The rate of capture of sales and use taxes supporting the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. (COFINA) bonds has improved, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department said. The collection rate compared to the legally liable amount was 77% in fiscal 2022, a study by the Treasury’s Office of Economic and Financial Affairs showed. That compared
Hedge funds betting against US technology stocks have been battered by $18bn of losses after Big Tech’s robust earnings fuelled a sharp rebound in the sector. Crispin Odey and James Hanbury are among the hedge fund managers burned by a 16 per cent rally in the Nasdaq Composite this year, as a number of stocks
A California appellate court Thursday resurrected a lawsuit accusing prominent Wall Street banks of conspiring to manipulate the variable-rate debt market. The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court ruling less than two days after hearing arguments in the case, which dates back nearly 10 years. It’s the latest turn in a series
Indianapolis Public Schools and at least 30 Michigan school district voters will decide Tuesday the fate of more than $2.5 billion worth of borrowing for infrastructure work, new schools, and safety-related projects. Indianapolis Public Schools seeks $410 million for projects throughout the district with 23 schools in line for improvements. The borrowing would help pay
Record state spending on California’s K-12 education will enable schools to retain stable credit quality despite a several-year drop in enrollment, Fitch Ratings said. The state’s schools experienced their sixth year of declining enrollment in fiscal 2023, dropping below 6 million students for the first time in 20 years, said Fitch’s report, released Thursday. The
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images As investors navigate another uncertain year in markets, actively managed funds could add differentiated performance to their portfolios – if traders choose carefully. Actively managed funds have historically underperformed passive strategies, but
In this article FSLR SNAP INTC AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A robot prepares to pick up a tote containing product at the Amazon Robotics fulfillment center on April 12, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Amazon – Amazon jumped 7%
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Municipals were weaker across the curve Thursday with the largest cuts seen on the front end, but outperformed a U.S. Treasury selloff following economic data that showed the growth in the U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter. Equities ended up. Triple-A yields rose as much as eight basis points on the two-year while UST
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson named a transition committee and subcommittee leadership Thursday that draws from members of the city’s business, activist, and governmental communities to help shape his administration’s strategies and priorities. Johnson charged the group with crafting a written report in the coming week to guide the administration that takes office May 15th. “We
The UK government is set to abandon its controversial plan to review or scrap all EU-era law by the end of 2023, in a move which has sparked fury among Tory Eurosceptics. Kemi Badenoch, business secretary, told Tory Brexiters this week that the majority of almost 4,000 pieces of retained EU law would remain on
A beachfront residence is seen in East Hampton, New York. Jeffrey Basinger | Reuters The average price for a house in the Hamptons hit a record $3 million in the first quarter, highlighting a shortage of trophy beach homes for sale and the resilience of wealthy buyers. The average sales price in the New York
This Mediterranean villa for sale in Bordighera, Italy, is in a location fit for a queen. The specific queen who made her official winter residence along the sea here was Queen Margherita of Savoy. Tall in stature, highly educated and with an ability to turn on the charm, the naturally inquisitive blonde served as the
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Municipals were steady in secondary trading Wednesday as the competitive market saw the states of Washington and Delaware price large general obligation bond deals. U.S. Treasuries were weaker in most spots and equities ended mixed. The two-year muni-Treasury ratio Monday was at 66%, the three-year at 68%, the five-year at 68%, the 10-year at 68%
Walt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging he’s threatening billions of dollars in business as retaliation for the company speaking against his policies. The lawsuit Disney filed Wednesday in federal court in Florida came amid an escalating dispute over the powers of the municipal authority that governs Florida theme parks ahead of a
On the edge of the East River in Brooklyn, the cranes haven’t arrived at the construction site yet. Instead, massive drills are scattered across the full city block, drilling 320 boreholes nearly 500 feet into the ground. When construction is completed in 2025, the site will house the largest residential apartment complex in the U.S.
The UK competition regulator has blocked Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of the Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, in a possibly fatal blow to the software giant’s biggest-ever deal. The Competition & Markets Authority said on Wednesday it believed the company would be commercially motivated to make Activision’s games exclusive to its own cloud gaming service.
Peter Lynch (L), Fidelity Funds Advisory Board Member. Peter Lynch (L), vice chairman of Fidelity Management and Research Co Legendary investor Peter Lynch has one of the best investing records under his belt, but he still has regrets for not buying into some of the biggest tech companies in recent years. The former Fidelity Magellan
In this article ENPH V GOOGL CMG PACW MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 3,760 Enphase microinverters will power the drying and storage of more than 50,000 tons of California rice at Strain Ranch in Arbuckle, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Alison Yin | AP Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading.