NZ dollar goes digital in new stablecoin

NZ dollar goes digital in new stablecoin

Cryptocurrency investors can now buy a coin pegged to the New Zealand dollar, making swapping our traditional currency for crypto faster and simpler. A company linked to the local crypto-trading platform Easy Crypto launched NZDD on Wednesday as a means to increase investor uptake of cryptocurrency – a first that beats the Reserve Bank of … Read more

Can corporate America cope with its vast debt pile?

Can corporate America cope with its vast debt pile?

High borrowing costs ate starting to bite in corporate America. Photo / Alexander Spatari, Getty Images The US economy may be growing much faster than pessimists had predicted, but business is still brisk for bankruptcy lawyers. “Things have really accelerated,” says Thomas Lauria, global head of restructuring at White & Case. His team is on … Read more

Faster Options Are More Fun

Faster Options Are More Fun

September 19, 2023 at 2:10 PM EDT Let’s say you own a bunch of stocks, say $1 million worth of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index. You think they will go up (that’s why you own them), but you worry that they might go down. You can buy insurance against that risk: You can … Read more