A Texas House committee ditched an appropriation to potentially pay off $3.52 billion of recently issued bonds from a natural gas securitization deal, but left open the possibility for the funding’s return. Thursday’s action by the House Appropriations Committee approving its version of a supplemental appropriations bill without the funding came the same day the
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In this article JPM WFC GME SQ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Square Inc., second right, tours the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Yana Paskova | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines
Moody’s Investors Service raised the outlook on Guam to positive from stable on Thursday. The outlook is on the Ba1 rating of the territory’s general obligation, special tax rating, and the Ba2 rating on its certificates of participation rating, all of which were affirmed. The improved outlook stems from Guam’s improved financial position resulting from
New York officials are looking with caution as the fallout from the Signature and Silicon Valley Bank failures casts a pall over budget negotiations. Both the city and the state are working on their fiscal 2024 budgets. The state’s fiscal year begins April 1 while the city’s starts on July 1. Amid rising inflation and
Wisconsin’s Republican legislative majority delivered its latest rebuke to Gov. Tony Evers’ biennial spending plan with their rejection of the Democrat’s $3.8 billion capital plan. The State Building Commission — which includes Evers, four Republican members, two Democrats, and a citizen voting member — rejected all of Evers’ line items at its meeting Thursday in
Dima_sidelnikov | Istock | Getty Images Recent headlines underscore the fragility of the stock market and, along with it, the ability for many investors to make reasonable decisions about their retirement readiness. Many who recall the violent reaction their portfolios had in the Dot Com Bubble and the Financial Crisis would prefer to avoid the
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) is facing the biggest political test of his career: the possible indictment of former President Trump. It’s a consequential moment that could end with Bragg becoming the first in history to prosecute an indicted former president. As the possibility rises, Bragg is facing questions about the strength of his case,
As public health measures raised alarms across the world over state-sanctioned infringement on freedom of assembly and expression, government bureaucrats and private corporations alike have proven themselves similarly eager to violate financial liberties. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers last year to freeze the personal and corporate bank accounts of individuals involved with
Don’t screw this up — How The New York Times managed to avoid ruining Wordle Producer says new owners were wary to monetize or make changes to the viral hit. Kyle Orland – Mar 24, 2023 12:19 pm UTC Enlarge / Sometimes, building better Wordles means building the same Wordles…Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader
With the advent of fintech and neo-banking, many issues and pain points that have long plagued the traditional financial system have been alleviated. Accessing personal finances has never been easier. Whether applying for a loan, budgeting or cashing a check, much of an individuals financial life is mediated digitally. This has meant huge growth for
Most decentralized finance (DeFi) lending is secured through collateral offered up by borrowers. Billions of dollars are currently locked in DeFi lending protocols like Aave, MakerDAOand Compound. These applications are only useful for the richest 1% of crypto users, as large sums of capital are needed to take out loans. Enter Huma Finance, a startup
DRM-free — The Ars Technica GOG collection: Our picks from GOGs big Spring Sale Ars staff hand-picked some classic and modern PC games for this DRM-free sale. Chuong Nguyen and Samuel Axon – Mar 24, 2023 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / Frostpunk, an alternate history survival city building simulation game.GOG.com reader comments 29 with Share
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In this article BAC DB SQ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Deutsche Bank AG flag flies outside the company’s office on Wall Street in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Deutsche Bank — The German lender’s shares tumbled 13% following a
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Environmental group Greenpeace’s latest salvo against Bitcoin (BTC) has seen the commissioning of an artwork aimed at highlighting its climate impact. Instead, the art piece has been widely praised by Bitcoiners, who want to adopt it as its mascot. On March 23, the climate activism group partnered with art activist Benjamin Von Wong for its
Executive pay at Silicon Valley Bank soared after the bank embarked on a strategy to boost profitability by buying riskier assets exposed to rising interest rates, according to a Financial Times analysis of securities filings and people familiar with the matter. The jump in pay for chief executive Greg Becker and chief financial officer Daniel
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon has been charged with fraud by United States prosecutors in New York, just hours after he was reportedly arrested in Montenegro. The 31-year-old entrepreneur was charged with eight separate counts, including securities fraud, commodities fraud and wire fraud, according to a March 24 report from Bloomberg. What appears to be the
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese crypto billionaire sued by SEC On Mar. 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, announced charges against Chinese blockchain personality and billionaire Sun Yuchen — better known as Justin Sun — and three of his wholly-owned companies Tron Foundation
German automaker Volkswagen is set to receive $1.3 billion in state aid under an economic development deal signed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday, backing the construction of a new electric-vehicle production plant 20 miles north of the capital, Columbia. The $2 billion planned factory will produce electric vehicles under the Scout nameplate,