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High-yield funds can be risky. In a perfect world, every ultra-generous dividend yield would be a direct result of strong businesses generating lots of excess cash profits. In the real world, they’re more often related to low stock prices and businesses in deep financial trouble. As a result, high yields tend to be paired with disappointing price charts and modest total returns, at best. What if I told you that one of the largest income-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the market today combines rich yields with impressive fund-price gains? The JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ: JEPQ) checks both…
More employees are looking for freelance work because of the flexibility it brings, especially in … [+] certain states where freelancers can thrive.getty Many Americans worry on a daily basis about losing their jobs. As the economy tightens and industries undergo rapid changes, the workforce is turning to freelancing to earn a living. Working in a job that could end at any moment, creates stress and limits employee control over work-life balance. Research shows that two in three laid-off workers are happier building freelance careers than they were before being laid off. A study conducted by Bonus.com identified the top…
The Fed’s updated projections indicate just 50bps of cuts in 2025, a shift from the previously anticipated 100bps. This more restrictive stance has bolstered the US dollar, typically a headwind for gold, while placing upward pressure on Treasury yields. Short-Term Positioning: Volatility and Tactical Buying For short-term traders, volatility will likely persist as markets react to upcoming labor and inflation data. Gold’s resilience despite a strong dollar and rising rates signals that investors continue to view bullion as a hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainty. In the near term, investors are likely to buy the dips, especially if inflation surprises…
More than 2.25 million people of Saudi Arabia have signed up for the freelance platform as of September 2024, indicating the growing demand for this flexible employment arrangement, a report issued by the Future Work read. Freelancing is expanding quickly in Saudi Arab, helping people and making a substantial contribution to the kingdom’s economy. The Future Work firm was founded in 2019 by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development with the intention of promoting the freelance industry. Its main goal is to promote contemporary work practices such as freelancing, flexible scheduling, and remote employment. Its objectives are…
According to data provided by SoSoValue, BlackRock’s Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund managed to attract nearly $44 million worth of inflows on Tuesday. The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) now boasts $3.65 billion in net assets. For comparison, iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) recorded substantial outflows of $188 million. Overall, Bitcoin ETFs bled a whopping $338 million on Tuesday. Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) logged $83.16 million and $75 million million worth of outflows, respectively. Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is the only ETF product in the green with $8.5 million worth of inflows. The company’s Ethereum ETH is…
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California’s coast had residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man’s death and the partial collapse of a pier, which propelled three people into the Pacific Ocean.And two other men remained missing Tuesday, one of them presumed dead, after being swept out to sea in central California, while the U.S. Coast Guard in the Los Angeles area searched for two others after their boat was found overturned earlier in the day.The National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, large-breaking…
The US tax regulator, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has restated its stance on cryptocurrency staking, clarifying that rewards generated from staking activities are taxable as soon as they are received. The IRS added that staking rewards do not constitute new property, and are therefore subject to immediate taxation upon generation. IRS Confirms Crypto Staking Taxable On Receipt According to a recent Bloomberg report, the IRS reiterated its position that digital asset staking rewards should be taxed as income as soon as they are generated and made available to the recipient. This outcome of the case is expected to have…
The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) recently welcomed Anna Medaris, a freelance health and lifestyle journalist based in New York City, as its new freelance health beat leader. Medaris has 15 years of experience writing features, narratives, explainers, profiles, and news hits for publications including the Washington Post, Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, US News & World Report, Vox, Everyday Health, Monitor on Psychology and AARP, among others. In June 2023, Medaris transitioned to freelance full-time, which she compared to “jumping off a cliff” during her lightning talk at HJ24 in June. She knows many AHCJ members can relate…
A widely followed crypto analyst is warning that Bitcoin (BTC) may suddenly undergo a massive correction. In a new strategy session, Benjamin Cowen tells his 850,000 YouTube subscribers that the extension from the 20-week simple moving average (SMA) is flashing bearishness for Bitcoin. “If you look at the short-term bubble risk, which is also just the extension from the 20-week moving average, you can kind of see it’s in that range where you can find some of these corrections where Bitcoin comes back down to earth.” Source: Benjamin Cowen/YouTube The analyst says that a correction could send Bitcoin back to…
