Proceeds from sales of about $1.3 billion in bonds would benefit cities and towns across Massachusetts under legislation Gov. Charlie Baker filed on Thursday. The bill, called the Future Opportunities for Resiliency, Workforce, and Revitalized Downtowns, or FORWARD, would authorize the use of $2.3 billion in funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act and
Month: April 2022
The EU will force Big Tech companies to police content online more aggressively after approving a major piece of legislation that sets the rules for the first time on how companies should keep users safe on the internet. In the early hours of Saturday morning, after nearly 16 hours of negotiations, legislators in Brussels endorsed
Municipals were steady to weaker in spots Friday ahead of a large new-issue calendar, while U.S. Treasuries were mixed and equities sold off upward of 2.5%. Investors will be greeted Monday with a big uptick in supply, with the new-issue calendar reaching $9.251 billion with $6.572 billion of negotiated deals and $2.679 billion of competitive
Memecoins briefly took the cryptocurrency market by storm in 2021 after steady attention and shilling from big-name influencers like Elon Musk and Mark Cuban helped propel coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) to 100x gains. As one should expect, in the crypto market, rapidly rising prices have a tendency to reverse course just as fast and many
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 28, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A rough April for Wall Street has seen the S&P 500 slide for three straight weeks, and now investors will grapple with a loaded slate of earnings reports and key
The cryptocurrency market is known for its high volatility and the wild-west nature of the space is, in part, due to many of the assets having small market caps and the 24/7 operational hours of centralized and decentralized exchanges (DEXs). In addition to being high risk, crypto trading can also be a very time-intensive process.
As a real estate agent in 2022, social media is essential. I could speak on this topic all day long, but my advice really boils down to one key message: Generate high-quality content that delivers value to your audience. That is how you grow a following, keep the attention of potential leads, and (most importantly)
Millions of Americans are living in communities with precarious climate conditions, in houses that feel overpriced. There is a solution for many of these people, though: Move to one of the so-called climate havens. Climate havens or climate destinations are situated in places that avoid the worst effects of natural disasters and have the infrastructure
sponsored On April 22nd Michael Cameron the CEO and Co-founder of Game Space announced that it has released one of the first GaaS “GameFi as a Service” Platform. Game Space also announced that it had received more than US $7 million in financing. This round of financing is jointly led by top-tier VCs, Listed Gaming
St. Louis County Council members signed off on $105 million of borrowing to cover the county’s share of a convention center expansion despite growing concerns about the project’s cost. The city issued $105 million in late 2020 to cover its share of the public tab but the county’s financing had long been in a holding
Sterling dropped to its weakest level since late 2020 after a sharp drop in British retail sales underlined the depths of the cost of living crisis fuelled by surging inflation. The volume of retail sales in Great Britain fell 1.4 per cent, the Office for National Statistics said, worse than the 0.3 per cent drop
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision of two lower courts that had declared Puerto Ricans eligible for federal Supplemental Security Income benefits. The Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision in the United States v. Vaello Madero case on Thursday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the a dissent. The SSI program provides financial assistance to disabled
In this article PPG FE GPS SNAP People walk past Snap Inc. Snapchat signage displayed in downtown Los Angeles, California on October 2, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Snap — Shares of the social media platform jumped more than 6% in volatile
Stacie, Simba, Gleep Glop, Richard and Cookie are just some of the robots that line the floor of the manufacturing facility at Autovol in Boise. The robots were named in a contest by the children of the solutioneers who work at the 400,000-square-foot offsite construction facility. More than 200 solutioneers work there and enjoy the
In this article GOOGL Google officially opened its new mixed-use campus on New York’s Hudson River that includes a two-acre rooftop and public gathering spaces. Photo courtesy of Google As Google employees return to campus life following over two years of remote work, the company has a splashy new office for workers in New York.
Sanctions are being imposed on cryptocurrency mining companies for the first time in history. The US Treasury Department announced that it is taking action against virtual currency mining companies across Russia. This information came out when IMF issued a statement saying, “the Kremlin may employ these activities to avoid compliance with international economic punishment.” In
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board intends to discuss the preliminary themes in the comments it received as part of its request for information on environmental social and governance factors, in its first meeting since the comment period closed in March. The board will discuss that along with the efforts to update trade reporting rules in
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Russian forces to “block off” the last remaining Ukrainian fighters at the Mariupol steelworks as he claimed Moscow had conquered the port city. Putin hailed Mariupol’s “liberation” after a two-month battle — a victory that would mark a major success in his war — but Ukraine has depicted the steelworks
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives voted to end the commonwealth’s contract with LUMA Energy — under which it handles the electrical transmission and distribution grid — in the aftermath of a several-day long blackout. The House voted 29-16 with one abstention for the measure Tuesday. Members of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party provided the
In a statement posted by Shiba Inu (SHIB) Metaverse developers late Tuesday, it appears that a user’s wallet address has been blacklisted for drawing a swastika using the project’s Metaverse land. The team at Shiba Inu wrote: “SHIB: The Metaverse will place the the wallet identifying the [hate symbol] violation on a blacklist, meaning it
In this article CSX TSLA CVNA UAL LRCX An aerial view shows the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California on February 10, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle maker rose 4% in extended trading after a better-than-expected
One of the main narratives of hope for cryptocurrency investors is that there will be a major shift in public perception that sparks a new wave of capital from retail and institutional traders. Unfortunately for these hopeful bulls, data indicates that they opposite has occurred for nearly a year, a fact evidenced by the declining rate
For 100 years, the grand brick and limestone apartment buildings of Park Avenue, Fifth Avenue, and Central Park West telegraphed an aura of New York City power and prestige. Their beautiful marble and terrazzo lobbies whispered of privilege. Being acknowledged as worthy by the co-op boards who held sway over these properties and creating a
New York State Attorney General Letitia James in New York City, November 19, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Former President Donald Trump asked a judge to reject New York Attorney General Letitia James’ bid to hold him in contempt for allegedly failing to comply with a subpoena as part of a civil investigation into his
A study claiming that psychopaths and others with ‘Dark Tetrad’ personality traits are drawn to crypto has been criticized as “meaningless” for showing very weak correlativity by a psychology expert from The University of Otago. Researchers with backgrounds predominately in marketing and advertising from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) surveyed 566 people on their
The Internal Revenue Service has closed its audit of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority’s Series 2013B bonds with no change to the tax-exempt status of the securities. The bonds in question were part of an issuance of $379.6 million of senior airport revenue bonds, divided up between a Series 2013A of $107.3 million
US stock futures dropped and Treasuries extended their losses, following disappointing earnings from Netflix and further signs that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates aggressively to curb inflation. Contracts tracking Wall Street’s technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 index were down 1 per cent during the early European morning after Netflix said its decade-long run of subscriber
Municipals sold off Tuesday, with triple-A benchmarks seeing cuts up to 11 basis points and the 30-year topping 3% on some scales. U.S. Treasuries were weaker, experiencing double-digit cuts on the short end, and equities rallied. Triple-A muni yields rose nine to 11 basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose 10 to
Gold House Gold House Megan Ruan knows firsthand how representation can impact funding for entrepreneurs. She recalled being the only woman of color working at a family office earlier in her career and running a portfolio of venture investments. “I saw the decisionmaking and how it differed between the people that were check-writers at these
Fans gather at the Netflix booth at a trade show. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Netflix — Shares of the streaming giant plummeted 25% after reporting a loss of 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter. It marked the first time Netflix reported a loss in subscribers in
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