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UK households that come to the end of fixed-rate mortgage deals next year face an average £2,900 increase in annual payments, putting Rishi Sunak under pressure to defuse an election-year time bomb. The estimated increase in payments by the Resolution Foundation think-tank reflects concern that the UK has a worse inflation problem than other countries
In this article MU ADBE SOFI IRBT NVDA SPCE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket plane SpaceShipTwo returns after a test flight from Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, December 13, 2018. Gene Blevins | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Virgin Galactic —
While Arbitrum’s governance token ARB has been in a consistent downturn since the airdrop in late March, its ecosystem shows healthy growth. A recent Nansen report shows that Arbitrum’s activity improved after the airdrop, stabilizing “at a level higher” than before the airdrop. The daily active users, gas fees and transaction count maintained consistent higher
Lawmakers in South Carolina have passed a fiscal 2024 budget that mirrors closely the plan pitched by Gov. Henry McMaster earlier this year. The fiscal 2024 budget proposal leans on federal funds, better-than-expected tax collections and a drawdown on reserves to bankroll a wide array of capital work and a boost to state employee salaries.
Municipals were steady to end the week, continuing their outperformance of U.S. Treasuries. Equities were down near the close. Triple-A scales were little changed, while UST yields rose eight to nine basis points on the short end. The two-year muni-Treasury ratio Friday was at 62%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year
Bitcoin (BTC) is witnessing a tough battle between buyers and sellers near the $25,000 mark. A minor cause of worry for the bulls is that even the news of BlackRock having filed an application for a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund could not boost prices higher. This suggests that investors remain cautious due to the regulatory
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority contends it can alter routes of statutorily authorized toll road projects as the state Supreme Court weighs the validity of bonds to begin funding a $5 billion, 15-year extension project. The state agency sought the court’s approval in August for $500 million of revenue bonds for the ACCESS (Advancing and Connecting
A pair of recent state court decisions have ruled that EMMA is not the news media for the purposes of the public disclosure bar to whistleblower lawsuits, a question that has been a key part of the defense argument of Wall Street banks accused in a series of lawsuits of conspiring to set variable-rate bond
Proof-of-work coins that had a fair distribution at their launch are the most likely to avoid being labeled as securities by the U.S. SEC, according to Bitcoin OG and educator Dan Held. Last week, the SEC sued Binance and Coinbase, accusing them of offering a number of altcoins as unregistered securities. As a result, many
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said the central bank should not reverse course on monetary policy simply because it is having an acute impact on certain banks. During a speech delivered Friday at the Norwegian central bank, Waller pushed back against the idea that rate hikes were to blame for the failures of Silicon Valley
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the $116.5 billion budget for fiscal 2023–24, which includes a $2.7 billion tax relief package and a debt reduction package. The general revenue portion of the budget is $46.1 billion, while the state’s reserves come in at $15.3 billion, 13.2% of the total budget for the fiscal year. The “Framework
While abundant snow and rain have eased drought conditions in the Southwest, states in the region are continuing to crack down on water use and invest in future water sources to accommodate a growing population. In Arizona, which allocated $1 billion last year to protect and expand its water supply, Gov. Katie Hobbs had a
In this article MU SOFI ADBE SPCE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Aircraft VMS EVE carries spacecraft VSS Unity during a flight test. Virgin Galactic Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Virgin Galactic — Shares soared nearly 45% in premarket trading, a day after the company said its first
The Hinman documents were finally unsealed and made publicly available on June 12 after a lengthy back and forth between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but what exactly do they reveal? The documents are extensive, and while they can be found in public resources like the Public Access to Court
A raft of weak Chinese economic data in May has raised hopes of decisive policy intervention. Market watchers are anticipating the next steps from China’s State Council and a Politburo meeting in July, during which the Communist Party’s top brass will review the country’s economic performance in the first half of the year. related investing
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In this article BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bitcoin is up 50% so far in 2023, beating major commodities and stock indexes. Filip Radwanski | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asset management giant BlackRock took the first steps Thursday to launch a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which has long been a
Wisconsin lawmakers signed off on legislation that raises local government aid and empowers Milwaukee and Milwaukee County to enact a sales tax hike after months of negotiations and dire warnings over the city’s looming insolvency. Lawmakers gave final approval to the legislation late Wednesday and Gov. Tony Evers is expected to sign it. As part
Moody’s Investors Service put the Guam Power Authority revenue bonds’ Baa2 rating on review for a possible downgrade following damage from Typhoon Mawar that hit the territory in late May. Moody’s on Wednesday said the downgrade review stemmed from Mawar’s damage to the territory and “to a lesser extent to GPA’s infrastructure,” said William Oh,