”I have been laser focused on ensuring that the jobs created by this project go first and foremost to district residents,” said D.C. at-large, Councilman Kenyan McDuffie, “and that district-based companies receive the bulk of the contracts associated with this project.” D.C. City Council The bond-financed renovation of Capital One Arena in downtown Washington D.C. is
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In this article UBER SQ AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images The postelection rally has hit some turbulence in recent days, giving investors a bumpy ride in the near term. However, these choppy markets can harbor plenty of opportunities — for those who know where to look.
Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump wants to address housing affordability in the U.S. by fomenting the construction of new homes. “We’re going to open up tracks of federal land for housing construction,” Trump said during an Aug. 15 news conference. “We desperately need housing for people who can’t
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. European markets are lagging behind Wall Street by a record margin after Donald Trump’s election victory pushed the region’s stocks lower and sent the euro tumbling. US stocks hit record highs after Trump secured his
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green toured the scene of Maui wildfires in August 2023. The disaster slowed visitor growth, rating analysts said.Hawaii Governor’s Office Hawaii will head to market in early December with double-A category ratings affirmed as it prices $750 million of taxable general obligation bonds in a negotiated deal. Recovery of tourism, pivotal to
Pyongyang has supplied Moscow’s army with long-range rocket and artillery systems, some of which have been moved to Russia’s Kursk region for an assault involving North Korean soldiers to push out Ukrainian forces, a Ukrainian intelligence assessment has found. In recent weeks, North Korea provided some 50 domestically produced 170mm M1989 “Koksan” self-propelled howitzers and
Dallas Police Department officers in 2022. Moody’s Ratings said the negative rating outlook for Dallas reflects the expected credit impact of voter-approved Proposition U, including reducing the city’s fiscal flexibility and boosting the Police and Fire Pension System’s liability by increasing police starting salaries and the number of officers.Bloomberg News Voter approval of a Dallas
A chip and snack food display at a convenience store in Miami Beach, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Processed food stocks tumbled on Friday as investors feared a crackdown under President-elect Donald Trump and ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Soda titans PepsiCo and Coca-Cola dropped more than 3% and 1%,
In this article GLRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Einhorn, President at Greenlight Capital, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivering Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn was interviewed by our Leslie Picker at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha event Wednesday. Einhorn spoke
Pekic | E+ | Getty Images Mortgage rates seem to have steadied. That may be a good sign for the market, experts say. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the U.S. slightly dipped to 6.78% for the week ending Nov. 14, barely changed from 6.79% a week prior, according to Freddie Mac data via
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nissan plans to warn ministers that the UK car industry has reached a “crisis point”, with jobs and competitiveness at risk unless the government relaxes electric vehicle rules, according to two people with direct knowledge
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20321862/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Triple-A yield curves were little changed Friday ahead of an $8.4 billion new-issue calendar while U.S. Treasuries saw small losses across the curve and equities were in the red as mixed economic data, hawkish Fedspeak and major announcements on how President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration may take form hangs
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two of Elon Musk’s private companies are set to secure multibillion-dollar jumps in valuation through new deals, as investors race to back the sprawling business interests of the world’s richest man. SpaceX, the largest private
“We are going to be the very first state in the nation, the very first city in America, to have a congestion pricing plan,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor New York now has a start date for congestion pricing, the long-awaited, much-delayed toll that will help fund
In this article GLRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Einhorn speaking in New York City on April 3, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Hedge fund investor David Einhorn’s cautious stance all year made his performance suffer as he navigated what he believes is the priciest stock market of his career at Greenlight Capital.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler spoke this morning at the Practising Law Institute’s 56th annual conference on securities regulation. It sounded awfully
Residential homes in Discovery Bay, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Mortgage rates in the US increased to the highest level since July. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued to climb last week as investors considered the future of the economy under a Trump presidency. The mortgage market basically
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20306565/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were narrowly mixed Thursday as U.S. Treasuries saw losses up front and gains out long and equities ended down. Municipal yields, while bumped or cut up to three basis points, depending on the scale, have had a relatively quiet week following the volatility post-election. However, “volatility will likely
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tell City of London regulators to dial up the risk in the UK financial services sector, claiming that rules drawn up after the 2008 financial crash have “gone too far”