Receive free UK politics updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK politics news every morning. Prime minister Rishi Sunak is considering imposing a complete ban on smoking for the next generation in what would amount to some of the strictest measures to tackle the health problem anywhere in
Top Stories This Week SEC sees temporary setback in request to access Binance.US software The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has failed to win immediate access to Binance.US’s software, with the judge saying he isn’t “inclined to allow the inspection at this time.” The hearing was held on Sept. 18 to discuss the SEC’s
Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham recently identified that crypto exchange Coinbase holds almost 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) in its wallets. The coins are worth more than $25 billion at current market prices for BTC. According to Arkham, the exchange’s holdings amount to almost 5% of all existing Bitcoin. Arkham said that Coinbase holds a total of 947,755
Munis were weaker Friday ahead of a larger new-issue calendar. U.S. Treasuries saw yields fall, and equities ended the trading session up. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Friday was at 66%, the three-year was at 67%, the five-year at 68%, the 10-year at 71% and the 30-year at 90%, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. read.
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A shopper for Instacart navigates through the aisles as she shops for a customer. Cyrus McCrimmon | Denver Post | Getty Images The Great IPO Reopening may be on hold: rising rates and lower stocks are an IPO killer. A combination of still-high valuations, a mediocre
In this article SGEN PDD SCHL DE SQSP F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A visitor views a titanium hybrid 2020 Ford Escape FWD small SUV at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 18, 2020. Chris Helgren | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford —
The global risk of housing bubbles has decreased sharply in 2023. A report released Wednesday by Swiss bank UBS concludes that out of 25 cities surveyed, only two were at risk of a housing bubble this year, down from nine each in the previous two reports. The data shows that even places known for their
We are buying 50 shares of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) at roughly $83.75 each. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 625 shares of SWK, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.87% from 1.72%. It’s been a painful stretch for stocks lately, and there’s a ton of doom and gloom out
The Federal Reserve did not hike interest rates in its meeting on Sep. 20 but hinted that rates could remain higher for longer. At the post-meeting press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that “the process of getting inflation sustainably down to 2% has a long way to go.” This possible scenario may have triggered
S&P Global Ratings said Friday it revised Pennsylvania’s credit outlook to positive from stable. At the same time, S&P affirmed its A-plus long-term rating on the state’s $10.7 billion of outstanding general obligation bonds. S&P said the outlook reflects “our view that Pennsylvania has continued to make progress toward structural budgetary balance, with positive operating
Receive free UK politics updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK politics news every morning. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning the biggest shake-up to Individual Savings Accounts in years to persuade more people to take advantage of the tax-free vehicles and use them to back London-listed companies. UK
A paper published by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) concluded that Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to be a catalyst for a global energy transition. IRM Energy and Renewables Group members Dylan Campbell and Alexander Larsen published a report titled “Bitcoin and the Energy Transition: From Risk to Opportunity.” The paper argued that while
Morgan Stanley’s desire for future municipal bond business from high-speed rail operator Brightline Holdings drove the bank to lie about terms of a key credit agreement, a pair of private equity firms claimed Monday in a lawsuit filed against the bank and Brightline in a New York court. Certares Management LLC and Knighthead Capital Management
A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office in San Jose, California, on June 3, 2021. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Cisco Systems, Splunk — Shares of Cisco fell 4.2% Thursday after the company said it is acquiring cybersecurity software
Architectural design and spacious gardens give the small central Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende its indisputable charm. The same could be said of a $4 million compound in the historic center near one of the city’s landmark green spaces. Casa Las Palmas at Solano 81, Centro, across from Benito Juarez Park dates to
In this article RDFN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Twenty/20 Girls and young women want to be homeowners by the time they’re 30 — a higher priority even than getting married or earning a lot of money. About half, 52%, of young women ages 7 to 21 want a house by 30, the most
Munis sold off Thursday, joining bond markets and equities in a rout after the Fed signaled that interest rates would be higher for longer. The Federal Open Market Committee held rates steady Wednesday, as expected, but signaled another hike this year. Munis were steady Wednesday but triple-A yields were cut eight to 16 basis points
Receive free UK schools updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK schools news every morning. Rishi Sunak is exploring a radical reshaping of A-levels with a new “British baccalaureate” to modernise England’s education system, according to senior Whitehall insiders. The UK prime minister’s plans to reform academic post-16
Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap now offers Transak as a provider in its “buy crypto” tab, giving Pancakeswap users an additional option when shopping for crypto, according to an announcement on September 21. Mercuryo and Moonpay were previously providers for this feature, making Transak the third provider to be added. Caption: Pancakeswap buy crypto tab. Source: Pancakeswap
An ongoing legal battle over Florida’s attempts to take over the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority isn’t showing signs of abatement. Four years after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on a bill that sought to dissolve the toll road authority, known as MDX, and replace it with the state-managed Greater Miami Expressway Agency, or GMX, both parties