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  • Illinois’ 2023 ACFR may become latest ever filed

    Richard Ciccarone, president emeritus of Merritt Research Services.Alan Klehr Illinois’ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2023 is threatening to break California’s record for latest audit, having recently passed 600 days since that fiscal year ended, according to data on audit times. Illinois is currently tied with Nevada for the latest fiscal 2023 audit.…

  • Palantir drops for a second day as cult stock loses momentum

    In this article PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Investors continued to dump Palantir shares on Thursday, escalating concerns that the latest hot pick among retail traders could be fizzling out. Shares of the mysterious technology and defense stock retreated more than 5% on Thursday, regaining some…

  • Mortgage rates drop to lowest since mid-December, but demand still falls short

    A home for sale in Casselberry, Florida, Aug. 14, 2024. Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, hitting the lowest level in two months, but demand for mortgages didn’t respond. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.2% from the previous week, according to…

  • What makes Trump’s magic number $500bn?

    Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Once upon a time, before everything else happened, Donald Trump’s defining obsession could be measured in billions. Whether the billions were real never seemed to matter much. “Donald’s verbal billions were always a…

  • Munis firmer, NYC water deal upsized to $950M

    <img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21835112/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were a touch firmer in spots Wednesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell further and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Wednesday was at 63%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 68% and the 30-year at 87%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST…

  • PREPA bondholders file motion to lift litigation stay

    PREPA bondholders opposed to the Oversight Board’s offer say the reasons the court had given to continue the stay are no longer valid. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders opposed to the Oversight Board’s proposed restructuring filed a motion to lift the bankruptcy’s litigation stay, which could lead to their appointing a receiver for PREPA.…

  • More traders turn bullish in first quarter even as market shows signs of fatigue, Schwab survey says

    Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Feb. 20, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images An expensive stock market did not prevent traders from getting more bullish as investors increasingly bet that the bull run could keep chugging along, according to Charles Schwab’s new quarterly client survey. The bulls continue to outnumber…

  • 2025 is a renter’s market, experts say — but less so for this kind of property

    Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Renters looking for a better deal may need to rethink the kind of properties they’re focused on in their search.  As of January, median single-family home rent prices are up about 41% since before the pandemic, according to a recent report by Zillow. Meanwhile, multi-family rents are up…

  • ‘Everything has changed’: UK embarks on biggest arms drive since cold war

    Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer told MPs on Tuesday that Britain was confronting a “world where everything has changed”, as he shredded the country’s overseas aid budget to fund a rearmament programme not seen since the cold…

  • Muni yields fall, underperforming UST rally

    <img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21816220/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Muni yields fell Tuesday, underperforming a U.S. Treasury rally. Equities ended mixed. Muni yields fell three to eight basis points, while UST yields fell eight to 11 basis points. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 67% and the…

  • How the state is propping up China’s housing market

    Despite the air of gloom hanging over China’s property market, work is well under way at a construction site in the north-west of Beijing. Yellow and green cranes nestle among the scaffolding, while lines of crushed limestone trail across the upturned earth. Backed by private developer Longfor, projects like this have helped power the world’s…

  • Market ponders disclosure changes amid threat to tax exemption

    “Every deal team that has an issue they’re working on will spend a lot of time talking about this,” said Glenn Weinstein at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. and former chair of the National Association of Bond Lawyers’ Securities Law and Disclosure Committee.Glenn Weinstein Municipal market participants are beginning to ponder when and whether the threat to…

  • Activist ValueAct spots an overlooked opportunity at Liberty Live Group. How the move might pay off

    Linka A Odom | Stone | Getty Images Company: Liberty Live Group (LLYVA) Business: Liberty Live Group is a tracking stock that represents Liberty Media Group’s ownership stake in Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. It operates through the following segments” Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising. The Concerts…

  • ETFs that allow investors to make big bets on market moves are gaining in popularity

    Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on Feb. 20, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Spend some time looking at trading volumes, and you’ll notice something interesting: A lot of investors recently are making outsized bets on the stock market. Most of them are long bets, but…

  • U.S. homebuilders raise alarm over tariffs as sentiment falls to 5-month low

    Sentiment among the nation’s single-family homebuilders dropped to the lowest level in five months in February, largely due to concern over tariffs, which would raise their costs significantly. The National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index, or HMI, dropped a sharp 5 points from January to a reading of 42. Anything below 50 is…

  • Munis firmer in spots but relatively steadiness continues

    <img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21795219/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were slightly firmer in spots Monday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. “Munis have been slow and steady (steady may be a stretch) for the first couple of months of the year,” said Daryl Clements, a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein. Munis returned 0.51% in January…

  • Andy Nakahata tapped for Cal IBank

    Andrew Nakahata was appointed to California IBank’s second top slot.TD Securities Andrew Nakahata has been appointed chief deputy executive director and chief operating officer at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, according to the governor’s office. San Francisco-based Nakahata, who is expected to start with IBank on March 17, will leave a position as…

  • Westinghouse sees path to building cheaper nuclear plants after costly past

    Cooling towers and reactors 3 and 4 are seen at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S. Aug. 13, 2024.  Megan Varner | Reuters Expanding two power plants in Georgia and South Carolina with big, new reactors was supposed to spark a “nuclear renaissance” in the U.S. after a generation-long absence of…

  • Weekly mortgage demand drops 6%, as homebuyers remain ‘on the fence’

    A sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Rafael, California, on Aug. 7, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Mortgage rates dipped slightly last week, but so did mortgage demand, as housing affordability continues to sideline potential buyers. Total mortgage application volume fell 6.6% for the week, according to the…

  • USDOT considers clawing back $4 billion for California high speed rail

    Construction on an underpass at State Route 46, part of the California high speed rail project, which is the target of a review by the Trump administration.California High Speed Rail Authority The Trump administration said Thursday it would launch a probe into California’s long-struggling bullet train to determine whether it should rescind $4 billion in…

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