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Flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire surround a home (C) in the community of Topanga, California, on January 9, 2025. David Swanson | Afp | Getty Images Firefighters are still working to contain the record-breaking fires that have been raging for more than a week in Southern California. The fires in the Greater Los
Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairs the House Ways and Means Committee weighing the tax-exemption’s fate. The House Ways and Means Committee is considering the total elimination of tax-exempt bonds, according to a 51-page list of targeted programs, policies and plans for a reconciliation bill obtained Friday by The Bond Buyer. It’s a wide-ranging and tentative
Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, said he could strike a trade deal with Donald Trump and avoid punitive tariffs on the UK as he dismissed as “noises off” Elon Musk’s strident criticism of his leadership. Starmer, speaking to the Financial Times on a visit to Kyiv, insisted Trump’s inauguration on Monday would not add
“The best defense is a good offense,” said GFOA federal liaison Emily Brock of meeting with Congress to promote the importance of the tax exemption on municipal bonds.Donna Alberico With a “defense wins championships” strategy in mind, the municipal market lobby will head to Capitol Hill in the next few weeks for meetings with lawmakers
Nate Anderson on January 6, 2023 in New York. Anderson exposes corporate fraud and ponzi schemes through his company Hindenburg Research. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Hindenburg Research, an upstart research and investment firm that made a name for itself with several successful short bets, is closing, founder Nate Anderson
The problem of stolen manhole covers in Turkey might seem an unlikely starting point for a new way for buildings to withstand earthquakes and tackle the construction industry’s environmental issues, but when a Turkish businessman heard about a new material that prevented the thefts, it sparked an idea. Cast iron is traditionally used to make
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Scott Bessent said the US should increase sanctions on Russian oil producers to force Moscow to negotiate with Ukraine as he criticised the Biden administration for not being tougher on Vladimir Putin’s regime.
Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming said he would lobby Fitch Ratings for a rating upgrade.Bloomberg News Louisiana plans to sell bonds four more times this fiscal year and at least twice more in the next fiscal year, a Louisiana state official said Thursday. Amounts were not discussed and were not immediately available. The state will
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world It is not yet clear that the Gaza ceasefire will even come into force. But, if the war is indeed ending, what has it meant for the world? For Israel, the impact seems
Sean Duffy, former Republican Representative from Wisconsin and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee as Transportation Secretary, told a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday he would cut red tape slowing infrastructure projects if confirmed.Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for transportation secretary, former Congressman and Fox News host Sean Duffy, pledged to trim
Manusapon Kasosod | Moment | Getty Images Dub, a platform that allows retail traders to mimic the investments of notable people in business and government, debuted a service Thursday that pays select everyday investors to share their portfolios. Retail traders accepted into Dub’s so-called top creator program will be paid royalties for users to access
Interest rates moved lower near the end of 2024 as the Federal Reserve cut rates three times, shaving a full percentage point off the federal funds rate since September. In 2025, that trend is likely to continue. But with inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target, a strong labor market and a new administration, the central
Dr. Bob Froehlich, John Rogers, Jr. and Diane Swonk took the stage at the Executives’ Club of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook panel Tuesday.Executives’ Club of Chicago The Fed may have two more rate cuts in store this year, there is a floor forming under the Treasury bond market, a short recession is a possibility, and
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks and bonds rallied after data published on Wednesday showed underlying price pressures easing more than expected, prompting investors to bet on swifter interest rate cuts this year. The figures from the Bureau of
In this article IONQ QBTS RGTI QMCO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT D-Wave Systems Inc. logo of a Canadian quantum computing company is seen on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Quantum computing stocks rallied Wednesday, spurred by a directive from Microsoft urging businesses to get “quantum-ready” in 2025, and
A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage demand started this year stronger than it did last year, even though interest rates are higher. Total mortgage application volume last week was 7% higher than the same week one year ago, according to
As cigarette sales decline and tobacco giants lose market share to vaping upstarts, some assumptions underlying tobacco securitization bonds have been upended.Bloomberg News Less than five years after Ohio restructured the credit to avoid a default, the Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority needed a debt service reserve draw to pay holders of its tobacco settlement
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Investors are ditching emerging market stocks as they brace themselves for president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs and contend with a soaring US dollar and rising bonds yields. MSCI’s emerging markets index, which
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21164578/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker for the third consecutive trading session amid a heavy new-issue calendar, while U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities ended mixed. Several large new-issues priced into a weaker market, including San Francisco International Airport, Jacksonville Electric Authority water and sewer bonds, Miami-Dade County School Board, Dallas