After more than 35 years in the public finance industry, the last 15 at Fitch Ratings, Ann Flynn has retired. Flynn’s seat on the Northeast Women in Public Finance board is now held by Arlene Bohner, Fitch’s head of U.S. public finance, whom Flynn hired. Bohner said she hopes to carry on Flynn’s commitment to
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Elon Musk has famously offered to take up the costs of anyone who suffers professional losses for what they like or post on Twitter. Now, we need him to turn his attention to those suffering criminal charges at the hands of government for the same. This month has been rife with oppressive signs that Twitter
SECURITY IS HARD — Microsoft finds vulnerabilities it says could be used to shut down power plants Exploitation is hard and patches are already out, but the potential risk is great. Dan Goodin – Aug 11, 2023 8:42 pm UTC EnlargeRockwell Automation reader comments 63 with On Friday, Microsoft disclosed 15 high-severity vulnerabilities in a
The month of June marked the beginning of a regulatory storm for Coinbase COIN . The SEC accused the company of operating as an unregistered broker, a charge that was part of a broader crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges. Despite the significant fallout, which saw Binance BNB/USD experience a $300 million liquidation of crypto positions, Coinbase
Bolivian National Deputy Mariela Baldivieso is spearheading an initiative to legalize cryptocurrencies in Bolivia. The proposal aims to lift the current ban on crypto assets and urges the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance to establish regulatory norms. "Bolivia needs to embrace new technologies as a transformative opportunity to strengthen our economy, promote financial inclusion,
Founded in 2019, TradeStation partner Aries is debuting on StartEngine, the same crowdfunding platform trusted by famed businesspeople and investors like Kevin OLeary. Aries challenges traditional full-stack brokers, sporting the tools Main Street needs to compete with its better capitalized and informed peers on Wall Street. Available in 130 countries, Aries differentiates itself by offering
Many preppers and survivalists focus on getting ready for different disaster scenarios. While there’s nothing wrong with that, as a prepper you should alsoplan for small-scale disasters. Theseinclude financial disasters, which can be difficult if you don’t have money saved for emergencies.(h/t to Survivopedia.com) ManyAmericans deal with financial difficulty, with some living from payday to
Workers replace a roller that compresses steel at the A&T Stainless steel plant in Midland, Pennsylvania, March 2, 2020. Michael Rayne Swensen | Bloomberg via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. U.S. Steel — Shares of the steel producer surged more than 26% premarket after it rejected a $7.3 billion buyout
Today we’re going to take a look at investing in IPOs or initial profit offerings. Investing in IPOs is something that people are often attracted to because they think that company could be the next Google, it could be the next Facebook or the next Microsoft, and as those companies increase their value in the
The rouble has fallen to a 16-month low against the dollar as a surge in Russian military spending and a collapse in export revenues add pressure to a currency suffering under western sanctions and an escalation of capital outflows. Russia’s currency has lost about 25 per cent of its value this year and traded below
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Decentralized finance protocol Zunami Protocol has confirmed it has encountered an attack on its “zStables” stablecoin pools. Blockchain security firm PeckShield was one of the first to detect the possible exploit on Curve on August 13 at 10:47 UTC. Zunami then confirmed the attack about 20 minutes later. Zunami said that collateral in the pools
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UBS is facing a further legal challenge to its controversial takeover of Credit Suisse, as hundreds of individual shareholders — including scores of former employees of the failed bank — are due to lodge a claim in Zurich’s commercial court on Monday. The Swiss Investor Protection Association (SASV), which represents retail investors, is planning to
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Top Stories This Week Judge revokes Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail, remands him to custody FTX’s former CEO, Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, had his bail revoked by a federal judge in response to the release of information to The New York Times allegedly intended to intimidate witnesses. During a hearing on Aug. 11, Judge Lewis Kaplan revoked Bankman-Fried’s
Brazilian lawmakers are moving forward with a legislation that would raise taxes on cryptocurrencies held overseas. According to local reports, a congressional committee has approved amendments to a bill that recognizes cryptocurrencies as “financial assets” for tax purposes in foreign investments. In addition, the draft bill taxes gains from fluctuations in crypto asset prices against
(RNS) — On Jan. 6, 2021, Rahna Epting, the executive director of liberal advocacy group MoveOn, watched her television in horror. As supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the seat of U.S. democracy, Epting couldn’t help but notice the Christian symbols some waved as they surged past police barricades. Appalled, she contacted the Rev. Liz
In Hawaii, the death toll from the historic Maui wildfires has reached at least 55 people and decimated the town of Lahaina, once the epicenter of the Kingdom of Hawaii. One of the more than 1,700 structures that were destroyed is the Na ’Aikane o Maui Cultural Center. Earlier today, Hawaii Governor Josh Green described
In a significant move for the fintech sector, TIFIN, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform for wealth, and J.P. MorganJPM have announced the launch of TIFIN.AI. This new venture aims to accelerate the development of AI-powered fintech companies, building on the success of TIFIN Studios, which created five profitable companies between 2018 and 2021.A New