places like Colorado Springs, San Antonio, and Milwaukee. The cities were analyzed in areas like home prices, rent, utility costs, and transportation.
Waymo will test self-driving trucks in Phoenix
After successful testing of its ride-sharing vans, which are expected to deploy in the Phoenix area soon, Waymo is now tapping the same region to test its self-driving freight trucks. This is yet another example of how Arizona is increasingly becoming ground zero for testing of autonomous vehicle technology. Waymo has already tested out its self-driving Class 8 trucks in Arizona, seeing them hit the road in August of 2017 for a few months.
GCU growing beyond capacity
If you’ve driven out by Grand Canyon University in west Phoenix in the past six months you may have seen what appears to be a never-ending stretch of construction on the campus’ new dorms. Practically every free bit of space around the private Christian university’s campus has been purchased by the college to build new student housing project after new student housing project. There’s only one problem: it isn’t enough.
Phoenix’s data center market continues to expand with new Cyxtera location
Florida-based data company Cyxtera Technologies Inc. has recently announced its second Phoenix-area data center opening. The new location, opened last Tuesday at South Tempe’s ASU Research Park is a 37,000-square-foot industrial setup that has the ability to deliver 4 megawatts (or 4 million watts) of power. The two-story building also houses 15,000 square feet of office space for customers to come in and have work space.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) - Behavox Wants To Use Machine Learning To Mine Your Company's Data And Make Employees More Efficient
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we look at the world of fintech in a whole new way—a way that’s not explicitly dealing in dollars and cents, but still looks to maximize efficiencies in the industry. What does that mean exactly?
Are We Heading Toward A Cashless Society? The CEO Of Raise Thinks So
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we’re taking another look at the world of mobile payments with Jay Klauminzer, the CEO of Raise.
Kroger Company (The) (NYSE:KR), PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) - How Bryan Leach Went From Practicing Law To Saving People Money
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of Fintech Focus, we spoke with Bryan Leach, founder of Ibotta, a consumer app that throws some seriously great cash back at its users when they make everyday purchases.
A Discussion With New Ally Invest President Lule Demmissie
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of Fintech Focus, we spoke with Lule Demmissie, the new president of Ally Invest, Ally Bank’s online trading platform. Demmissie previously served as Managing Director of Investment at TDAmeritrade.
An Interview With One Of The Top Fintech Investment Firms In The Country
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we take a look at the world of fintech through a broad lens with Michael Kopelman, general partner at Edison Partners, a growth equity firm in Princeton, New Jersey.
Arizona Chamber Foundation looks at postsecondary success goals in new report
In the United States, about two-thirds of all high school graduates pack up their bags, buy a lunch card (or their parents do) and call college home, at least for a year. In Arizona, only an estimated 27 percent of the state’s public school students walk across the stage, move that tassel over to the other side, pick up their degree and change their LinkedIn status to “alumni” within six years of high school.
How A Group Of Academics Open-Sourced Conversational AI, And Then Turned It Into A Business
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we talk about the science of, well, talking.
Why Farhan Ahmad Is Wanting To Lend A Hand To SMB's
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we shine an underserved area of the business community: small and medium-sized businesses. Most banks gear their services to large businesses with a little extra help on the side for small businesses.
Henri Arslanian Tells Us How Things Are Going in Asia's Fintech Market
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we’re going to take you on a trip across the globe to Asia where, according to Henri Arslanian, the fintech business is booming.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Home Depot, Inc. (The) (NYSE:HD) - Introducing The Newest Futures Product: Trucking Freight Futures
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we’re hitting the road with Craig Fuller, CEO of Freightwaves. As of today, Freightwaves has officially launched Trucking Freight Futures, a futures product for the $726 billion freight industry.
How Scott Coyle Is Opening Up The IPO Process To Retail Investors
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events.
How Scott Coyle Is Opening Up The IPO Process For Retail Investors
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events.
From Bear Stearns To Fintech: How A Former MBS Trader Is Using Data To Help Prevent The Next Great Recession
Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of the Fintech Focus podcast, we chat with Perry Rahbar, a Bear Stearns alum who traded mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to to the financial crisis.
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