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Gold Rebounds From Three-week Low As Yields Ease

Gold prices bounced back on Thursday from a three-week low hit in the previous session, as the dollar rally paused and yields steadied in quiet trade ahead of the Easter holidays.

Spot gold jumped 1.8 percent to $1,715.45 per ounce, after having touched its lowest since March 8 at $1,677.61 on Wednesday. U.S. gold futures were marginally higher at $1,715.95 per ounce.

U.S. bond yields eased and the dollar index pulled back after hitting a five-month high on Wednesday, helping bullion regain some of its appeal as an inflation hedge.

After U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled his $2 trillion-plus jobs plan, the market focus has shifted back to inflation.

Biden announced his second multitrillion-dollar legislative proposal in two months in office, including $621 billion to rebuild infrastructure.

The plan would increase the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 21 percent to pay for the package.

With the final Eurozone manufacturing PMIs coming in strong in March, investors now await U.S reports on weekly jobless claims, manufacturing activity and construction spending for further direction.

The Labor Department is scheduled to release its more closely watched monthly jobs report on Friday, which includes both public and private sector jobs.

Economists currently expect employment to jump by 639,000 jobs in March after an increase of 379,000 jobs in February. The unemployment rate is expected to drop to 6.0 percent from 6.2 percent.

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Resideo Technologies Acquires Norfolk Wire & Electronics – Quick Facts

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (REZI) has acquired Norfolk Wire & Electronics, based in Richmond, Va. Norfolk is a regional distributor of security, telecom, network and audio-video related products, supplies and tools. Norfolk serves customers across the mid-Atlantic region.

“ADI is core to Resideo’s long-term growth, and this acquisition aligns with our strategy to identify and execute on tuck-in acquisitions that accelerate ADI’s expansion in adjacent categories. The products and services of Norfolk Wire & Electronics complement ADI’s existing offerings and expand our reach into an attractive growth market,” said Jay Geldmacher, CEO of Resideo.

CytoDyn Files New Protocol With FDA For 4 Doses Of Leronlimab To Treat COVID-19

CytoDyn Inc. (CYDY.OB), a late-stage biotechnology company developing Vyrologix (leronlimab-PRO 140), a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, has filed a new protocol to extend treatment to four weeks for critically ill COVID-19 patients. The company will initiate patient enrollment in multiple countries, including Brazil.

Nader Pourhassan, CEO of CytoDyn, said, “The half-life of leronlimab is 10 days and with only 2 doses, it is impressive we observed a 24% survival benefit at 28 days in critically ill COVID-19 patients, which we believe is as good or better than any reported results achieved so far with any other product for the critically ill population of COVID-19. Based on these results, we believe an increased dosage regimen will result in an equal or greater mortality benefit.”

CytoDyn believes four weeks of leronlimab treatment to be sufficient to calm the cytokine storm and to have a positive effect on survival rate at 4 weeks and potentially 8 weeks.

IRS tax season 2021: How much will you pay in taxes over a lifetime?

How much do Americans pay to Uncle Sam in taxes in their lifetime? It’s a lot. 

The average American will shell out $525,037 in taxes throughout the course of their life, according to fin-tech company Self Financial, which analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Almost 65% of the $525,037 will be tax on earnings, Self Financial says. The amount, however, varies by state. Self Financial used averages for earnings, purchases, real estate and auto property taxes. 

Residents of New Jersey, for instance, will pay the most in lifetime taxes ($931,000) while people in West Virginia are poised to pay the least ($321,000), the data shows. Taxpayers in California pay the most on everyday expenses ($40,084), followed by New Yorkers ($39,745).

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Here are other key figures:

• Tax on earnings is where most tax will come from, with the average American paying $339,173 in a lifetime.
   
• Owning a car will cost an additional $29,521 in tax payments alone.
   
• Real estate property tax will set you back an additional $128,581.