Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in 2017 led the charge to save tax-exempt private activity bonds that had been axed in an early House draft of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Al Drago/Bloomberg House and Senate tax staff and members seemed receptive to the Bond Dealers of America’s plea to preserve the municipal bond tax
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world China and the US risk renewing a full-blown trade war unless the two largest economies can defuse the dispute before Chinese tariffs on $14bn of American exports take effect on Monday, analysts warned.
In this article BDX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) Business: Becton Dickinson develops, manufactures and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products for health-care institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry and the public
North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner said addressing the state health plan’s looming defict is one of his highest priorities. The North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees took a step toward a salary-based employee health insurance premium contribution system, as a way to avoid a looming $1.3 billion deficit in the government’s health plan
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his team from accessing the US Treasury department’s payments data, warning that it risked leading to the disclosure of sensitive information.
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21524058/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker out long, while U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down after a mixed jobs report. Ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, UST yields fell another eight basis points this week, making it a 33-basis-point rally from Jan. 14, said Barclays strategist Mikhail Foux. Munis had
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US President Donald Trump has temporarily paused measures to close a tariff exemption on low-cost shipments from China while officials figure out how to tax the millions of packages that arrive in the US every
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT TrumpCoin cryptocurrency price on Binance website is displayed for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on Januar 20th, 2025 (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meme coins plummeted over the weekend as President Donald Trump signed long threatened tariffs
A Ferrari-inspired mansion known as Casa Maranello in Delray Beach, Florida, shattered a local record last week when it traded for $50.5 million. Not only was the megadeal the biggest the area has ever seen, but it was also one of the most unusual: The sale included a mansion swap, bespoke furniture, elaborate chandeliers, art,
“In Texas, resilient growth is expected to continue in 2025 at about the same pace as 2024,” Dallas Federal Reserve Vice President Labor Economist Pia Orrenius said, adding risks to the outlook include, tariffs, sharply lower immigration, and a rollback in federal government spending. Dallas Federal Reserve Job growth will continue to trend lower in
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump announced Nippon Steel had abandoned its plan to buy US Steel but would “invest heavily” in the iconic Pittsburgh producer. At a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
University of Louisville Hospital, which is one of the hospitals in the UofL Health system.Bloomberg News Fitch Ratings downgraded UofL Health, Inc., Kentucky’s issuer default rating and Series 2022A & 2022B revenue bonds to BBB from BBB-plus. The outlook is stable.UofL Health has $564 million in debt plus an additional $423 million in operating lease
Bundles of steel from Nucor Corporation sit for sale at Thompson Building Materials in Lomita, California, on Aug. 30, 2012. Patrick Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. steelmakers should be beneficiaries of President Donald Trump‘s new tariffs, but Wall Street warned that there are some risks in the longer term. On Saturday, Trump slapped
Amazon signage during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Amazon — The e-commerce giant fell 2% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Amazon said it forecasts sales in the first quarter
Remains of Karen Bagnard’s Altadena, California, house after it burned in the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires. Courtesy: Chelsea On the night of Jan. 7, Karen Bagnard sat in her Altadena, California, house in the dark. Forceful winds had caused her home to lose power, and she also had no running water, save for one
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21507641/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The muni mark took a breather Thursday, as yields were little changed, while inflows into muni mutual funds exceeded $1 billion. U.S. Treasuries were slightly weaker and equities were mixed toward the close. President Trump’s tariff threats against America’s primary trading partners could be bullish for bonds, somewhat mitigated
A new MARTA train is shown off in a special event Jan. 30 at the system’s Lindbergh station.MARTA The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is coming to market with a triple-A-rated negotiated sale of green bonds to refund issuances from 2020 and 2021 while also financing a major upgrade to its rolling stock. “When I
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asset management giant Vanguard announced broad fee cuts for many mutual funds and ETFs on Monday, reinforcing its standing as one of the cheapest options for investors. The move reduces fees on 87 different funds, and 168 total share classes of those funds. The average
Homebuyers are seeing very little reason to get a jump on the all-important spring housing market, even with more listings coming up for sale. Mortgage rates haven’t moved much in the last few weeks, and home prices continue to rise. Mortgage applications to purchase a home last week dropped 4%, compared with the previous week,
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21489373/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Munis were firmer Wednesday, underperforming a U.S. Treasury rally in most tenors, while equities ended up. Muni yields were bumped one to eight basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell three to 10 basis points, with the greatest gains out long. Tariffs and trade negotiations have
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