The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has filed proposed amendments to Rule G-3 on professional qualifications with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would add an exemption for municipal advisors currently forced to requalify their registration after a two-year lapse in their Series 50 exams. The rule amendments make it so that those who have experienced
Morgan Stanley’s net profit fell 13 per cent during the second quarter, as chief executive James Gorman’s wealth management drive failed to offset declines in trading. For the second quarter, Morgan Stanley reported net income to shareholders of $2.2bn, down from $2.5bn a year earlier and in line with analysts’ estimates, according to data compiled
Despite several high-profile cryptocurrency implosions, the number of people working in the industry has soared over the past four years. According to findings by the crypto research startup K33, the number of crypto-related employees has surged nearly 160% since 2019. In a report titled “The Emerging Crypto Industry,” K33 estimated that the total headcount of
Municipals were slightly firmer to start off the week as a larger new-issue calendar looms, while U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended the session up. Triple-A yields fell one to two basis points while UST fell two to three. Munis started off last week at “extremely rich valuations throughout most of the curve after
In this article STT ATVI APLS BBIO TSLA F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Ford F 150 Lightning electric truck John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Ford — Shares of the automaker fell 5.1% after the company said prices on its electric
Traditionally, when a property owner agreed to sell real property, it was up to the buyer to check out the real property as much as they wanted. If the buyer liked what they found, they could go ahead and buy the real property. If they didn’t, they could go buy other real property instead. The
A real estate agency window in Alicante, Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images More Americans are flocking to Spain for longer, whether as so-called digital nomads working abroad or to enjoy a new life in retirement. The number of Americans living in Spain grew by 13% from 2019 to 2021, and home sales
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Bitcoin continues to shoulder the market, as digital asset inflows saw positive movement for the fourth consecutive week, with $137 million incoming. According to CoinShares, this brings the four-week total to $742 million — correcting the nine weeks’ worth of outflows before the streak began and marking the largest inflow run since the fourth quarter
Property owners fighting Oklahoma Turnpike Authority extension plans blasted the agency in filings this week with the state supreme court, which is nearing a decision on the validity of initial bonds for the $5 billion project. The briefs took issue with OTA’s response last month to questions from the high court concerning the U.S. Bureau
Microsoft will next week face its first formal EU antitrust investigation in 15 years over claims the US tech giant is unfairly tying its video conferencing app Teams with its popular Office software. The push from the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, comes after Microsoft’s concessions to appease competition concerns proved insufficient, four people
Another “Big Four” bank in Australia has said it will put blocks on certain cryptocurrency platforms, citing high levels of scams risk in the industry. National Australia Bank (NAB) on July 17 officially announced a set of new measures to protect customers from fraud as part of its “bank-wide scam strategy.” Alongside halting “millions in
In this article USFD NVDA META AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters The second half has kicked
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New York City’s capital program will be getting a much-needed bond boost as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority readies a sale of $1.08 billion of future tax-secured subordinate debt. Proceeds from the sale will be used to fund infrastructure projects in the city’s $164.8 billion 10-year capital plan. The fiscal 2024 executive capital
Once you’ve found a great real estate investment opportunity, it will be time to raise capital for the transaction. This step typically involves structuring the layers of equity and debt. In simple terms, equity refers to money that you’ll bring to the table and debt includes the different types of financing you’ll secure for the
CLabs, the organization responsible for developing the Celo blockchain, is seeking to return to the Ethereum ecosystem by transitioning from an independent EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain to an Ethereum layer-2 solution. According to a proposal discussion on Celo’s governance forum, the transition would include leveraging OP Stack as the architecture to become an Ethereum L2 blockchain,
The Texas Legislature took final action Thursday on a massive property tax cut after beating back attempts in the House to include teacher pay increases and other measures in the bill. Senate Bill 2, which passed the Senate in a 31-0 vote, cleared the House in a 133-4 vote. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who advocated
Global companies are accelerating their push to decouple China data in response to the country’s increasingly stringent data and anti-espionage laws, as relations between Washington and Beijing deteriorate. The drive for full localisation of data in China and separation of information technology systems from the rest of the world is happening as Beijing strengthens its
Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming, has taken to Twitter to emphasize the significance of a recent court ruling by Judge Analisa Torres, which declared that the Ripple-associated token XRP should not be considered a security. Senator Lummis highlighted that this ruling underscores the urgent need for Congress to establish a comprehensive and unambiguous