Opportunity 180, a Nevada nonprofit, and Equitable Facilities Fund, a philanthropy-backed impact fund, are joining with the state of Nevada in what the firms called a “first of its kind public-private partnership” to provide a dedicated facility funding resource for public charter schools looking to open or expand in Nevada. The partnership, two years in
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The United States has long seen itself as an open-for-investment free-market bastion. But concerns about national security–and some political grandstanding– could close the doors to foreign buyers, particularly when it comes to farmland. By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff The action last week by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin affected a mere 160 acres of
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You quote the Lon­don Stock Exchange boss Julia Hog­gett, a former Fin­an­cial Con­duct Author­ity reg­u­lator, wel­com­ing the gov­ern­ment’s decision to scrap plans for tighter cor­por­ate gov­ernance (“Stricter com­pany dis­clos­ure rules shelved”, Report, Octo­ber 17). Hog­gett is quoted as say­ing that “ever increas­ing cor­por­ate gov­ernance pro­cesses” had “impacted the effect­ive­ness of lis­ted com­pan­ies and the stand­ing
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Municipals were firmer Wednesday but underperformed a U.S. Treasury rally after the Fed held rates steady. Equities rallied as well. The municipal market was up “a touch” after the Fed announced it would keep rates unchanged at their November meeting, according to Michael Pietronico, chief executive officer at Miller Tabak Asset Management. Commenting on the
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The price of Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH) is trading around a 15-month low versus Bitcoin (BTC), and the lowest since Ethereum switched to proof-of-stake (PoS). Cointelegraph takes a closer look at some of the reasons for the continuous drop of the ETH/BTC pair. Ether’s historical price action has changed In previous market cycles, Ethereum
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Patrick Amadon combines a passion for art and activism, and is articulate about how he intends for his work to have impact. Self-described as a “digital disobedient,” the Los Angeles-based glitch artist has been no stranger to controversy, having made international headlines for his “No Rioters” digital billboard displayed at the Hong Kong Art Week
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Lawyers are taught never to ask a witness a question to which they do not know the answer. That logic also applies to wartime alliances. Joe Biden has hitched his fortunes to a man —
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Your browser does not support playing this file but you can still download the MP3 file to play locally. Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial is set to wrap up today, eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level for more than two years, and Odey Asset Management is to close after allegations of sexual assault and harassment
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Municipal bond delinquencies declined in the third quarter, despite some dramatic outliers including Mercy Hospital’s bankruptcy filing in Iowa, and some unrated affordable housing and senior living bonds, Moody’s Investors Service said. There were only three new municipal bond defaults in the third quarter, compared to nine in the second quarter, Moody’s analysts wrote. Two
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It’s been noted the pandemic accelerated technology adoption, producing changes in months that otherwise might have taken a decade. Among the advancements propelled in that era was virtual staging, a convenience that enabled homes to continue selling during the lockdown. Like a number of other Covid-era movements, virtual staging has hung on following resumption of
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If looking at Judy Chicago’s art makes you uncomfortable, well, good. The essential 60-year retrospective at New York’s New Museum contains such an abundant supply of provocations, bloodied menstrual pads, gaping sexes, sarcastic needlework and other feminist flexes that it would make anyone break into a sweat. And yet the show is an exhilarating corrective,
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