In the age of great resignation, demographic shifts, population loss, and retiring workforce, how is the muni industry planning to face the talent challenge and continue growth? Our panelists will examine some of the strategies they employ to attract and retain talent as well as how they continue to focus their efforts on having diverse
The umbrella group of global financial institutions co-founded by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is in urgent talks to review the terms of oversight by a UN climate change body, according to people familiar with the group. The wrangling indicates the scale of the challenge faced by global leaders next week at annual
Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty Images ESG has been an incredible movement. It has had a momentum and acceleration that was seemingly unstoppable, and for good reason. Everyone wants to save the climate and support treating employees, customers and communities with respect. Everyone is for good corporate governance. Yet, for several years, many people, particularly
President Biden announced yesterday that he was pardoning federal prisoners convicted of marijuana possession, and urged governors to do the same at the state level. He is also asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law, which currently compares to heroin. Taken together, these changes can
The city of Trenton has found itself in hot water with the state of New Jersey once again. Following a brush with default in August that prompted a state response, a group of local legislators announced on Monday that New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection planned for a limited but “imminent” intervention of its troubled
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In this week’s vlog David Jones takes us through the events of last week that influenced the U.S. indexes Dow Jones and S&P 500, as well as the important economic announcements that will influence them and the EUR/USD pair in the coming five days. He also talks about support and resistance levels, how to set
Reading Lunch with the FT with the English author Katherine Rundell (“‘Attention is the thing we owe most to the world’”, Life & Arts, October 1), I decided to put her call to be more curious into immediate action. I put down my copy of the FT and looked around me from the café terrace
In this article AMD U AMBC LEVI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Ambac Financial Group – Shares of the municipal bond insurer shot up 15.7% on news of settlements with Bank of America that would bring Ambac
Municipals were a touch weaker out long to close out the week while U.S. Treasuries posted losses and equities sold off after hotter-than-expected jobs data. Municipal to UST ratios again fell on the day’s moves. The three-year on Thursday was at 69%, the five-year was at 73%, the 10-year at 82% and the 30-year at
An oceanfront estate in Southampton, listed at $150 million, stands as the priciest home for sale in the Hamptons — and is struggling to move off the market. The compound, called La Dune, is likely to be used as a summer home and draws from a tiny pool of buyers, probably billionaires, who could afford
South Dakota has the highest percentage of renters behind on payments, at 26%, according to a new study. Pictured, Mount Rushmore National Monument. Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin) Renters across the U.S. are feeling the sting of soaring inflation, rising housing costs and the end of the national eviction ban. Some 15% of American households,
Want to sue a crypto project that ripped you off? That will be $1 million, thank you. Luckily, there are options for those who face the daunting prospect of spending a small yacht’s worth of money in lawyer fees for their chance at crypto justice. In practice, the majority of victims of international blockchain scams
One thing to start: BlackRock continues to find itself over a barrel with regards to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment policies. Louisiana’s treasurer this week said he will pull $794mn from BlackRock by the end of the year. John Schroder, who has been rumoured to be running for Louisiana governor next year, cited
In conversations with investors about the stunning scenes in UK debt and currency markets since the government’s “mini” Budget, two names keep cropping up. One is Warren Buffett. As far as we know, the 92-year-old “sage of Omaha”, chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, did not have a direct hand in chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s big reveal
The bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation is seeking to raise roughly $22.8 million, according to a U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing published Wednesday. According to the prospectus disclosing information, the New York-based Greenidge conducted a sales agreement with the investment firms B. Riley Securities and Northland Securities. Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Looks to Raise
As we approach a year since the infrastructure law passed, the discussion will center around the plans put in place to use the monies as well as what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. The discussion points will include: The rollout of IIJA How easy/difficult has it been to receive the money from the government
When it comes to jewellery, Thailand may be best known as a go-to, business-friendly destination for manufacturing. But, recently, another type of export is shining a light on the country: the Thai designer Patcharavipa Bodiratnangkura. Since setting up her brand in 2016, Patcharavipa has seen her textured gold jewellery on A-listers such as Gigi Hadid,
Many beginners try to find the bottom of the stock or when to get in and when to get out of a stock. You are always trying to find the lowest point however it is very difficult to find or catch the lowest point of a stock. How does a stock move lower? If a
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