The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund remains in “very good position” after Hurricane Milton, according to the head of Florida’s Division of Bond Finance. But, Ben Watkins on Thursday noted that only modeled losses are available for Hurricane Helene, which hit in late September, and no figures have been advanced for Milton yet. The CAT fund
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Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its stake in Bank of America to below 10% amid a selling spree that started in mid-July. In a Thursday night filing with the
A for sale sign is displayed outside of a home for sale on August 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images An abrupt turn higher for mortgage interest rates caused weekly demand from both potential homebuyers and current homeowners to drop. Total mortgage application volume fell 5.1% last
Municipals were little changed Thursday as U.S. Treasuries were weaker out long and equities were off after a hotter-than-expected inflation report. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Thursday was at 61%, the three-year at 61%, the five-year at 62%, the 10-year at 67% and the 30-year at 84%, according to Refinitiv Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST
Chattanooga, Tennessee, plans to price $80 million of bonds for a minor league baseball stadium that is pitched as the key to reviving a bedraggled part of the city. The Sports Authority of the County of Hamilton and City of Chattanooga, Tennessee will price $64.5 million in tax-exempt and $15.3 million in taxable bonds Oct.
Visoot Uthairam | Moment | Getty Images Home repairs and renovations are expensive. To lower costs, 1 in 3 homeowners are willing to hire a contractor with holes in their resume. About 33% of surveyed homeowners say they’d consider hiring a contractor with a questionable reputation to save money, according to a new report by
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves has been warned not to sharply ramp up government borrowing in a push for more public investment, as the chancellor considers a loosening of the fiscal rules in the October 30 Budget. Analysis
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board and the bondholders opposed to the proposed plan of adjustment remain far apart, according to disclosures on the EMMA web site Tuesday night. U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain earlier this week extended the bankruptcy stay and set a Dec. 11 omnibus hearing to hear the opposing bond parties’
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An ongoing investigation into overcharging on San Diego’s state route 125 toll road found implementation of the back-office system encountered problems from the onset, and San Diego Association of Governments’ executive management failed to address the situation in a timely manner, including informing the board of directors. SANDAG’s independent performance auditor released two investigations Monday
Molten copper pours into ceramic molds to form plates at the Southern Copper Corp. smelter facility in Ilo, Peru, on Jan. 30, 2017. Dado Galdieri | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of political unrest in Peru, the relative calm of recent months has made international investors increasing their appetite for the country’s sovereign bonds.
David Hester inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images It’s crucial to understand how to file a homeowners insurance claim after a natural disaster. Insured losses alone for Hurricane Helene are now estimated at more than $6
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Municipals were weaker Tuesday with the largest losses out long while U.S. Treasuries saw narrow gains on the day and equities ended up. Triple-A yields rose by up to five basis points, depending on the scale, while USTs saw yields flat or lower by a basis point or two. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Tuesday was
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Israeli military deployed thousands more troops in Lebanon and signalled an expanded ground offensive against Hizbollah, even as the militant group launched one of the largest rocket barrages into northern Israel since the conflict
The University of Arizona heads to the municipal bond market this week with its first bond issue since financial troubles led to negative rating outlooks from Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings. The $115.645 million of Stimulus Plan for Economic and Educational Development, or SPEED, revenue bonds issued through the Arizona Board of Regents will
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on October 03, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it
South_agency | E+ | Getty Images Older Americans make up the largest share of homeowners in the U.S. compared to other generations. However, many are renting in their retirement years. Most older adults, those at least 65 years old, own their homes, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Yet, more than
Kevin Matras explains the Price to Sales ratio and why it’s one of his favorite valuation metrics. Stocks highlighted include CACI, LF, NCI, RRGB and TRN.
Investors will have a chance to buy New York City’s third-ever social-labeled general obligation bonds this week. Comptroller Brad Lander said he has high hopes for the taxable $1.5 billion deal despite the awkwardness of Mayor Eric Adams’ recent federal criminal indictment on bribery charges. “[The credit rating agencies] have reported they believe the city’s
When Wall Street scrambled to launch bitcoin funds earlier this year, there was just one trading company named in regulatory filings as an anchor market-maker for every single one: Jane Street. The move underscored how a quirky and opaque New York firm has used its dominance in exchange traded funds and embrace of more finicky
The end of a brief strike by longshoremen at East and Gulf Coast ports eases immediate credit concerns for the ports, although the lynchpin of the agreement, a 62% salary increase, may nibble away at the bottom lines for some ports over the long term. The strike between the International Longshoremen’s Association representing 45,000 workers
In this article META UBER CYB-FF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A smartphone displaying Facebook with the Meta icon visible in the background. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. stock market witnessed a solid September, thanks to the Federal Reserve’s much-awaited interest rate cut. However, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle
Real estate agent and reality television star Ryan Serhant. Newspix Real estate has been historically slow to modernize, but AI is changing that. The integration of artificial intelligence is transforming how buyers and sellers interact with agents, fundamentally altering competitive dynamics in the industry. With AI reshaping daily operations of a real estate agent’s business
The next generation of public policymakers and public finance practitioners will mingle with current municipal finance pros at a career forum hosted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy’s Center for Municipal Finance. During the week of Oct. 14, the CMF will hold lunchtime seminars designed to help interested students get the
The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank board of directors approved $26 million in loan financing for the city of Santa Cruz for two wastewater improvement system projects, IBank officials said Thursday. The funding will help the city replace and upgrade decades-old equipment with the aim of preventing costly repairs, protecting pipelines from corrosion, improving
In this article RSVR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Golnar Khosrowshahi, Founder and CEO of Reservoir Media Management, Inc. attends Variety, The New York Party, at Loosie’s Nightclub on October 05, 2023 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy | Variety | Getty Images Company: Reservoir Media (RSVR) Business: Reservoir Media operates a music publishing business,
The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The rate is now 6.53%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is 42 basis points higher than Sept. 17, the day before the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by half a percentage
Taxpayers shoulder a heavy burden for sports stadium subsidies, the Tax Foundation said this week. Reams of research shows that using bonds to finance sports stadiums and arenas do not generate enough revenue to justify the costs, the foundation said in a blog post Thursday. “According to the academic research, the tangible economic benefits job
Dennis J. Enright, founding principal of NW Financial Group and NW Capital Markets, has died, the New Jersey-based firm announced Thursday. He was 76. Enright’s career spanned a half-century, and he was a pioneer in many now-common financing strategies. “He was a premier banker, always innovating and searching for client solutions that would save money,”