Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet is split over whether to allow a third runway at Heathrow, leaving the contentious scheme on hold as Britain’s busiest airport looks to press ahead with growth plans. Bosses at Heathrow,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Demand for personal protection for executives is rising as companies are increasingly targeted by anti-Israel protests and climate activists, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest private security groups. “The world doesn’t
Tuesday marks the end of a turbulent White House race that has included everything from a sudden change at the top of the Democratic party ticket to two assassination attempts against the Republican candidate. The frenzied contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden before her, has generated reams of data, shedding light
The outcome of the 2024 US elections will have sweeping consequences for US business. Beyond their headline policies on taxes, regulation and tariffs, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have set out plans that could have profound effects on different corners of corporate America. Control of both houses of Congress is also up for grabs. Here
After a Donald Trump campaign event in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, in late September, Kamala Harris supporters stood in a small square to protest under the city’s moss-covered live oak trees. “I’ve honestly never been into politics until I realised that I can do something about it and have a voice,” said Kyri Titus,
A Pennsylvania judge has declined to immediately halt Elon Musk’s $1mn giveaway to voters who sign a pro-Trump petition in the state. Philadelphia district attorney Lawrence Krasner had sued to stop the practice, claiming it amounted to an “illegal lottery scheme”. Lawyers for Musk countered at a hearing on Monday that awardees were carefully selected
Hollywood High School is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is asking voters to authorize $9 billion of bonds.Bloomberg News The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the US, is asking local voters to approve the sale of $9 billion in school construction bonds Tuesday to modernize its aging facilities
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks typically rise after a presidential election — but investors need to be prepared for some short-term choppiness first, history shows. The three major benchmarks on average have seen gains between Election Day and year-end in
If Donald Trump prevails in the 2024 presidential election, he will have won more than just the White House. A second term would put him in a uniquely powerful position to stymie some of the most serious criminal cases against him, including two federal indictments accusing him of mishandling classified documents and seeking to overturn
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20133839/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Monday as market participants brace for likely volatility due to the dueling events of the election and the Federal Open Market Committee rates decision. U.S. Treasury yields fell, with the greatest gains out long, and equities were down near the close. The two-year municipal to UST
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass, would re-take the helm of powerful House Ways and Means Committee if Democrats win the House.Bloomberg News A handful of tight Senate and House elections will determine control of key Congressional committees in Tuesday’s federal election, with the outcome determining the shape of a high-stakes tax policy debate and the next
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. October’s roundup of pressing items in the bond markets includes a spate of lawsuits involving municipal bonds, the ongoing bankruptcy of Chester, Pennsylvania, issuers weighing in on the Financial Data Transparency Act and more. Click here to read September’s grouping of top
“The elective pay provisions of IRA allow public power utilities, rural electric cooperatives, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and other qualifying tax-exempt entities to directly benefit from certain energy-related credits,” said John Godfrey, senior government relations director, American Public Power Association.APPA Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are changing the landscape for issuers this tax season
Vogtle nuclear power units 4 and 3. Fitch Ratings upgraded the J and M project bonds and affirmed the P project bonds. Georgia Power Company Fitch Ratings upgraded $4.2 billion in Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia bond debt to A-minus from BBB-plus. The upgrades affect $1.7 billion of Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 project
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An aerial view of existing homes near new homes under construction (UPPER R) in the Chatsworth neighborhood on September 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. homeowners are sitting on a record amount of equity, but higher interest rates over the past two years have made them reluctant to tap
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will use their final day on the campaign trail stumping for votes in Pennsylvania, the presidential election’s biggest battleground state where polls continue to show the candidates
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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 dollar weakened on Monday in a partial reversal of its gains after polls over the weekend indicated the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was deadlocked. An index measuring