Moyo Studio | E+ | Getty Images The Federal Reserve announced a half percentage point, or 50 basis points, interest rate cut at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday. And, naturally, some Americans will want to make the most of the central bank’s first rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5 per cent after inflation remained steady in August, but indicated it may lower borrowing costs again as soon as November. The Monetary Policy Committee’s eight-to-one
The Empire State Development Corp. is set to sell $335.7 million of state sales tax revenue bonds on Thursday. The competitive deal is the only sizable offering from a New York state issuer on this week’s calendar, a contrast to the billion-dollar deals the state’s issuers have sold in recent months. It was a week
On Tuesday, former President Trump announced support for lifting the cap on the State and Local Tax deduction, a move which has wide support from municipal bond issuers. Trump made the announcement via his Truth Social network as part of a personal post saying, “I will turn it around, get SALT back, lower your taxes,
Chris Wattie | Reuters The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will lower its benchmark rate bya half percentage point, or 50 basis points, paving the way for relief from the high borrowing costs that have hit consumers particularly hard. The federal funds rate, which is set by the U.S. central bank, is the interest rate
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 05, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Investors may soon see their favorite stocks quoted in half-penny increments. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote Wednesday to change the minimum pricing increment for
close video FOX Business Flash top headlines for September 17 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Tupperware Brands Corporation has filed for bankruptcy, just months after the iconic American food storage container maker shuttered its last remaining plant in the U.S. amid financial woes. The company formally announced its voluntary decision to initiate Chapter 11
close video SpaceX Polaris Dawn conducts first private spacewalk with billionaire Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, participated in the first ever private spacewalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Credit: @SpaceX via X) The decision last year by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reaffirm its revocation of an award
close video James Bullard: I’m expecting a 25 basis point cut at the Sept. meeting Former St. Louis Federal Reserve CEO James Bullard unpacks rate cuts and the labor market on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Wall Street and Main Street are hoping to usher in the fall season with the first interest rate cut since March
hit the bricks — Apple pauses iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaints Apple’s servers have stopped signing the 18.0 update for M4 iPad Pros for now. Andrew Cunningham – Updated Sep 17, 2024 11:35 pm UTC Enlarge / iPads running iPadOS 18.Apple reader comments 49 Apple has temporarily paused the rollout
close video Economists agree that headline inflation ‘is higher’ than the Fed thinks Former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and CEO Thomas Hoenig and MacroMavens’ Stephanie Pomboy look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. To cut or not to cut: that’s what the Federal Reserve will begin to debate at its highly-anticipated
The liar’s dividend — Due to AI fakes, the deep doubt era is here As AI deepfakes sow doubt in legitimate media, anyone can claim something didn’t happen. Benj Edwards – Sep 18, 2024 9:00 am UTC EnlargeMemento | Aurich Lawson reader comments 18 Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media
Steven Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Point72 Asset Management and majority owner of the New York Mets, attends a news conference at Citi Field, the home stadium of MLB’s New York Mets, which is being used for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site, in Queens, New York, February 10, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Billionaire investor
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pagers belonging to Hizbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, the militant group said, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 2,700 in an apparent sabotage of the low-tech systems it uses to
Municipals were steady to slightly firmer in spots with several large new-issues pricing in the primary as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities were mixed as market participants await the FOMC rate decision Wednesday. “It’s all but a sure thing that the Fed will cut this week, but by how much is still up for
Franklin County, Ohio, will issue $138.2 million of lease revenue anticipation refunding bonds through the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority to refund or redeem outstanding Build America Bonds. The proceeds of the Series 2024 refunding bonds will also be used to consolidate the existing rental reserve and debt service reserve fund into a restructured rental
In this article BLCO-CA BHC-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 05: Bausch + Lomb eye vitamins are offered for sale at a drug store on May 05, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Bausch + Lomb parent company Bausch Health is spinning off the eye-care company with an upcoming IPO which will
Amazon is mandating that corporate workers return to the office five days a week, CEO Andy Jassy said in a note on Monday. The return-to-office mandate is a sharp change from its current hybrid policy, which requires employees to work from the office at least three days a week. Amazon employees will have until Jan.
US retail sales unexpectedly rose last month — a surprisingly strong result that likely lowers the odds for a large rate cut this week from the Federal Reserve. Data released on Tuesday by the Commerce Department showed that the value of retail purchases rose 0.1% in August — surpassing economists’ forecasts for a 0.2% drop
standing tall — macOS 15 Sequoia: The Ars Technica review Apple Intelligence isn’t ready yet. There’s still a lot here to like. Andrew Cunningham – Sep 16, 2024 5:00 pm UTC EnlargeApple reader comments 137 The macOS 15 Sequoia update will inevitably be known as “the AI one” in retrospect, introducing, as it does, the
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