Day: October 21, 2022

Oct 21
Oil prices post a weekly gain, but natural-gas futures fall more than 20% for the week

Oil futures climbed on Friday to post a gain for the week, but natural-gas futures fell sharply for the session to end the week more than 20% lower. “The Biden administration introduced an ‘SPR put’ to the oil market this week when they announced purchasing crude to replenish reserves when prices dip towards $70 a […]

Oct 21
Crypto Biz: Bear market claims another casualty

Three Arrows Capital. Celsius. Voyager Digital. The list of crypto bankruptcies, shutdowns and trading freezes has been endless in 2022. And the year isn’t over yet. This week, German crypto bank Nuri urged its users to withdraw funds ahead of the company’s planned shutdown in December — at least Nuri’s users were given proper notice.  […]

Oct 21
Biden says ‘I will not yield’ if Republicans demand Medicare, Social Security cuts for debt-limit increase

President Joe Biden on Friday said “I will not yield” to Republicans in a standoff over raising the U.S. debt limit if the GOP demands cuts to Medicare and Social Security in exchange for an increase in the limit. Biden was speaking at the White House after the release of the fiscal year 2022 budget […]

Oct 21
Forex Technical Analysis & Forecast 21.10.2022

EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” EURUSD worked off a downward wave to 0.9752 and a correction to 0.9844. Today the market is forming another wave of decline to the level of 0.9733. After its breakdown, we expect the formation of the consolidation range around this level. Upon release from the range down, we will consider […]

Oct 21
Bitcoin price hits 1-week lows as Fed rate hike rumors unsettle market

Bitcoin (BTC) dipped further below $19,000 on Oct. 21 as rumors circulated over the United States Federal Reserve. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Fed still on track for major November rate hike Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD abruptly dropping before the Wall Street open, hitting lows of $18,660 on […]

Oct 21
Huntington Bancshares rallies on hiked net interest income outlook

Huntington Bancshares Inc. HBAN, +6.55% rose 7.9% on Friday after the financial services company forecast stronger-than-expected net interest income as the company said it’s been performing “exceptionally well” despite economic headwinds in the sector. Huntington hiked its view for net interest income in the fourth quarter to rise in the high 20% to low 30% […]

Oct 21
Stocks open slightly lower, but aim for weekly gain

U.S. stock-indexes opened slightly lower Friday, on track for a three-day losing streak as Treasury yields continue to march higher on expectations for aggressive Federal Reserve rate increases. Indexes, however, were on track for weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.81% fell 52 points, or 0.2%, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.62% was […]

Oct 21
Hawaiian Airlines parent stock jumps after Amazon issued warrants to buy 15% of shares

Shares of Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings Inc. HA, +12.50% rallied 4.1% in premarket trading Friday, after the company said it issued Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +0.80% warrants to buy up to 15% of its shares outstanding as part of an agreement to operate 10 cargo jets to provide logistics support for the ecommerce giant. As […]

Oct 21
Twitter responds to reports Musk will ax 75% of staff after takeover: No layoffs planned

Twitter Inc. TWTR, -5.02% has told staff there are no layoffs planned after a report that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk would cut 75% of the social-media company’s workers after taking control in an on-again-off-again planned acquisition. Twitter general counsel Sean Edgett sent employees an email on Thursday to indicate that no widespread job […]

Oct 21
Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress

Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was sentenced on Friday to four months in prison and fined $6,500 for contempt of Congress. Bannon was convicted in July on two charges after ignoring subpoenas from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon will be allowed to appeal. Source: Marketwatch