Summary: U.S. stock markets have shown strong performance in 2024, reaching all-time highs. Despite Fed Chairman Powell's indication of only one rate cut in 2024, dividend-paying stocks like Hancock Whitney Corp., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Eni S.p.A., FedEx Corp., and Hamilton Lane Inc. have recently raised their dividend payments.
Full articleSummary: U.S. stock markets continue to exhibit a strong performance in 2024, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting all-time highs. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hinted at only one cut of 25 basis points in the Fed fund rate in 2024, a significant reduction from earlier expectations. Dividend-paying stocks like Hancock Whitney Corp., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Eni S.p.A., FedEx Corp., and Hamilton Lane Inc. are in focus for investors.
Full articleSummary: Securitize announced a successful closure of a $47 million funding round led by BlackRock, along with investments from Hamilton Lane, ParaFi Capital, and Tradeweb Markets. The funding will support Securitize's innovation and expansion in digitizing capital markets through blockchain technology.
Full articleSummary: Securitize, a Miami-based company specializing in tokenizing real-world assets, raised $47M in funding led by BlackRock with participation from other notable investors. The company aims to enhance innovation and expansion in the digital asset securities ecosystem. BlackRock's new tokenized fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), issued on Ethereum, is now available to investors through Securitize, offering stable value and daily accrued dividends.
Full articleSummary: BlackRock leads a $47 million funding round for Securitize, making it the transfer agent for BlackRock's first tokenized fund on a public blockchain.
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