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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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. 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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