A central valley California not-for-profit hospital had $218 million of revenue bonds downgraded to junk by Moody’s Investors Service after a really bad third quarter. Kaweah Delta Health Care District had its revenue bond rating downgraded to Ba1 from A3; and the district’s overall rating has been placed under review for downgrade, Moody’s said. The
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Martin Arrick, a longtime healthcare analyst, has been hired by Build America Mutual to head a program to increase coverage and analytical capability for insuring nonprofit hospital systems. Arrick was formerly a managing director and healthcare group leader for S&P Global Ratings. He retired in early 2020, one month before the pandemic, after having been
The United States equities markets are headed for a down week as market participants remain cautious ahead of next week’s key Consumer Price Index data for November. The CPI report will be followed by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Dec. 13-14, where the central bank is expected to hike rates by 50
Pennsylvania is coming to market Tuesday with what’s considered the largest private activity bonds surface transportation allocation to date as part of a high-profile public private program to rebuild bridges across the commonwealth. The $1.88 billion of tax-exempt PABs will finance the first, and largest, phase of the Major Bridges P3 Initiative. The state is
Are you sitting comfortably? We’ll soon fix that. Matthew Bourne’s 2012 Sleeping Beauty is back at Sadler’s Wells for a seven-week residency. Though sumptuously staged and strongly danced, Bourne’s lavish, subversive makeover of Marius Petipa’s 1890 ballet is let down by pedestrian choreography and a vampire-themed storyline that is already showing its age. Lez Brotherston,
In this article NFLX AVGO COST LULU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lululemon (LULU) – Lululemon slid 7.1% in the premarket after the athletic apparel maker issued a weaker-than-expected outlook. Lululemon reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter, but it saw a smaller-than-expected
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘FTC hits pause button on video game deal’ Marc FilippinoGood morning from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, December 9th, and this is your FT News Briefing. [MUSIC PLAYING] An antitrust watchdog is trying to stop a huge video game deal in the
In today’s episode of hungry for returns we are going to talk about technical analysis vs fundamental analysis. I’m going to show you the differences between them, their pros and cons, as well as which one is better for trading stocks, in my opinion. #technicalanalysis #fundamentalanalysis #tradingstocks #trading #typesoftrading Posted at: https://tradersfly.com/blog/technical-vs-fundamental-hfr-14/ ? Newsletter &
We have seen a number of new thematic ETFs launched this year. Some of them make sense and some don’t. But here’s a new ETF that provides investors a convenient way to profit from a new industry with massive growth potential. Mobileye: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/MBLY?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Cisco Systems: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CSCO?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Skyworks Solutions: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SWKS?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow
This comparison video takes a look at fundamental analysis and technical analysis from the perspective of an equity investor. We compare the two methods, exploring the advantages and disadvantages, and also discuss how they might be used in combination. Test and practice your investment strategies in real market conditions with virtual money. Learn to trade
In reference to Tim Clissold’s letter (“Here’s a solution for those pupils struggling with Mandarin”, December 3) and Yuan Yang’s article “If the UK is to understand Beijing, it must speak to it” (Opinion, November 19), I am an Oxford graduate in Chinese (Oriel College, Oriental Institute 1964-1967), have a PhD from the School of
Sellers gearing up for the spring home shopping season need to roll up their sleeves now and spruce up their homes if they want to attract a shrinking pool of buyers. Investing in improvements, maintenance and repairs could pay off when it’s time to sell. New research commissioned by Zillow and conducted by The Harris
Municipals were little changed in secondary trading while the return of mutual fund inflows led by high-yield and a $770 million notes deal from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority took focus. U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended in the black. The three-year muni-UST ratio was at 60%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year
At long last there are signs that global inflationary pressures may be peaking. Factory gate prices and shipping rates are easing. Food prices are cooling, and European natural gas prices have fallen sharply from August highs. With international supply chain snags and commodity price surges underpinning this year’s inflation acceleration, headline numbers have fallen too.
Algorithmic stablecoins have had a rough year, starting with UST de-pegging to zero and the subsequent blow-up of Terra’s LUNA token which was used for the asset’s backing. Algorithmic stablecoins are not fully collateralized and rely on different mechanisms to maintain the peg, making them inherently fragile to market conditions. The UST implosion created a
A trip to the ice-cream parlour can leave consumers overwhelmed by the variety of flavours on offer. Unilever seems keen to opt out of the paradox of choice. The consumer goods company is reported to be mulling a sale of certain ice-cream brands. Jettisoning smaller names in order to focus on leading brands can be
In this article BX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investors nervous about Blackstone’s real estate investment trust should view it as a long-term vehicle that’s well positioned for the future, the firm’s president said Thursday. Blackstone has taken heat over the past week for limiting withdrawals from the $69 billion private REIT, the Blackstone
Broker-dealers concerned about increasingly complex compliance issues may benefit from a new strategic alliance formed between the Bond Dealers of America and the Regional Fixed Income Best Practices Group, which was formerly known as the Regional Municipal Operations Association. “The RFIBPG is now a division of the BDA, similar to the BDA’s Bond Pricing Institute,”
Hello and welcome back to Energy Source. The first auction for offshore wind leases along California’s coastline finished yesterday. It was a two-day bidding war that eventually drew more than $757mn in winning offers for the five leases up for grabs. The winners include familiar names, as European companies continue to hold dominance over the
Bitcoin (BTC) investment vehicle, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), is trading close to 50% below the BTC price on spot markets. Data from on-chain analytics platform Coinglass confirms that on Dec. 8, GBTC shares hit a new record low of -47.2% against BTC/USD. GBTC troubles pile up post-FTX In the latest bout of nerves to