Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India’s Tata Group said it was “very close” to a deal that will release £500mn of UK taxpayers’ money to support greener steelmaking at its main British plant, in the first test of Labour’s industrial
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When Citi shuttered its storied public finance division in December, nearly all of the firm’s roughly 120 bankers quickly landed new positions in the municipal market. But banker Archana Chandrasekhar hit the pause button for several months and ended up veering off in a fresh direction. “I was so busy for 16 years that I
Texas Children’s Hospital, which was hit with rating downgrades this summer in the wake of operating losses, is moving ahead with an approximately $222 million revenue bond sale this week. The tax-exempt, fixed-rate debt issued through the Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. is scheduled to price Thursday. Proceeds are earmarked for capital projects
Atlanta’s issuer default rating, general obligation, and guaranteed bonds were raised to AAA by Fitch Rating from AA-plus, based on the implementation of the rater’s updated criteria. Fitch also upgraded its rating to AAA from AA-plus on the Atlanta Downtown Development Authority, Atlanta Urban Residential Finance Authority, Atlanta Urban Redevelopment Agency and Atlanta Public Safety
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House The US has warned that Russia is helping China develop submarine, aeronautic and missile technologies in exchange for Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Russia’s deepening sharing of military knowhow in
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. “Middle-income countries are home to three out of every four people — and nearly two-thirds of those who struggle in extreme poverty. They are responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s total economic output
Don Rice, the chairman and CEO of Rice Financial Products Co., originally saw his future heading into a career in engineering before he changed course and started his own derivatives boutique in the early 1990s. “It’s not nearly as significant a change as one might think,” Rice said. “Engineering is a quantitative business. For the
Texas public school districts launched a new school year based in some cases on shaky budgets with depleted reserves as they cope with increasing costs, a state per-pupil allotment that hasn’t risen since 2019, and the expiration of federal pandemic relief funding. Still, the overall credit quality for the more than 300 Texas school districts
Tarpon Island, a private island in Palm Beach, Florida, sold for $150 million in May 2024. CNBC A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Sales of ultra-luxury homes surged in
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. PwC is set to parachute in a senior partner from the UK to run its business in China, as the fallout from its audit of collapsed property developer Evergrande continues to mount. The accounting firm’s
Efforts by Muni Pride to align with other public finance affinity groups are reaping dividends for the group, which has grown to more than 100 individuals since its inception in 2019. The California-based national LGBTQ+ networking group will host its next event Oct. 1 in New York City. Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell will offer
Municipals were little changed Monday as U.S. Treasuries were mixed and equities were in the black. As the market awaits the onslaught of new-issuance, muni underperformance to USTs continues from last week’s moves. “As USTs were rallying, dealers noted slightly better volumes but continued to report a slow grind as accounts are eyeing the heavy
Former Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce President Cameron McKenzie will join the Puerto Rico Oversight Board. President Joe Biden said Friday he will appoint McKenzie and reappoint current members Andrew Biggs and John Nixon. The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act requires at least one of the seven board members reside on the
Local water authorities in California’s Central Valley are not happy with environmental regulations being imposed by the Biden Administration. “Our Central Valley is the backbone of our nation’s food supply, yet unreliable water allocations and overreaching regulations continue to hurt our farmers and our community,” said Rep. John Duarte R – Calif. ”We can do better,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US Department of Justice accused Google of running a massive ad tech monopoly that cut off potential rivals and drove up costs for publishers and advertisers in an attempt to maximise profits, as the
For months, economists have wrestled with the disconnect between how well the economy is doing and how badly people feel about their financial standing. Now, evidence suggests that the so-called “vibecession,” or that prolonged period of negative sentiment about the economy, appears to be ending, according to Michael Pearce, deputy chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. As inflation cools
Piper Sandler has hired Joe Kinder and Brent Blevins as managing directors on its public finance team. Both will focus on Missouri school districts and governmental issuers and will co-head the Missouri public finance business for the investment bank. They both previously were managing directors at Stifel. “The K-12 sector is a meaningful part of
The District of Columbia is kicking off this fall’s deal closing season with a negotiated $1.6 billion issuance of tax-exempt general obligation bonds expected to generate a lot of demand and also includes a tranche refunding outstanding Build America Bonds. “I would view this as a potential core holding for almost any municipal portfolio,” said
Bart Livolsi, whose 45-year career in public finance included thousands of financings that touched nearly every corner of the country, is proud of the physical infrastructure those billions of bonds built. For Livolsi, who spent 36 of those years at Citigroup beginning at its predecessor, Smith Barney, said the value of the municipal bond market
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Northvolt will cut a large number of jobs and sell or seek partners for its energy storage and materials businesses as Europe’s leading battery hope aims to survive by refocusing on its struggling first gigafactory
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