James Monroe High School students in the school’s Creative Arts building, which was financed with LAUSD Build America bonds.LAUSD After more than a decade of cuts to the promised subsidy that underpinned Build America Bonds, dozens of issuers pulled the plug on that structure this year. The Los Angeles Unified School District was in the
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Right now global investors are grappling with at least two big surprises linked to Donald Trump. The first is the magnitude of his victory. Although many (including myself) expected him to win, few
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Prime UK office and shopping centre values are rising for the first time in two years, according to some of the UK’s largest listed landlords, in a positive sign for the embattled commercial real estate
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world In April 2022, Elon Musk tweeted a cartoon made by US evolutionary biologist Colin Wright. The image shows a stick figure representing Wright, a self-described “centre-left liberal”, becoming politically stranded as the American
In January 2023, short seller Hindenburg Research put out a report claiming that executives at one of India’s largest conglomerates were manipulating the company’s stock price. The Adani Group and its multibillionaire founder Gautam Adani strenuously deny the accusations, but the report instantly wiped off as much as $140bn from the conglomerate’s market value and
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Corporate borrowers are rushing to tap the US bond market, taking advantage of “eye-poppingly” buoyant conditions after Donald Trump’s election victory. Companies including heavy machinery maker Caterpillar, biopharma company Gilead Sciences and investment
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump will nominate Jay Clayton, the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as US attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the most prestigious prosecutorial posts with
Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal ReserveAndrew Harrer/Bloomberg Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sees no reason to rush the process of easing monetary policy. In a speech delivered Thursday afternoon in Dallas, Powell said the U.S. economy is strong and inflation is moving “sustainably” toward the Fed’s 2% target, “albeit on a sometimes-bumpy path.” Because
Donald Trump has nominated vocal vaccine sceptic and former Democrat Robert Kennedy Jr as head of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the latest in a series of controversial picks for top cabinet jobs. The appointment will put Kennedy, who sowed doubts about Covid-19 vaccines and has been critical of the pharmaceutical industry,
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. John Malone, the pre-eminent dealmaker in the media and technology industry, is pressing for merger activity amid an anticipated rollback of regulations under the incoming administration of Donald Trump. Charter Communications, the cable television and broadband
Donald Trump has nominated vocal vaccine sceptic and former Democrat Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the latest in a series of controversial picks for top cabinet jobs. The appointment will put Kennedy, who sowed doubts about Covid-19 vaccines and has been critical of the pharmaceutical
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20306565/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were narrowly mixed Thursday as U.S. Treasuries saw losses up front and gains out long and equities ended down. Municipal yields, while bumped or cut up to three basis points, depending on the scale, have had a relatively quiet week following the volatility post-election. However, “volatility will likely
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“We are going to be the very first state in the nation, the very first city in America, to have a congestion pricing plan,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor New York now has a start date for congestion pricing, the long-awaited, much-delayed toll that will help fund
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ben & Jerry’s has claimed Unilever threatened to dismantle its independent board and “silenced” the brand over its support for Palestinian refugees, in the latest legal flare-up between the ice cream brand and its parent
Indiana Republican Rep. Rudy Yakym, the Republican co-head of the House Municipal Finance Caucus, is reportedly vying for a spot on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Rudy Yakym’s office With all the House of Representative races now called, Republicans will retain a razor-thin majority, sealing their control of the Senate, House and
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The two weeks since Rachel Reeves delivered her first UK Budget as chancellor have been pretty downbeat. Businesses have griped over her tax rises, gilt yields have nudged up and the election of the tariff-loving