The EU and the UK have agreed to collaborate on curbing irregular migration across the English Channel in a further sign of warming relations after years of post-Brexit tension. Brussels and London will negotiate a deal to exchange intelligence, expertise and personnel to combat smugglers after six months of deadlock over the plan. UK prime
A Canadian economist and professor at the University of British Columbia says the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade and as a reserve currency has been declining. “Other currencies have been getting more important in international transactions and as reserve currencies,” he stressed. Economist Highlights Rising De-Dollarization Trend Canadian economist James Brander shared
Municipals were steady to weaker in spots to start the week, while U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended up. The two-year muni-Treasury ratio Monday was at 68%, the three-year at 69%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year at 87%, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. ET read. ICE Data
People queuing outside Shake Shack in London. Latest Covid-19 lockdown slams UK business owners. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Shake Shack — The fast food chain’s stock jumped more than 6% after the Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor Engaged Capital is planning
After conducting series of deep-dives in housing markets such as in Seattle, Denver, and Phoenix, for example, a general trend seems to be emerging. Major housing markets, like the three mentioned, and for this study — Las Vegas — all experienced supercharged housing activity from 2021 until mid-2022 and has since been cooling off a
Beach homes are seen on September 30, 2020 in Southampton, New York. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images An oversupply of summer rentals in the Hamptons is spurring price cuts of 20% or more, as affluent Wall Streeters and tech workers cut back on their summer spending. There are now about 5,700 seasonal rentals
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Continuing with the theme of trading patterns David explains one of the most popular setups in the trading world – the “Head and Shoulders” formation. Using real examples he shows us how to interpret it when it happens, as well as the potential pitfalls of relying too much on similar formations that are not confirmed
Jackson County, Missouri, hits the market with a $260 million special obligation issue that will wrap up financing for a new jail complex long in the works that was chosen as the best option to deal with overcrowding and other public safety and mental health treatment goals. The bonds are expected to price as soon
Turkey’s veteran leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday led a hotly contested election to extend his rule into a third decade, defying polls to enter an expected run-off for the presidency with momentum on his side. After a hard-fought campaign that had raised hopes of an opposition breakthrough, Erdoğan won 49.3 per cent of votes
The debt ceiling negotiations in the United States are keeping traders on the edge. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently told Bloomberg on May 11 that a possible sovereign default by the U.S. government could create panic in the stock markets, resulting in heightened volatility. The next big question troubling crypto investors is how will
On May 15, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” which revealed that digital asset investment products experienced another week of consecutive outflows, with a total of $54 million exiting the market. This brings “the total outflow to US$200m, representing 0.6% of total assets under management (AuM),” CoinShares reported.
UBS will pay $850,000 to a Texas public school district in a settlement over the bank’s inability to underwrite bonds under a state law prohibiting government contracts with companies that “boycott” the fossil fuel industry, the state attorney general announced Friday. The settlement involves a $18.6 million Normangee Independent School District competitive bond sale the
An inflatable Disney+ logo is pictured at a press event ahead of launching a streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, at Dubai Opera in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2022. Yousef Saba | Reuter Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. PacWest — Shares plunged 20% after the regional
Ethereum core developers rolled out patches for Prysm Labs and Teku clients as a response to two Beacon Chain finality issues within a 24-hour period. The Beacon Chain serves as the consensus layer for the Ethereum network. On May 11, Ethereum developers reported that the Beacon Chain was experiencing problems confirming transactions. Although new blocks
Only four owners have called Denholm mansion in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra home in its more than 100-year history. Among them was former Liberal Party heavyweight Sir John Atwill, who during his 50-year ownership received a variety of distinguished guests including the venerable Margaret Thatcher. Befitting this provenance, the landmark estate recalls the elegance
Just a few hundred people of Chinese heritage still live in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown. Many have been pushed out to cheaper and safer areas. Noah Sheidlower | CNBC Penny and Jack Lee, now married, grew up in the 1960s and 1970s among the thousands of people of Chinese heritage who lived in apartments lining the
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s tax relief package is one step closer to passage despite slumping revenue figures. On Tuesday, the state Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed a $55.8 billion budget for fiscal ’24, forwarding along to the Democratic-controlled chamber a $575 million tax cut plan that preserves many of the proposals the governor
Voters are heading to the polls in Turkey’s most consequential election in two decades as longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks to fend off a united opposition led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Polls opened at 8am Ankara time on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that offer two widely divergent paths for Turkey. Erdoğan, who first