After selling off for a week and a half, munis ended Friday’s session firmer, but September losses moved the asset class into the red for the year, returning -1.79%. “September and to a lesser degree October have not been kind to municipal investors in recent history, with average returns of -5.7% and -1.8%, respectively, going
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The United States economy has been facing turbulent times lately, with the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation index rising by a significant 3.5% over the past 12 months. Even when excluding the volatile food and energy sectors, it’s evident that the efforts made by the U.S. Federal Reserve to curb inflation have fallen short
Spartanburg, South Carolina, will soon be home to another city’s minor league baseball team with the help of the city’s largest-ever economic development package. Spartanburg’s city council approved a $425 million public-private partnership development deal on Tuesday, anchored on a new 3,500-seat minor league baseball stadium officials said will help revitalize the city’s downtown area.
Receive free BP PLC updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest BP PLC news every morning. The allegations that prompted Bernard Looney’s resignation from BP included an accusation that the chief executive promoted women with whom he had undisclosed past relationships, according to people familiar with the matter. The
In this article NVDA MSFT META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Founder & CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in NYC on Sept. 28th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Altimeter Capital Chair and CEO Brad Gerstner is massively bullish on artificial intelligence, saying the power of the advanced technology could
In this article NKE UEC TXRH EDIT RMD EAT MTN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Black Friday shoppers wait to enter the Nike store at the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 25, 2022. Seth Herald | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nike —
Bitcoin (BTC) managed to stay above the $26,000 level even as the S&P 500 tumbled to a three-month low and the US dollar index (DXY) rose to a new year-to-date high. This is a mildly positive sign as it shows a lack of aggressive selling at lower levels. Bitcoin remains stuck inside a range and
With its upcoming Guoco Midtown mixed-use development, GuocoLand is creating a vibrant urban hub fostering well-being, community and the future lifestyle of the people. At a time when hybrid work arrangements have become the norm and wellness a priority for many, discerning businesses and consumers are on the hunt for real estate that blends functionality
China Evergrande Group’s logo is displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken on September 27, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A day after China Evergrande’s shares were suspended in Hong Kong, the beleaguered Chinese property firm revealed that its director and executive chairman is under scrutiny over suspected crimes.
Municipals sold off Thursday, despite a stronger U.S. Treasury market, while mutual funds reported large outflows. Equities ended up. Muni triple-A yields rose nine to 12 basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell two to eight basis points. Municipal to UST ratios were higher again as a result. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese worker fined $145K over VPN An unnamed individual in China was fined 1.06 million Yuan ($144,907) for using a virtual private network (VPN) to access restricted websites as part of a remote work routine for a foreign employer. According to
Massachusetts’ House of Representatives passed a hotly debated series of tax cuts this week. Following months of legislative back-and-forth on the package’s provisions, state representatives voted 55-1 Wednesday to pass a series of tax cuts expected to provide $561 billion in breaks across its first year. The bill has seen revision after revision since Gov.
Receive free Sovereign bonds updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Sovereign bonds news every morning. European government bond prices dropped sharply on Thursday as investors took fright at Italy’s larger than expected budget deficit and mounting concerns that central banks will keep interest rates high for an extended
Pull your sats out of Minecraft now Back in our July edition, we announced Satlantis, an independent Minecraft server run by the game’s fans, enabled players to earn Bitcoin by completing in-game quests using play-to-earn functionalities. We noted Minecraft developer Mojang’s previous NFT ban and concluded, “Time will show how this integration fairs against the
A recession is all but inevitable for the U.S. and investors should be playing defense in that kind of environment, according to the head of the TCW Group. “We are going to have a recession, because that’s the way the world works,” Katie Koch, CEO of the firm with $210 billion under management, said Thursday
Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is watching closely the “risky” U.S. fiscal situation. “We’re going to have a debt crisis in this country,” the founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates said in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen that aired on Thursday. The two were speaking at
What are the friendliest places in America? The self-storage company Neighbor.com has just released its fourth annual list of America’s 25 Most Neighborly Cities, in honor of National Neighbor Day. The 2023 study ranks U.S. cities based on factors like charitable donations, volunteering, crime rates and more. This year, Madison, Wisconsin has been named the
Shares of Evergrande have been suspended, Hong Kong’s exchange announced Thursday. The chairman of the embattled Chinese real estate developer has reportedly been placed under surveillance, according to Bloomberg News. Evergrande shares last closed at 32 Hong Kong cents on Wednesday. This is not the first time that Evergrande’s shares have been suspended. Trading was
Billions of dollars in tax incentives are under scrutiny in Georgia this legislative offseason. In the three months since the state legislature adjourned for 2023, the General Assembly’s Joint Tax Credit Review Panel has met three times in the city of Rome to evaluate the effectiveness of wide-ranging tax incentives that have helped fuel the
Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has confirmed it mined an invalid Bitcoin (BTC) block during an “experiment” aimed at optimizing the firm’s operations. In a Sept. 27 post, Marathon said it utilizes a small percentage of the firm’s hashrate toward these experiments and stressed they weren’t trying to alter the network in any way: “In no
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