Hedge funds trading bonds and currencies are on track for their best year since the global financial crisis, boosted by the steep interest rate rises that have inflicted heavy losses on equity specialists and mainstream investors. So-called macro hedge funds, made famous by the likes of George Soros and Louis Bacon, endured a barren period
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Apple’s business is under threat from a widespread coronavirus outbreak in China, with supply chain experts warning of a growing risk of months-long disruption to the production of iPhones. The US tech giant has had to contend with more than a month of chaos at its main assembler Foxconn’s megafactory in Zhengzhou, China, known as
Several new high-end developments have come to the downtown district of Quebec’s largest city in recent years, delivering penthouse-caliber luxury to the center of a city steeped in history and tradition. In 1111 Atwater, Le Sherbrooke, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Montreal, Victoria Sur Le Parc and 1 Square Phillips, current and future residents have the opportunity
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Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: DineEquity (DIN). This restaurant company recently delivered solid second quarter results, driven by the strongest same-store sales growth at its IHOP brand in over a decade. Analysts revised their estimates higher
Georgia backers of an economic development deal with electric automaker Rivian are meeting continued resistance from a group of residents suing to stop its planned factory. In October, a county judge denied validation of the up to $15 billion in payment in lieu of taxes revenue bonds planned as part of the incentive structure for
Municipals were steady Friday ahead of a week with no new deals slated. U.S. Treasuries sold off out long and equities were up near the end of the session. Muni-UST ratios were steady Friday. The three-year muni-UST ratio was at 60%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 68% and the 30-year at 92%, according
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board defended its latest actions in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy and rejected bondholder and unsecured creditor challenges to its proposals. The urgent motion filed Dec. 16 was “purely administrative in nature,” requesting the scheduling of a disclosure statement hearing, deadlines for briefing on the disclosure statement and the
Abundant oil and natural gas taxes are pouring into New Mexico’s general fund, boosting revenue projections and sparking concerns over the fiscal impact of a future downturn in the state’s fossil fuel industry. The state’s latest consensus forecast lifted general fund revenue for fiscal 2023, which began July 1, $928 million above an August forecast
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board approved a $19.2 billion budget for 2023 and a four-year financial plan. The budget includes a 5.5% fare increase for next year and envisions a 4% increase in 2025. “I’ve been talking about the financial crisis facing the MTA for many months,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said
West Virginia municipalities will receive fresh federal funds to address dated waste infrastructure networks long overdue for upgrades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program will provide $2.2 million for “18 critical projects across West Virginia,” the state’s two senators said Tuesday in a news release, supporting efforts ranging from upgrades to telecommunications technology
Chinese officials estimate about 250mn people or 18 per cent of the population were infected with Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, as Beijing abruptly dismantled restrictions that had contained the disease for almost three years. The estimates — which include 37mn people who were infected on Tuesday alone, or 2.6 per cent
When it comes to the world of luxury real estate, closing a deal can be as nuanced as it is cutthroat. Here’s a look at how one leading New York agent closed a double sale five years in the making, totaling roughly $33.75 million. The Who: These two latest luxury sales are just a few
Support and Resistance are the building blocks needed in order to read chart patterns properly and to trade effectively. Support: -A psychological level where people believe the demand is strong enough to hold the stock price up -This is similar to a price floor, but it isn’t government-controlled -A healthy support line hits multiple points
Tracey Ryniec, Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses two stocks that might be worth a closer look by investors: Lakeland Industries (LAKE) and M/I Homes (MHO). Both companies are expected to deliver big earnings growth in 2015 with Lakeland expected to see a 212% jump and M/I Homes a 35% gain. And both are
Hospitals in Beijing are being overwhelmed by sick elderly Covid-19 patients just weeks after China abandoned its tough coronavirus containment measures with little preparation for the exit wave now ripping through the country. Emergency rooms have run out of portable beds for patients, the infirm are waiting hours for ambulances and many doctors are too
Municipals were little changed Thursday, while U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities sold off. The three-year muni-UST ratio was at 61%, the five-year at 65%, the 10-year at 69% and the 30-year at 94%, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. read. ICE Data Services had the three at 63%, the five at 66%, the 10
The Michigan Department of Transportation has delayed plans to sell $1.9 billion of trunk line road bonds as it confronts “project cost changes and other pressures.” In September, the departmentsaid it would tap all $1.9 billion of its remaining borrowing authority under the $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan road program with an eye to entering the
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders objected to the Oversight Board’s proposed plan of adjustment and asked that the discovery process begin immediately. “There is no conceivable benefit to interested parties or the court from forcing all parties to sit on their hands for more than two months before plan-related discovery begins, only then to