“We hope to act as a resource to the industry, trying to provide some additional knowledge, research findings that can help the market,” said Martin Luby, the Center on Municipal Capital Markets’ director.University of Texas at Austin The role of capital markets in financing infrastructure is the focus of a university-based center recently launched in
Copper Mountain Solar in El Dorado Valley, pictured on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Boulder City, Nevada. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Bizuayehu Tesfaye | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Solar stocks sold off overnight as investors see Donald Trump leading in the U.S. presidential election. Solar stocks are falling
Three-term incumbent Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown lost his seat in a close race Tuesday night. Former President Donald Trump appeared close to re-taking the White House late Tuesday and Republicans won a majority in the Senate while the House remained too close to call. Republicans late Tuesday appeared to take control of the Senate after
Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images First-time homebuyers in the U.S. are getting older. The median first-time homebuyer has reached an all-time high of 38 years old — three years older than in July 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers report. This summer, NAR polled 5,390 buyers
High growth and population shifts in some areas of the country are spiking property taxes, causing taxpayer revolts and potentially endangering funds used to support bond issuance. “The property tax won’t win any popularity contests with homeowners, but it still has an important role to play in public finance,” said Jared Walczak, vice president of
Election watchers are likely to have their first glimpse of results once some polls close in Indiana and Kentucky, the states where in-person voting booths shut down first. The pair are Republican strongholds, though, and may not reveal much about how the close races will pan out. The first of the important swing states to
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump raced across key battleground states in the final hours of campaigning in a last push for votes, as Americans prepared to head to the polls on Tuesday in one of the closest presidential elections in modern history. The US vice-president said America was ready for a “fresh start” and claimed
Hollywood High School is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is asking voters to authorize $9 billion of bonds.Bloomberg News The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the US, is asking local voters to approve the sale of $9 billion in school construction bonds Tuesday to modernize its aging facilities
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks typically rise after a presidential election — but investors need to be prepared for some short-term choppiness first, history shows. The three major benchmarks on average have seen gains between Election Day and year-end in
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20133839/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Monday as market participants brace for likely volatility due to the dueling events of the election and the Federal Open Market Committee rates decision. U.S. Treasury yields fell, with the greatest gains out long, and equities were down near the close. The two-year municipal to UST
An aerial view of existing homes near new homes under construction (UPPER R) in the Chatsworth neighborhood on September 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. homeowners are sitting on a record amount of equity, but higher interest rates over the past two years have made them reluctant to tap
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will use their final day on the campaign trail stumping for votes in Pennsylvania, the presidential election’s biggest battleground state where polls continue to show the candidates
A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, United States. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology companies’ push to directly power artificial intelligence with nuclear plants hit a major roadblock, after a federal regulator rejected a request to increase power for an Amazon data center. The Federal Energy Regulatory
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their final appeals to undecided voters and sought to rally their supporters in swing states as polls showed the election going down to the wire in
milan2099 | E+ | Getty Images When it comes to retirement, we all want to have the most income possible. But exactly how to achieve that goal is confounding question for most people. In her new book, “How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful and Wealthy Retirement,” Christine Benz, director of personal finance
In this article BOOT FISV CMG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of Chipotle is seen on one of its restaurants in Manhattan, New York City. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Tech giants’ earnings results, as well as those of other large names, are influencing the stock market. However, a hit or a miss
The Federal Reserve is poised to lower its benchmark policy rate by a quarter-point next week, sticking to its course in the face of a distorted jobs report and uncertainty over economic policy beyond Tuesday’s US presidential election. The Federal Open Market Committee will announce its next decision on interest rates two days after polls
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kemi Badenoch has been elected the new Conservative leader, with a vow to reset the party’s thinking and politics after its catastrophic election defeat this summer. The former business secretary won 57 per cent of
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett sold another big chuck of his Apple stake, downsizing Berkshire Hathaway‘s biggest equity holding for four quarters in a row. The Omaha-based conglomerate held $69.9
In this article LW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A close-up of a logo for Lamb Weston printed on a Stealth Fries pack in Lafayette, California, on Jan. 22, 2021. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Company: Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Business: Lamb Weston is a global producer, distributor and marketer of value-added
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sought to reassure nervous markets that his government will not become addicted to tax and spend after this week’s Budget, as he promised to carry out tough reforms
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