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Wealthy Americans snap up vacation homes and invest in a change of scenery in a hot market

Tiffany Thompson’s condo in Indian Wells, California. Tiffany Thompson decided that a year of working from her Los Angeles home with her husband was too much of a good thing. A change of scenery and the ability to be apart on occasion in a home away from home seemed appealing. Plus, the Emmy-winning freelance TV producer and her husband, Chase Kopecky, an editor at ABC Network Television, had been saving money. “I was making more money than normal because I was able to do multiple projects at… Source link

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Stock futures resume march higher

Stock futures gained after a mixed session on Tuesday, during which the S&P 500 and Dow each pulled back from record levels. Contracts on the S&P 500 rose by 0.2% with two hours until the opening bell. The index pulled back by the end of the regular session Tuesday, but this came following a notable run-up for the blue-chip index in recent weeks: It had closed at record highs at the end of each of the last seven sessions, and hit a record intraday high Tuesday morning.  The Dow also headed… Source link

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UPDATE 2-Chobani confidentially files for U.S. IPO, valuation may exceed $10 bln

(Adds valuation, background on company, sector)    July 7 (Reuters) – Greek-yogurt maker Chobani could be valued at more than $10 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the company confidentially filed regulatory paperwork for its stock market listing.    The food sector has gained investor attention over the past few years, especially as fast-food chains and upscale restaurants create new menus to attract health- and… Source link

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The Fate of Ethereum Miners When There’s Nothing Left to Mine

This week, we continue the conversation about Ethereum miners and how they’re preparing for changes to the reward dynamics of the network. Also, we take a look at what other asset types are popularly used on decentralized finance (DeFi) applications beyond ether (ETH).  Welcome to another edition of Valid Points. This article originally appeared in Valid Points, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter breaking down Ethereum 2.0 and its sweeping impact on crypto markets. Subscribe to Valid Points… Source link

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Inflation fears may be starting to pass: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Pricing pressures stopped getting worse for the service sector last month If we wind back the clock to mid-May, the only idea it seemed investors wanted to discuss was inflation.  The argument from many economists and Federal Reserve officials — then and now — was that pricing pressures would prove “transitory,” or that… Source link

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Down $831 Billion, China Tech Firm Selloff May Be Far From Over

(Bloomberg) — China’s technology giants have seen a combined $823 billion wiped from their market value since a February peak, with Beijing’s expanding crackdown on the sector fueling investor concern that the selloff is far from over. Authorities on Tuesday issued a sweeping warning to the nation’s biggest companies, vowing to tighten oversight of data security and overseas listings just days after Didi Global Inc.’s contentious decision to go public in the U.S. That has put further… Source link

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The Yahoo brand is still worth ¥178.5 billion to Masayoshi Son

The Yahoo brand, once an internet name as iconic as Google, might be worth little to young people more familiar with TikTok and Instagram. But it still has value in Japan, where the once-illustrious marquee just sold for ¥178.5 billion ($1.6 billion). Z Holdings Inc., a unit of Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp., agreed to buy the rights to the Yahoo name in Japan to replace an existing licensing agreement. The deal follows the sale of Verizon Communications Inc.’s media… Source link

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Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gives Newsom $200K to defeat recall

Yahoo President and CEO Marissa Mayer delivers the keynote address at the first-ever Yahoo Mobile Developer’s Conference, in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2015. | AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has contributed $200,000 to beat back an effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, deepening the governor’s substantial Silicon Valley support. The outlay from Mayer bolsters Newsom’s massive cash advantage over Republican rivals and further demonstrates the extensive… Source link

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Bitcoin Miner Profitability Could Double After Record Drop in Network Difficulty

Active bitcoin miners may see their profitability double following the 28% downward difficulty adjustment in mining on July 3, according to several mining sites.  The North American hash spread – an index invented by digital asset financial services platform BitOoda to measure the difference between bitcoin mining revenue per megawatt-hour and the cost of the needed power – has almost doubled to $449 from $225.  “Mining economics have improved significantly,” Sam Doctor, chief… Source link

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Didi Plunges Below IPO Price as China Expands Crackdown

(Bloomberg) — Didi Global Inc. plunged Tuesday in U.S. trading as the ride-hailing company faced scrutiny over its data security and a broader Chinese crackdown on companies listing their shares abroad. China’s State Council issued a sweeping warning to China’s biggest companies, vowing to tighten oversight of data security and overseas listings. That announcement followed the opening of a security review by China’s internet regulator last week and a demand for app stores to remove… Source link

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