The muni market may be several years away from fully integrating artificial intelligence, but firms are taking small steps already. “AI is a big deal if you want to personalize your approach, differentiate your products,” James Pruskowski, chief investment officer of 16Rock Asset Management, said during MuniTech NYC, a conference hosted by Munichain and Spline
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Bitcoin (BTC) saw a snap retest of $27,000 around the Oct. 6 Wall Street open as wildcard United States employment data rattled markets. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Analysis: Jobs data “not what Fed wanted to see” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as the largest cryptocurrency lost 2.1% in
Komainu, a cryptocurrency custody firm co-created by crypto investment firm CoinShares, hardware wallet company Ledger and Japanese Nomura, has secured major regulatory approval in the United Kingdom. The company announced on Oct. 6 that it has received approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to register as a custodian wallet provider under the Money
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. 3AC creditors strike back On Sept. 29, Su Zhu, co-founder of defunct Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) — which prior to its collapse last June managed more than $10 billion in digital assets — was apprehended at Singapore’s Changi
A year after it was launched, the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s public-private partnership task force held its inaugural roundtable conference this week in Atlanta. “Our first public-private partnerships council meeting laid the groundwork for our objectives in the years to come,” said Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who was tapped last year to head up the council.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. July was the world’s hottest month on record. Wildfires this summer destroyed a Hawaiian city and prompted evacuations in Canada, Greece, and Thailand. Floods devastated towns in Vermont in July and killed thousands of Libyans
In mid-May, Taylor Swift’s father Scott called up his friend Joe Kernen, a veteran CNBC anchor, with a dilemma. The first leg of his pop star daughter’s record-breaking 52-stop US “Eras” tour was in full swing, blazing a path towards a projected $1.5bn in global revenues, but Swift’s management was struggling to find a suitable
William Cohan’s opinion piece (“Vigilance is needed on money market funds”, On Wall Street, September 23) worries that money market funds currently offer high yields only in exchange for higher risk. And, he suggests, investors who have “swarmed” to money market funds don’t understand this. Really? Let’s check the facts. First, yields on money market
Mortgage rates have skyrocketed recently. If you have an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), you may be wondering what you need to do now to stay in your home affordably. Keep reading as we share things to consider to stay on track with your financial goals while staying in your home. How Long Is Your Mortgage Rate
Municipals were steady Thursday while the final large deals of the week priced in the primary. U.S. Treasuries were mostly firmer and equities were in the red ahead of the Friday payrolls data release. “The last labor market reading before the [non-farm payrolls] report provided another reminder that the labor market is still strong,” said
In this article CARR JNJ STZ LW FCNCA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT McDonald’s french fries being prepared. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Rivian Automotive — Rivian Automotive shares tanked 19% after the electric vehicle maker announced plans to raise $1.5 billion in
Bitcoin (BTC) rejected at $28,000 after the Oct. 5 Wall Street open as a return toward six-week highs failed. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin sees swift comedown after new $28,000 retest Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as bulls attempted to match levels from earlier in the week. This
In this article XOM CVX OXY OT1A-FF RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk by electric truck maker Rivian’s newly opened storefront in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan on June 23, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Rivian — Shares
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Abcam has defended the handling of its proposed $5.7bn takeover by Danaher, insisting that the UK life sciences company rejected inadequate bids and pushed the US group to increase its offer. Alan Hirzel, chief executive
Receive free US House of Representatives updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest US House of Representatives news every morning. The clock is ticking for Republicans on Capitol Hill to elect a new leader, after the dramatic ouster of Kevin McCarthy this week left the House of Representatives without
Decentralized social media (DeSo) application Stars Arena has caused a major uptick in activity on Avalanche’s C-chain network. As network activity increased, so did the price of the network’s native AVAX (AVAX) token, which has gained more than 8% in the last 24 hours. Launched in late September, the Friend.tech-inspired Stars Arena has seen the
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 03, 2023 in New York City. Seth Wenig | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday returned to court for the third day of his $250 million business fraud
An attorney for a Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders group raised concerns Wednesday about an Oversight Board mailing to bondholders asking them to support its plan of adjustment, which would result in them getting a better deal than non-supporting bondholders. PREPA Ad Hoc Group attorney Eric Brunstad Jr. said at Wednesday’s Puerto Rico omnibus
Munis were slightly firmer in spots Wednesday with more of the focus on the primary, including a large taxable California general obligation bond sale in the competitive market, while U.S. Treasuries were better and equities ended the session up. The Investment Company Institute Wednesday reported investors pulled $2.407 billion from municipal bond mutual funds in
United States 10-year Treasury yields soared above 4.8% on Oct. 3, their highest level since 2007. DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields has narrowed from 109 basis points a few months ago to 35 basis points. He cautioned