The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has re-established two key advisory groups for its 2022 fiscal year: the Compliance Advisory Group (CAG) and the Municipal Fund Securities Advisory Group (MFSAG). The MSRB is also seeking input on topics it should consider in developing compliance resources and tools for municipal fund securities. In a November 11 announcement,
A last-minute intervention from India and China weakened the move to end coal power and fossil fuel subsidies in the Glasgow Climate Pact in the closing stages of the UN COP26 summit. Countries agreed to “phase down” rather than “phase out” coal, in wording that was watered down several times in the course of the
Municipal bonds were slightly weaker Friday inside 10 years, but trading was light and munis still outperformed U.S. Treasuries, which weakened further on the day from Wednesday’s large sell-off. Investors put nearly $2 billion into municipal bond mutual funds for the most recent week with high-yield reversing a downward course to hit $1.2 billion following
Bitcoin is set to undergo a major network upgrade, Taproot, in nearly two days, i.e., on Nov. 14 or 255 blocks later, as per data from Taproot.watch. This is the first significant upgrade since the Segregated Witness (SegWit), which eventually culminated in the development and launch of the Lightning Network in 2018. The original Taproot
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 19, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The market, regardless of which index we use – S&P 500, Dow or Nasdaq – keeps climbing and making new highs. With that type of trajectory, we might assume that there are
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 13, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Consumers are in the spotlight in the week ahead, with the imminent release of retail sales for October and earnings from major chain stores. Retail sales is the big economic report
As with much of London, the streets and structures of London neighborhood, Belgravia, are rich with a storied history—but while many can boast noteworthy pasts of royalty and nobility, none perhaps has quite as auspicious a future. Initially developed in the 19th-century by Marquess of Westminster, Robert Grosvenor, Belgravia’s noble roots have remained a through-line—several
CHUNYIP WONG | iStock | Getty Images As the struggles for renters continue, at least eight states and more than 20 cities have policies in place to keep families protected from eviction. Even as the country pulls out of the pandemic, more than 15% of adult renters still report being behind, with as many as
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Two sets of teachers’ unions and a judiciary association filed separate challenges to a Puerto Rico Oversight Board pension law interpretation the board has said is necessary to enact of the Plan of Adjustment. The teachers’ unions filed in the final hour before the 5 p.m. AST Friday deadline that Puerto Rico bankruptcy Judge Laura
Jes Staley exchanged 1,200 emails with Jeffrey Epstein over a four-year period with content that included unexplained terms such as “snow white”, according to people familiar with the correspondence between the former Barclays chief executive and the convicted sex offender. Staley resigned from Barclays last week after seeing preliminary conclusions of an investigation by UK
The proof-of-work (PoW) consensus model is the mechanism that kicked off the revolution that launched Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009 and it was the model of choice behind many of the popular projects in the early fledgling years of the crypto ecosystem. As time progressed, other consensus models like proof-of-stake (PoS) rose in popularity, especially as
As environmental, social and governance factors have become more important to investors in the municipal market, more market participants are jumping into the space to provide ESG data and analytics. Intercontinental Exchange this week expanded its reference data coverage to now include two million fixed-income instruments, including municipals, in an effort to provide greater transparency
A view from a petrol station shows gas prices over $4, in Arlington-Virginia, United States on October 30, 2021. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Stagflation fears have plagued investors in recent months, as prices start to rise in an economy that hasn’t quite picked up pace yet. But investors can employ a
In this article RIVN BYND SOFI AFRM MQ TSLA Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Tesla (TSLA) — Shares of Tesla got a roughly 2% boost after CEO Elon Musk sold about $5 billion worth of shares this week, according to financial filings submitted Wednesday. He still holds more than 166 million
Prestigious auction house Sotheby’s has announced it will accept Ethereum (ETH) bids in real time for its Nov. 18 auction that includes works by famed street artist Banksy. Sotheby’s claims this will be the first time an auction house has accepted crypto in real time as a standard currency for payment in an auction on
Between preparing to host family and friends for Thanksgiving and making gift lists and checking them twice, the whirlwind of activities during the busy holiday season can feel more like a blast of arctic air than a hint of festive cheer. Kitchens are put through the ultimate stress test on Thanksgiving, with every appliance and
Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images For Stacey Foley, refinancing her mortgage was a no-brainer. After paying roughly 4.25% in interest on her existing home loan, refinancing at 3.25% with limited closing costs has saved her $200 monthly. “Two hundred dollars doesn’t sound like a lot of money, but over a year it
A federal judge in Michigan signed off on a $626.25 million settlement that resolves litigation over the state’s role in the Flint water contamination crisis, closing one chapter of the debacle as legal cases proceed on other tracks against former state officials and bond underwriters. The state sold $603 million of taxable bonds in June
Toshiba’s board is poised to rule out pursuing a deal to take the whole company private and is preparing to reveal an alternative plan to split the business in three that some investors say they may reject, according to people familiar with the matter. A $20bn offer for the conglomerate by UK private equity group