However, futures trading does come with higher risks and isn’t well-suited for beginner investors. Due to leverage, which means using debt or borrowed money for trading, investors risk losing more money – profits are amplified, but so are losses. This guide will explain the basics, including what futures are, how they work, and its benefits and risks. What are futures? Finally, futures trading is facilitated by futures contracts, commonly used by individual traders to make a profit or by corporations to lock in the prices of commodities they need for production and manufacturing....

In addition, the video feature on Zoom allows you to share live footage of your surroundings during a meeting. So what are the best colors to wear on Zoom? This article outlines the best color choices for a Zoom meeting. It further describes factors to avoid before making these choices and colors. Meetings on Zoom Virtual meetings and conferences have become popular for all forms of activities. Organizations have adopted Zoom to host interviews and board discussions with stakeholders and keynote speakers....

Are you experiencing the error? Don’t worry, as this post has prepared a comprehensive guide explaining why you are experiencing the problem. The post has explained why Discord says unknown network error and how one can fix it. If you have been experiencing the error for some time, solve it using this guide. Why Does Discord Say Unknown Network Error? An unknown network error is an issue that many Discord users have reported when they want to access the application or a game....

But the main question many players have been asking is why PlayStation does not have Discord, even after Sony announced it was partnering with Discord. For many of you wondering when PlayStation would allow the use of Discord for forming playing groups and allowing voice chats, this guide is what you need. It has explained why PlayStation is yet to have Discord and if there are alternatives when you want to use Discord on PlayStation....

Indeed, the total crypto market cap at press time stands at $811.31 billion, which demonstrates an increase of this indicator by 0.38% across the previous 24 hours, as per CoinMarketCap data retrieved by Finbold on December 20. That said, the current crypto market cap is still a far cry from its peak of November 9, 2021, when it had commanded a wealth worth $2.92 trillion, its present state representing a staggering decline of 72....

As a reminder, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs, alleging that it had sold unregistered securities in the form of XRP tokens. The case has been ongoing for three years, with both sides making final submissions and awaiting the ruling. Many XRP investors are hoping that the new year will bring a resolution to the case, despite the uncertainty on the final judgment date. However, pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton had projected the final ruling could be made either April or May next year....

In a blog post highlighting next year’s outlook, Newmont stated that it expected to deliver approximately 7.5 million gold equivalent ounces. The company added that the attributable gold production stands at 6.2 million ounces for 2022 and is expected to surge between 6.2 and 6.8 million ounces in the long term. According to the company, the outlook reflects its increasing gold production and ongoing investment in operating assets, and most promising growth prospects....

Notably, on-chain activity indicates that the world’s largest non-exchange Bitcoin whale has sold about 46,000 BTC in two days valued at $1.08 billion based on the press time Bitcoin price of $23,500, data by Bitinfocharts indicates. The transaction was first initiated on July 18 in a series of sales that initially offloaded $15,500 BTC. The first notable transaction saw the sale of 500 BTC, then 2,500 BTC in the second and third, and 5,000 BTC in the fourth and fifth transactions....

XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) stock lost over 11% in the trading session, despite showing off promising technological advances in robotics and flying vehicles at their XPeng tech day on October 24. Namely, the firm recently completed its first global public flight with its X2 vehicle and the company also showcased a test flight of the roadable eVTOL flying car designed and built by an XPeng affiliate XPeng Aeroht. XPEV chart and analysis Analyzing XPeng’s performance in the market, the short-term trend is negative, as is the long-term trend, where 98% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than XPEV....

In particular, XRP, Ripple’s native token, was trading at $0.35 by press time, recording gains of almost 10% in the last seven days. During the period, the XRP price peaked at $0.36 on September 10. Amid the rally, the main focus is whether the asset will sustain the gains. At the same time, the uptick in XRP’s value has emerged from sustained buying pressure over the seven days. Notably, as of September 11, the token had a market cap of $17....

On the other hand, there are sectors deeper in the red, such as the Communications Services sector, after a big plunge in Snap (NASDAQ: SNAP) shares after the firm missed its Q3 earnings. Following in its footstep is Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR), whose Musk woes the market is still digesting. In his daily market view, Caxton’s Michael Brown, on October 21, sounded off on risk assets, claiming that he is still bearish....

The data was compiled to give a comparison between the size of the financial playground of the investors and the amount of US dollars at play. IPOs are traditionally led by well-established processes under a private company that seeks to expand and become publicly traded. On the other hand, an ICO is a process brought to life by the cryptocurrency innovation. It is a way of crowdfunding for startup companies, which includes creating and selling tokens to fund the start and the development of a blockchain project....

Despite the global talk of higher interest rates, companies with strong and resilient cash flows are raising their payouts, despite some firms seeing revenue declines caused by geopolitical tensions. Following that train of thought, Finbold analyzed the market and identified two dividend-paying stocks that could help investors beat inflation. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Despite oil falling due to demand destruction, Chevron has been ‘disciplined in their capital expenditures’ with the constant diversification in the approach to the energy markets, potentially offering more resilience than other energy firms....

Investors need to keep in mind that 2022 has seen rising inflation worries and the market in turn has punished growth tech stocks. Apple is holding its own for the moment and at the market close today earnings report for Q1 2022 will be released. Whether this quarter is as profitable as the last one remains to be seen with investors certainly eying demand and the situation in China with the lockdowns, which could influence the demand side of the equation....

Following the crypto market rally that saw Bitcoin hit an all-time high in November last year, most investors in the country, especially the young, flocked to digital assets with the goal of profiting, The East African reported on June 21. The investor data provided by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows slightly above 3.07 million Kenyans who make up the formal employment sector. Therefore, this indicates that most of the investors might be students or individuals in the informal employment sector....

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, banks and financial technology companies (FinTechs) have been hard at work re-evaluating their operations and strategy in order to serve their clients at lower costs better. Therefore we have listed the top six projected trends that banking and FinTech organizations are likely to embrace in 2022 to overcome obstacles in the sector, according to The Economic Times India. 1. Hyper-personalization Commercial banking customers now demand the same level of service that they get from their retail banking institutions....

In 2021, Americans received 50.5 billion Robocalls, an increase of nearly 10% over 2020 according to a report by PRNewswire quoting YouMail figures. YouMail, which protects consumers, enterprises, and carriers from harmful phone calls with app-based call protection services, highlighted out of all those calls, 21.4 billion were scams, reflecting a total of 42% of all robocalls. As a result, the scam category ranked first overall for the year. Additionally, the number of fraud calls was 1....

It advises, plans, and manages projects for public and private sector clients as well as construction contractors. WSP Global provides engineering and consultancy services including operational management support services. Further, the company also plans, designs, and supports the development of pipelines and gas networks. WSP Global will report its Q1 results on May 12. In the meantime, let’s see what’s in store for investors. What does Bay Street expect from WSP Global in Q1?...

Reports indicate that the certificate was active since December 6, 2020. The certificate allegedly blocked residents from accessing foreign websites like Google, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Netflix. The sites could only be accessed unless the certificate was installed. Notably, the websites are among the most popular globally. State officials allegedly forced local internet service providers to block residents from accessing foreign sites. However, they were able to access most of the foreign websites apart from the highlighted ones....

The stock price rose following reports regarding Apple’s autonomous vehicle project, which helped the firm climb up +4.38 (2.85%), beating the all-time intraday high of $157.26 set on September 7. The company’s price has gained more than 21% thus far in 2021 and 33% over the preceding twelve months. Although AAPL has only been a moderate performance in the overall market, the technical picture is favorable in both the medium and short-term time frames....