The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear five appeals from oil and gas companies seeking to move climate change lawsuits they face from state to federal courts. The city, county and state governments that the fossil fuel firms are fighting are expected to fare better in state courts. The orders handed down by the high
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders argued for certification of their appeal of a ruling against their lien on revenues, saying it would advance the bankruptcy case and allow an appeals court to address issues of public importance and novel legal questions. The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed a separate reply in the United
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The Louisiana Bond Commission voted to move ahead with a negotiated sale of Garvee bonds despite having to use a bank — J.P. Morgan — that it blacklisted from a deal last year. At the state Bond Commission’s meeting on April 20, there was heated discussion ahead of a vote to proceed in developing a
The University of Iowa says sovereign immunity protects it from a closely watched federal lawsuit alleging breach of contract over a $1.1 billion lease of its utility system. As “an alter ego and arm of the state of Iowa,” the university is protected from federal lawsuits by the Eleventh Amendment, according to its March motion
On the edge of the East River in Brooklyn, the cranes haven’t arrived at the construction site yet. Instead, massive drills are scattered across the full city block, drilling 320 boreholes nearly 500 feet into the ground. When construction is completed in 2025, the site will house the largest residential apartment complex in the U.S.
The UK must overhaul its approach to executive pay, stock market risk and other “cultural issues” if it wants to arrest a sharp decline in the City of London’s initial public offerings, the author of a landmark report on listings reforms said on Wednesday. Lord Jonathan Hill told the House of Commons Treasury select committee
No matter how hard it tries, a company worth more than $2tn cannot position itself as the plucky underdog. Especially when it is able to write a $75bn cheque with ease. On Wednesday, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority declared that it would not approve Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Both companies make noises
sponsored On April 20th, The European Parliament approved the first comprehensive crypto regulation EU-wide, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). In the same day, a separate law, the Transfer of Funds regulation, was passed, requiring crypto operators to confirm the identity of their customers in order to halt money laundering transactions. While the crypto regulation worldwide
In the midst of a tumultuous week, First Republic Bank is struggling to regain its footing in the financial world. Reports have surfaced that the bank is poised to enter government receivership due to a massive outflow of $100 billion in customer withdrawals last month. This has prompted investors to flee the bank, causing its
The NFL’s Tennessee Titans will be getting a new state-of-the-art stadium backed by record-setting public subsidies. Nashville’s Metropolitan Council on Tuesday voted to approve a state-backed proposal that would see the Titan’s current home at Nissan Stadium on the east bank of the Cumberland River, demolished and replaced by a new 60,000-capacity domed venue just
Binance.US users will soon be able to set up decentralized domains that will serve as digital identities across the Web3 ecosystem through a new partnership with Unstoppable Domains. The new offering will allow users to mint “.BinanceUS” domains, providing users with easily understandable names for cryptocurrency wallets to buy, sell and transfer cryptocurrency in the
The Microsoft logo displayed on their stand during the Mobile World Congress 2023 on March 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft — Shares of tech giant Microsoft gained more than 8% Wednesday after a better-than-expected earnings report a day
Cardano was one of Wednesday’s big movers, as bullish sentiment returned to cryptocurrency markets. Spurred by an apparent collapse of First Republic Bank, the global crypto market cap moved 7% higher, as of writing. Solana was also in the green, rising by nearly 9%. Cardano (ADA) Cardano (ADA) rose by as much as 9% on
A bill prohibiting the use of environment, social, and governance criteria for government investments and contracts in Kansas became law this week without the signature of the governor, who raised concerns about the measure. Citing “reservations about the potential unforeseen consequences of House Bill 2100 for the state and for local governments,” Democratic Gov. Laura
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chairman Gary Gensler, has been at the forefront of the United States’ cryptocurrency crackdown. In the last few months, the agency has filed several enforcement actions against major crypto companies that allegedly violated security laws. Critics say the agency has adopted a regulation-by-enforcement approach without providing a
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As the landscape of retail changes, investors are looking to exchange-traded funds and separately managed accounts as alternate investment strategies, both of which have seen tremendous growth over the past decade. Since the launch of the first muni ETFs in 2007, ETFs have grown in popularity, similar to how mutual funds grew their products in the ’80s
In this article YOU TNL SSVC MHI-AU COF V Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Choosing whether to rent or buy has never been a simple decision — and this ever-changing housing market isn’t making it any easier. With surging mortgage rates, record rents and home prices, a potential economic downturn and other lifestyle considerations,
Hiking in Tibet a few years ago, Amanda Hall encountered a group of monks who, she was surprised to note, were all clutching mobile phones. The experience proved to be an epiphany for the geophysicist, then working in the oil and gas sector. “I realised that [the need for] lithium is everywhere,” she told me,
Staff at the CBI are facing the prospect of job cuts within months unless the British business lobby group can head off a looming financial crunch triggered by more than 50 members either cutting or suspending ties, insiders have warned. The organisation is facing an uncertain future following the exodus of businesses whose subscriptions provide