In this article ORCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of Oracle’s headquarters in Redwood Shores, California, on Sept. 11, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Oracle chairman and co-founder Larry Ellison had a “bizarre” announcement to make this week. The electricity demand from artificial intelligence is becoming so “crazy” that Oracle is
We started buying Home Depot shares last week as a play on housing and interest rates. Our initial 50-share buy was around $362. We bought 50 more shares Wednesday a few dollars higher. The Dow stock is having a mixed year — up about 7% compared to the S & P 500 ‘s more than
With a junk bond credit rating, 19 tax hikes in 11 years, and a $250 million deficit, Ed Rendell took control of a troubled city in 1992. When Rendell became Philadelphia’s mayor, after two terms as its district attorney, the city was in a financial crisis. The city had persistent deficits and entrenched political patronage;
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Former president Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI is investigating as an apparent assassination attempt against him in Florida. The agency said in a statement on Sunday that it “has
The Senate Finance Committee kicked off next year’s looming tax debate Thursday during a hearing that highlighted the Democrats’ priority of eliminating tax-avoidance strategies employed by high earners and the Republican pledge to extend tax breaks built into the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “In a matter of months, the Congress will begin a
In this article MCD CHRD MPLXP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in Manhattan, New York, on July 6, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images September had a bumpy start for investors as volatility jolted markets in the first week, but dividend-paying stocks can help smooth the ride. Investors
People walk along London Bridge past the City of London skyline. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. is leading a recovery in Europe’s long subdued office real estate market, with overall investment in the sector expected to pick up further in the second half of the year. Britain recorded 4.1
The NAFOA, founded as the Native American Finance Officers Association, announced that Cory M. Blankenship will take over the helm as the organization pushes the Tribal Tax & Investment Reform Act, which would free up tribal bond issuance. “NAFOA has been working with Congresswoman Gwen Moore D-Wisc. and Congressman David Schweikert’s R-Ariz. offices to help
The muni bond market grew in the second quarter as ownership by household and exchange-traded funds grew, while U.S. banks and insurers continued to reduce their holdings, the latest Federal Reserve data shows. The face amount of munis outstanding ticked up to $4.129 trillion, a 1.1% increase from the first quarter of this year and
In this article IMXI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Company: International Money Express (IMXI) Business: International Money Express is an omnichannel money remittance services company. IMXI offers money transfer services digitally through a network of agent retailers in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany. It
MISSOULA, Mont. — In a subdivision near the northern edge of town, a number of condos and duplexes have popped up in the past three years. It’s part of a larger effort, including new zoning laws, to help provide affordable housing to Montanans who have found themselves priced out of the market, said DJ Smith,
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Investors are snapping up shares in US consumer staples stocks such as Coca-Cola and Colgate-Palmolive as they hunt for more defensive areas of the market amid concerns over a potential slowdown in the US economy.
After just 20 months on the job, Federal Highway Administration head Shailen Bhatt has departed for the private sector. Bhatt announced Thursday that he’s taken a position at Montreal-based engineering services firm AtkinsRéalis. He joins as senior vice president and chief operating officer for the U.S., Latin America and Minerals & Metals. Current FHWA Deputy
Municipals were lightly traded and little changed Friday ahead of a much smaller calendar and the Federal Open Market Committee meeting during which the first rate cut in four years is expected. U.S. Treasuries and equities closed out a volatile week in the black. Triple-A muni yields barely budged across the yield curve while USTs
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Despite the increasingly partisan sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry, bitcoin will thrive over the long term regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November. That’s a view many crypto investors are coming to accept, as the
External view of the stand where Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Director, Photoshop & Lightroom Julieanne Kost conduct a Lightroom workshop at Xposure on February 29, 2024, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Adobe — Shares plunged more than 10%
Recent signs of cooling inflation are paving the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates when it meets next week, which is welcome news for Americans struggling to keep up with the elevated cost of living and sky-high interest charges. “Consumers should feel good about [an interest rate reduction] but it’s not going to
Over two decades ago, the investment bank where I worked introduced a new rule: pitch books couldn’t exceed 20 pages. Dubbed “Thin to Win,” the goal was to lighten the load for junior bankers and sharpen our client presentations. Our COO explained that studies showed audiences tuned out after 10 pages, remembering only three main
Over a storied career, Mark Page has crafted more than his share of public finance innovations. As deputy director and general counsel of New York City’s Office of Management and Budget, he led the first tobacco settlement securitization. As OMB director during former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, Page helped form the World Trade Center Captive
Regulators have identified lapses in Wells Fargo’s anti-money laundering and financial crimes risk management practices, the latest compliance issue for the US bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, one of the main US banking regulators, said on Thursday that Wells, the country’s fourth-largest lender by assets, had agreed to take remedial steps.
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