Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC The mystery over Warren Buffett’s surprisingly defensive stance deepened over the weekend. The 94-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway sold more stocks in the latest quarter and grew
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In this article FMCC FNMA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two pillars of the U.S. mortgage market, are currently controlled by the federal government. Some in Washington, D.C. expect President Trump to push for the end of their conservatorship. “We have a mortgage finance system that works really well
Collapsed Interstate 40 in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Gov. Josh Stein is seeking an additional $19 billion in federal aid.North Carolina Department of Transportation Reports that President Donald Trump plans to cut 84% of the staff from one of the two major federal programs providing natural disaster aid concern analysts. Previously, Trump suggested
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21753829/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Friday ahead of a larger new-issue calendar as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities were down. Muni yields were bumped up to four basis points, depending on the curve, while UST yields fell eight to nine basis points across the curve. Market activity has been somewhat
In this article CCL RCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Royal Caribbean cruise ship ‘Explorer of the Sea’. Getty Images Shares of cruise lines tumbled Thursday after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested the Trump administration would crack down on taxes paid by the companies. “You ever see a cruise ship with an American
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US national security adviser Mike Waltz has said Ukraine will sign a critical minerals deal with Washington in “the very short term”, even as Kyiv says several key points must still be agreed.
A “For Sale” sign on a house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Joe Lamberti | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. housing market continues to weaken, as potential buyers face stubbornly high mortgage rates, elevated prices and limited supply of listings. Sales of previously owned homes fell 4.9% in January from
A rendering of Brightline West, the Las Vegas-Los Angeles electric bullet train that came to market this week with $2.5 billion of unrated private activity bonds.Brightline West Brightline West, the Las Vegas-Los Angeles bullet train, hit the market Thursday with $2.5 billion of unrated private activity bonds that sported nearly double-digit yields in what’s likely to
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Poland’s nationalist opposition has amplified its conflict with the pro-EU government led by Donald Tusk, with both sides accusing each other of attempting to skew the results of upcoming presidential elections. Senior politicians in the
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21736765/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady to slightly firmer Thursday as the $2.5 billion Brightline West Passenger Rail Project deal priced amid a quieter new-issue market. U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities were down. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 62%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at
In this article BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen. CNBC GameStop CEO and billionaire investor Ryan Cohen has increased his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to roughly 7 million shares worth about $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal
Israel said Hamas had violated a ceasefire after forensics tests found the fourth body released on Thursday morning was not of an Israeli hostage but rather an “anonymous, unidentified body”. Hamas was supposed to have handed over the remains of four Israeli hostages, including two children, in a grim exchange that initially signalled progress for
President Donald Trump said his administration is going to audit the U.S. gold reserves kept at Fort Knox in Kentucky. “We’re going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, to make sure the gold is there,” Trump said Wednesday on Air Force One. A drive to audit Fort Knox has gained steam from
monkeybusinessimages | Getty There are signs that the housing market is swinging to favor buyers. However, renewed worries about the economy are holding some buyers back. On the upside for homebuyers, home price growth has slowed and mortgage rates have retreated from recent peaks. The median sale price for homes was $375,475 in the four
White Lake Township, Michigan, is facing legal action on two fronts, one of which is related to the cyberattack that sabotaged its bond sale last year.White Lake Township White Lake Township, Michigan, faces a legal threat from the lead underwriter of a bond sale that was compromised by an online hack. Attorneys for Baird, leader
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world You’d hope that after a few weeks watching Elon Musk’s hit squads rampage through the US federal bureaucracy, people might have twigged that his “efficiency” drive isn’t entirely as advertised. Yet rather than
&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21715678/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals were little changed Wednesday as U.S. Treasuries were firmer and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Wednesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year at 84%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services
Donald Trump has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” and warned that he “better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left”, in a deepening rift between Washington and Kyiv. The US president hit out at his Ukrainian counterpart in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, hours
It’s still too soon to fully calculate the cost of the Los Angeles wildfires, but one thing is clear: The cost of insurance will go up, and that will affect not just the value of LA real estate but of real estate across the nation. The losses from those wildfires may seem unimaginable now, but
The 2025 board of Women in Public Finance, led by President Kathleen Bowe, seated at front row center.Women in Public Finance Women in Public Finance has announced the 2025 members of its board of directors and will continue expanding its offerings as the organization nears its 30th anniversary next year. The board’s leadership includes President
Show video info Donald Trump appeared to blame Ukraine for the war with Russia and signalled Kyiv should hold elections, in comments that prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accuse the US president of living in a “disinformation bubble”. In Riyadh on Tuesday, Russia and the US agreed to “lay the groundwork for future co-operation” on
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21697965/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The municipal bond market was narrowly mixed ahead of smaller supply slate, while Treasury yields rose and equity prices were marginally lower on the day. The day’s moves led municipal to UST ratios to fall slightly. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 62%, the five-year at
A view of the turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. Tom Little | Reuters President Donald Trump promised to unleash U.S. energy dominance, but his sweeping executive order targeting wind power puts a pipeline of projects at risk that would generate enough electricity for millions of American homes. The
Martin Barraud | Ojo Images | Getty Images As U.S. home equity climbs, owners are more likely to face capital gains taxes from selling property. But a lesser-known tax strategy could help shrink your bill, experts say. When selling your main home, there’s a special tax break that shields up to $250,000 of profits for
Transcription: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio for the authoritative record. Michael Scarchilli (00:05): Hi everyone and welcome to The Bond Buyer Podcast, your go-to source for insights into public finance and infrastructure. I’m Mike Scarchilli, editor-in-chief of The
“Losing tax-exempt bonds would devastate American communities and set economic development efforts back decades,” said Toby Rittner, president and CEO of the Council of Development Finance Agencies. ”Communities use bonds to finance their built environment, infrastructure, schools and future growth needs. The housing industry uses bonds for affordable, senior and workforce housing. There are no alternatives
In this article MLM GNRC TMUS EQR TSN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the
It can cost on average of $2,050 to live in Tokyo for a month as a single person, according to Numbeo’s data. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Moving to a major city often comes with big benefits and opportunities, but it’s important to figure out if it makes sense financially before taking the leap.
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Senior US and Russian officials will meet in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks that the Kremlin has hailed as a step to restoring full bilateral relations and ending the Ukraine war but which
“This budget resolution provides the fiscal framework for what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in modern history and the principal legislative vehicle for delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda,” House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said.Allison Robbert/Bloomberg The House Budget Committee late Thursday passed a partisan budget resolution that clears