North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday recommended placing a $4.7 billion general obligation bond referendum before voters in November. As Cooper released his recommended budget of $55.9 billion for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, he noted the bonds would address the state’s infrastructure needs. He pointed out the advantages of the current low interest-rate
Municipals were firmer across the curve as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority repriced its $1 billion deal to double-digit lower yields and the primary and stronger U.S. Treasuries again helped to direct secondary markets stronger. The Investment Company Institute Wednesday reported another week of inflows with $2.234 billion coming into long-term municipal bond
Frantic efforts are under way to unblock the Suez Canal after one of the world’s largest container ships ran aground, severing a vital trade artery and threatening to disrupt global shipments for days. The Ever Given container ship, which is almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall, is wedged across the southern
Fidelity Investments, the $4.9 trillion asset manager, has filed paperwork with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to list a new Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund. The Wise Origin Bitocin Trust was filed with the SEC on Wednesday, according to a Form S-1 Registration Statement that appeared on the regulator’s website. The ETF
Credit Suisse bank. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images One Wall Street firm may have found a solution to the unhappiness of overworked junior bankers amid a boom in deals activity: Money. Credit Suisse executives told mid- and entry-level investment bankers Wednesday that they were getting special $20,000 bonuses in the second quarter, and that
It was a bad day for Cathie Wood. And it was a very strange trading day. For weeks, stocks have been held hostage to Treasury yields, particularly the 10-year. As yields moved up, stocks, particularly high-multiple megacap stocks, moved down. If yields dropped, tech rallied. That relationship has broken down. Yields have been down three
Pedestrians cross a street in front of a Rite Aid store in Oakland, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: KB Home – Shares of the homebuilding company slid 3% after the company reported mixed fiscal first-quarter results. KB home reported earnings
On March 24, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that U.S. buyers are now able to purchase Tesla vehicles with Bitcoin (BTC). Musk also tweeted that Tesla will not convert BTC payments into fiat but will add to its existing treasury of about 48,000 Bitcoin. Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives expects Bitcoin to account for less
These days there are real estate investors doing great work in developing communities. Real estate investors Cory Nemoto and Audrey Kikos are demonstrating the benefits real estate investors can bring to communities and individuals. Cory Nemoto, co-owner and founder of KÉCŌ Capital, a private real estate lending company based in Honolulu, Hawaii, that flips houses in
A 21,000-square-foot megahome in South Florida is the most expensive non-oceanfront home ever sold in Delray Beach, and its $19 million sale price makes it the the town’s top sale in over three years, according to the MLS. “Resort-style living is a driving force in the ultra-luxury market,” listing agent Senada Adzem tells CNBC, “People are rethinking
Stitch Fix reported some disappointing numbers for the quarter and the stock is under pressure.
Trinity Health’s proposed sale of Mercy Hospital and Medical Center for $1 would pave the way for the fiscally troubled safety net hospital just south of Chicago’s downtown to exit Chapter 11 and remain open if the deal is finalized. The Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board which holds sway over hospital closures, ownership
press release PRESS RELEASE. BitMax.io, a leading crypto and digital asset trading platform serving professional and retail traders, has announced that it has relaunched as AscendEx in the English-speaking world, and “Dingfeng” to Chinese speakers. Originally launched in 2018, the trading venue has experienced three years of steady growth and adoption of its native BTMX
Princeton University revenue bonds saw strong competitive bidding, with yields lower than triple-A benchmarks as high-grade trading picked up and munis gained along with a stronger U.S. Treasury market. Triple-A benchmark yields were stronger across yield curves while ratios rose slightly. Municipal to UST ratios were at 69% in 10-years and 75% in 30, according
AstraZeneca might have included outdated information from a clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine, a US health agency said on Tuesday, potentially throwing previously published positive results into doubt. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said it had been notified by the trial’s data and safety monitoring board that “it was concerned by
Jane Fraser, chief executive officer for Latin American at Citigroup Inc., smiles during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. The conference brings together leaders in business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia, and the media to discuss actionable and collaborative solutions to some of the most important questions
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE It’s the anniversary of the big drop: What’s changed? Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday. It’s the one-year anniversary
A man looks at GameStop at 6th Avenue on February 25, 2021 in New York. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: GameStop – Shares of the video game retailer dropped 11.9% after the company posted disappointing results for its fourth quarter. GameStop
On March 23 the Coinbase listing ‘bump’ reemerged as the exchange announced that it would list Ankr (ANKR), Curve DAO Token (CRV), and Storj (STORJ) on Coinbase Pro. A blog post from the top U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange stated that inbound transfers for ANKR, CRV and STORJ are available beginning March 23 with trading set to “begin on
Older adults, especially those living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, have been among the groups hardest hit by COVID-19. This has compelled a reexamination by many – often in concert with their adult children – about how and where they want to live the rest of their lives. Real estate professionals, industry analysts