The Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs is facing major changes in its makeup depending on the outcome of the election, especially if Chairman Sherrod Brown, D – Ohio,loses his race. “The committee is filled with senior members, so I assume the likes of Sens. Jack Reed and Elizabeth Warren will push for
Mirroring national trends, most states in the Far West enjoyed a double-digit jump in municipal bond issuance in the first half of the year as market conditions for borrowers improved. Issuance across the nine-state region totaled $49.7 billion, up 28.3% from $38.7 billion over the same period last year, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
In this article DHI LEN PHM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shareholder returns for top homebuilders D.R. Horton and Lennar outpaced the wider S&P 500 between August 2014 and August 2024. Analysts downgraded the investment outlook of both companies this summer. However, some investors remain optimistic about the industry’s prospects for performance. Stock Chart
By Jessica Rawnsley, Financial Times The rice is pastel pink. It has a nutty, umami aroma. A slightly brittle texture. But, most surprising of all, each grain contains beef cells. It is a hybrid rice, laced with muscle and fat cells and nurtured in a petri dish to create something novel: part cow, part grain.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rise of streaming and the fragmentation of audiences increases the risk of falling valuations for sports rights, the executive behind Formula One’s Netflix series has warned. Sean Bratches, a former F1 and ESPN executive
In this article GM BILL WDAY INTU ROST UBER CAVA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customers arrive at a Cava restaurant in New York City, U.S., June 22, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cava Group — The fast-casual restaurant brand saw shares climb nearly 6%
Municipals were little changed Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down. This year’s summer technical picture has been stronger than 2023, said AllianceBernstein strategists. Total returns for June through August last year were –0.04%, with August wiping out June and July gains as UST yields “jumped” and muni yields moved higher, they
The Warren County Board of Education in Kentucky approved issuance of $87 million in general obligation bonds last week. These will be among the first GO bonds issued by a Kentucky school district since the state government passed a law allowing them to sell GOs in April, to give school districts a method to address
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on August 07, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Closed sales of previously owned homes rose 1.3% in July compared with June to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 3.95 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That
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This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘Ukraine wrongfoots Russia in Kursk’ Ben HallHello and welcome to The Rachman Review. I’m Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, standing in for Gideon while he’s on holiday. This week’s edition is about Ukraine’s incursion into Russia, a so far stunningly successful offensive that
Tej Parikh (“Taylor Swift and a fallacy vexing economics today”, Opinion, July 26) puts his finger on the problem, but only on part of it. Some activities are worse than merely “zero sum”. I remain amazed by the amount of time I spend dealing with organisations down the telephone while trying to sort out what
Municipals were mixed in secondary trading, as $1.8 billion of GOs from New York City came to market in two series, as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended up. Several Federal Open Market Committee members saw a case to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in July, according to minutes of the July
Although charter school bonds seem to naturally lend themselves to a social label, there are inherent risks to taking that step. “One of the biggest questions that often come up is, what are the qualification requirements of being a social bond?” said Ryan Callender, partner, Squire Patton Boggs. “Unfortunately, there’s really no one answer to
This article is an on-site version of our Disrupted Times newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered three times a week. Explore all of our newsletters here Today’s top stories Four bodies have been recovered by divers searching the wreckage of Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian. Barack Obama has warned Democrats of
Algerina Perna | Baltimore Sun | MCT | Getty Images The explosion of online sports betting is taking a toll on personal finances, particularly among those who are financially distressed. That’s the conclusion of a recent paper, “Gambling Away Stability: Sports Betting’s Impact on Vulnerable Households.” The authors found that sports betting has exploded since
A house under construction is seen between completed houses in a new development in Brambleton, Virginia on August 14, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell for the third week in a row last week, but the rush to refinance took a breather. Applications to refinance a home loan dropped 15%
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