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Minnesotans will vote on where lottery money goes in November Minnesotans will vote on where lottery money goes in November 01:57 ST. PAUL, Minn. — When you buy your lottery tickets you may be dreaming of a big win, but lottery players have been delivering $1 billion worth of big wins to the Minnesota environment for the last 30 years. Forty percent of lottery proceeds go to the state Environment and National Resources Trust Fund, which funds projects like Dakota County’s Thompson Park.”All over the state, every corner of the state, if you are a Minnesotan, if you walked on a…
Why did Ripple (XRP) soar on Thursday morning? A familiar fund manager is finally making moves in the XRP space. The XRP (XRP 3.63%) cryptocurrency, often known as Ripple, jumped as much as 6.5% higher on Thursday morning. By 11:45 a.m. ET, the digital currency traded at 4.4% above the price from Wednesday’s traditional market-closing bell. XRP rose as a familiar fund manager announced the formation of a mutual fund focused on owning XRP tokens. Grayscale’s history with crypto funds The fund manager in question is Grayscale, a veteran of running mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the cryptocurrency…
(Bloomberg) — Some hedge funds are adding bullish yen wagers in the options market on their expectation that the currency will extend the rally that’s made it the world’s top performer this quarter.Most Read from BloombergThey’re placing long positions on the yen against currencies including the Australian dollar, Swiss franc and the offshore Chinese yuan, according to traders who asked not to be identified commenting on the foreign-exchange market.Signs that the Bank of Japan is intent on raising interest rates further — albeit not at next week’s meeting — have helped the yen advance about 14% versus the greenback since…
UPDATE: Chattanooga firefighters spent hours trying to put out a fire that ultimately destroyed a home in Hixson on Thursday.CFD crews were called to the home on Patriot Lane in the Big Ridge community at around 4:30am.The fire started in the backyard, and quickly spread, consuming the decks and eventually reaching the house.Firefighters were able to keep the flames at bay for most of the morning, but unsafe conditions led to major issues.As the structural integrity of the home waned, crews on the frontline fighting the fire were forced to pull back.The home ended up collapsing, resulting in a total…
The recent rebound from its 10 September low of 18,186 has faced a hurdle to clear above its 20-day moving average. Several key elements are advocating for a potential short to medium-term bearish reversal. Watch the key resistance at 18,660. After the 9.4% drop seen in the Germany 30 CFD Index (a proxy for the DAX futures) from the 12 July 2024 high to the 5 August 2024 low, its price actions have recouped all its prior losses and revisited its current all-time high area at 18,930/18,994. Since 3 September, it has faced a hurdle to clear above the 18.930/18,994…
(Bloomberg) — China’s government bonds extended an advance, sending benchmark yields to a record low, as traders piled into the securities despite the authorities’ pushback against the rally.Most Read from BloombergThe yield on the most actively traded 10-year sovereign notes slid to 2.075%, a level unseen since official record became available in 2002. The move came even as state banks were seen becoming more active in selling long-dated bonds in the secondary market in recent days, a sign the People’s Bank of China may have intervened to cool the rally.The development underscores a wide difference between where traders and Chinese…
Occidental Petroleum shares have dropped 29% since mid-April, impacting Warren Buffett’s stake in the company.The decline aligns with a 23% drop in crude oil prices on concerns about demand and excess supply.Berkshire Hathaway’s $13 billion stake in Occidental Petroleum may be underwater, based on estimates.A steady decline in oil prices this year has led to one of Warren Buffett’s big stock bets to turn sour.Shares of Occidental Petroleum have plunged 29% since mid-April and are down 15% year-to-date, trading just above the $50 level on Thursday at 10:04 a.m.The price decline in Occidental shares has coincided with a 23% decline…
Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) stock posted explosive gains in Thursday’s trading. The telecom company’s share price closed out the daily session up 10.1%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.Lumen soared today following a new disclosure filing that was submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing showed that an investor named Daniel Hagan now owns a large position in the company. Hagan is not a widely known public figure or a household name in the investing world, so why did the recent filing trigger such a big valuation increase for the stock?A little-known investor stakes a huge…
Sep. 12—Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has backed down from an effort started by her predecessor to disperse addiction treatment services from the city’s downtown core, after a concerted push by businesses to oppose the plan.The administration had in recent months begun to move forward with plans to spend more than $1.8 million of its remaining COVID-19 relief funds to purchase a building in the Chief Garry Park Neighborhood where Compassionate Addiction Treatment could relocate out of its current location near the intersection of Second Avenue and Division Street, one of the most visible centers of the addiction and homelessness crises…