New York transparency advocates received some batches of sunshine with new initiatives from Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Hochul on Thursday announced transparency plans for more than 70 executive agencies and changes to the Freedom of Information Law process. It piggybacks on her signing a week ago of the MTA Open Data
Microsoft regained its crown as the most valuable publicly listed company in the world on Friday from Apple, whose shares slumped in morning trading following a weak quarterly earnings update from the maker of iPhones and Mac computers. Microsoft’s 0.7 per cent gain in early morning trading in New York on Friday lifted its market
Starship prototype SN15 returns for a landing on May 5, 2021 after a high-altitude flight test. SpaceX Between Elon Musk’s two largest companies, investors and experts have a long-term favorite. Most “institutional investors and industry experts” surveyed by Morgan Stanley expect SpaceX to become more valuable than Tesla, and see it as a more attractive
Amazon’s Shannon Building in Dublin. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Amazon — Shares of the e-commerce giant dropped more than 4% in extended trading on Thursday after a disappointing quarterly earnings report. Amazon posted an EPS of $6.12 for the third quarter, badly missing the
Some place names immediately evoke vivid imagery. Wild Horse Island is one such spot. The largest island on northwest Montana’s Flathead Lake, the refuge was used by indigenous people for centuries to house, protect and pasture horses. In the early 1900s, homesteaders cut down many of the trees and introduced non-native plants. The island has
A pending sale sign in front of a home in Miami. Getty Images Pending home sales, which are a measure of signed contracts to buy existing homes, fell an unexpected 2.3% in September compared with August, according to the National Association of Realtors. Analysts were predicting a slight monthly gain. Sales were 8% lower compared
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A flood of Chicago paper planned over the next year should find an amiable investor reception after federal aid and rebounding revenues stabilized the city’s bond ratings and temporarily drowned out worries over how the city will structurally balance its books once the aid dries up. That’s the assessment offered by several members of the
The meme-based digital asset shiba inu has entered the top ten largest crypto assets by market capitalization, knocking dogecoin down a notch. In the last 30 days, the shiba inu token climbed 976% capturing a market cap of over $40 billion. Meanwhile, the concentration of shiba inu whales is still quite large these days alongside
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board said it will move forward with the confirmation process for the Plan of Adjustment without further mediation after confirming a just-passed Puerto Rico law will allow for the issuance of new bonds, a key to getting the island out of bankruptcy. The move paves the way for Puerto Rico to
Joe Biden announced a framework agreement with Democratic leaders on his US economic agenda, in an effort to stoke political momentum for his $1.75tn package after weeks of fraught negotiations. The president unveiled details of the proposed deal during a meeting with Democrats from the House of Representatives on Thursday morning, then spoke about it
Bitcoin (BTC) delivered another classic surge during Oct. 28 as bulls enjoyed a $1,700 hourly candle. Bitcoin suddenly abandons the bears Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD breaking back above $60,000 after tracking sideways since early Wednesday. The move meant that the pair cast firm doubt on recent bearish behavior, all but invalidating
In this article AMZN VZ INDIA – 2019/08/30: In this photo illustration a popular wireless communication application Verizon logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Verizon is partnering with Amazon to use the tech giant’s coming satellite internet system to expand rural broadband
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), October 12, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After all but vanishing last year, stock buybacks are surging in 2021 and will likely hit a record in the third quarter. The surge in buybacks comes at a delicate moment for corporate America. Senators Sherrod
In this article TWLO TDOC EBAY F Ford Motor Company world headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan on January 19, 2021. Aaron J. Thornton | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Ford Motor — Shares of the automaker jumped more than 5% after it nearly doubled analysts’ third-quarter earnings expectations and recorded a
Bitcoin (BTC) has broken back below the psychological support at $60,000. While this seems to be negative in the short term, the price action has continued to mirror its movement in 2017. If the similarity continues for the remainder of the year, Bitcoin bulls may be in for a party. PlanB, creator of the popular
Housing is a difficult topic. It requires money to acquire land, clear zoning commissions, build structures, and have ongoing places to live. Outside of public housing, which hasn’t been a universal success in experience, all the work is left to private financing. That means someone expects a profit, which comes from another’s pocket. U.K.-based financial
Reza Estakhrian | The Image Bank | Getty Images Opportunity zone fund investments are back. Granted, they never went away, but after generating a great deal of attention a few years ago, much of the excitement surrounding them died down. However, investors are starting to pay attention again, with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., mulling proposals
Municipals were stronger on the backs of a U.S. Treasury rally but underperformed the movements there, pushing ratios on the 10-year near 80% and the 30-year close to 90%. Triple-A benchmark scales were bumped two to three basis points on bonds outside nine-years while the 10-year UST fell seven basis points and the 30-year fell
There’s no denying that over the past couple of years, the narrative that Bitcoin (BTC) consumes too much power has continued to garner an increasing amount of mainstream traction. However, what sometimes gets ignored is that in recent months, an increasing number of Bitcoin miners have moved toward the use of power sources driven primarily