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A domestic dispute over Bitcoin investment losses led to a police standoff in Thailand. The man involved shot his wife and himself after losing THB 700,000 ($19,500) in Bitcoin investments. This incident highlights the risks associated with cryptocurrency investments and the extreme reactions they can provoke. It also underscores the rise in cryptocurrency scams, with a surge in fake cryptocurrency giveaways on platforms like TikTok and LinkedIn.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

September 19, 2023 | 5:43 am

LNT

Alliant Energy has priced a $300 million offering of 5.700% senior debentures due 2033.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 5:17 am

AER

AerCap Holdings N.V.'s subsidiaries, AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company and AerCap Global Aviation Trust, have priced an offering of senior notes. The offering consists of $900 million aggregate principal amount of 6.100% Senior Notes due 2027 and $850 million aggregate principal amount of 6.150% Senior Notes due 2030.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 5:13 am

ERJ

Embraer's subsidiary has sold its cybersecurity business unit, AllowMe Tecnologias, for $45 million.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 19, 2023 | 5:04 am

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ETHUSD

Spiderchain, a project introduced by Jameson Lopp, co-founder and CTO of Casa, aims to incorporate Ethereum functionalities into Bitcoin. The project, developed by Botanix Labs, functions as a Proof of Stake Layer 2 on Bitcoin, allowing Bitcoin staking in decentralized multisigs. It is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), uses a proof of stake consensus mechanism, and has 12-second block times.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

September 19, 2023 | 4:48 am

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DOGEUSD

ETHUSD

Major cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin saw gains as investors await the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. The outcome of the FOMC meeting could induce volatility in the top cryptocurrency. The price action of large cryptocurrencies mirrored those of stocks. Analyst Edward Moya noted that if markets don't believe the Federal Reserve will tighten again, there could be a reversal in the US dollar. Cryptocurrency trader Michaël van de Poppe suggested Bitcoin could see choppy movements before a substantial upward move.

Portfolio Pulse from Shivdeep Dhaliwal

September 19, 2023 | 3:05 am

LMT

A missing F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet's debris has been located after the pilot ejected due to a mishap. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon and the debris was found on Monday evening, northeast of Joint Base Charleston, North Charleston. The F-35 belongs to a training squadron of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The circumstances leading to the pilot's ejection and whether the jet had crashed remain unclear.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

September 19, 2023 | 2:52 am

FDN

JNK

QTEC

XOP

A screening of mid-cap ETFs revealed that SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) and First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC) added $604.80 million and $325.3 million in AUM respectively, while First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) lost $204.74 million and $175.73 million in AUM respectively. JNK offers exposure to corporate junk bonds, QTEC is tech-focused, FDN offers exposure to companies deriving at least half of their revenue from the internet, and XOP offers exposure to the exploration and production sub sector of the domestic oil market.

Portfolio Pulse from Johnny Rice

September 18, 2023 | 10:29 pm

WEC

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years, producing an average annual return of 9.19%. If an investor had bought $100 of WEC stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $578.45 today. The company currently has a market capitalization of $27.34 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 18, 2023 | 9:30 pm

ECL

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years, producing an average annual return of 10.16%. If an investor had bought $1000 of ECL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,879.84 today. Ecolab currently has a market capitalization of $50.10 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 18, 2023 | 9:30 pm