Major pension legislation was cited as Vermont’s rating outlook was raised to stable from negative by S&P Global Ratings. In a report that also affirmed the state’s AA-plus general obligation bond rating, the rating agency said Vermont currently ranked sixth highest in the nation for unfunded retiree health care benefits and eighth highest for unfunded
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Bitcoin (BTC) regained some lost ground at the Aug. 29 Wall Street open amid talk of an imminent short squeeze. Shorts lose out in modest squeeze higher for BTC Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD climbing to near $20,400 on Bitstamp as United States equities began trading. The move signaled welcome relief
Congress hasn’t gotten around to enacting a PAYGO waiver for the American Rescue Plan, which is causing concern from a coalition of issuer groups. The coalition is worried that if PAYGO isn’t waived before the end of the year, direct subsidy payments owed to them by the U.S. Treasury could be denied. The types of
The EU is preparing emergency measures to curb soaring electricity prices, as Shell warns that the energy crisis could last for years, and utilities turn to the state for support. With member states stepping up pressure to decouple electricity prices from the spiralling cost of gas, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Brussels
The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Catalent Inc. – Shares of pharmaceutical company Catalent fell 8% after earnings that disappointed Wall Street. While Catalent beat expectations for earnings, its revenue and
In the winter of 1987, travelers from all over the world arrived in western Switzerland to attend the FIS Alpine World Championships, held in Crans-Montana. Journalists sent to cover the event not only spoke of exceptionalism on the slopes but also of the hosting town. One reporter from the New York Times said of the
On Aug. 24, President Biden announced the cancellation of $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers making less than $125,000 annually. But student loans account for less than 10% of household debt in America, which reached $16.15 trillion during the second quarter of 2022. “We shouldn’t be panicked about the level of household
Federal authorities Thursday gave final environmental approval to Maryland’s plan to add four toll lanes to the Capital Beltway. Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature project, which he hopes to deliver as a public private partnership, can now move toward finalizing a 50-year contract with Accelerate Maryland Partners, a consortium that’s led by Australian firms Transurban and
Former Stifel banker James Cervantes was appointed chair of the California Housing Finance Agency’s board of directors by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Cervantes, who joined the board earlier this year, retired from Stifel in October 2020. He was a Stifel California managing director and, for a time, ran Stone & Youngberg, acquired by Stifel in 2011.
Outgoing UK prime minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned that the country would face “eye-watering” energy bills and promised his successor would soon announce a “huge package” of financial support for struggling households. Writing in the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Johnson said that while Russia wanted the UK to “buckle” in the face of surging
Ben Rains explores where the stock market and the economy stand as Q2 earnings season winds down and Wall Street wrestles with what’s next for inflation and interest rates. Amid the continued unknowns and following the huge comeback off the mid-June lows, investors might want to consider buying top-ranked stocks that pay solid dividends and
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Intel Foundry Services will manufacture multiple chips for MediaTek for a range of smart edge devices, the two companies said on Monday. Fabian Bimmer | Reuters Markets are expected to remain volatile for the remainder of the year or at least until inflation shows some sign of stabilizing without jeopardizing economic growth. Indeed, stocks sold
Pedestrians walk past a Gap Inc. store in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Affirm — The buy-now-pay-later darling’s shares slid nearly 14% after hours when it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss of 65 cents per share, according to Refinitiv. It also issued
The decisions made by companies during bear markets play a pivotal role in determining their longevity in the crypto ecosystem. Representing Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Sato Technologies, COO Fanny Philip revealed what it takes to survive the bearish loom as the market prepares for the next bull run. Speaking to Cointelegraph during the Surfin’
Former “American Idol” producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick listed their California winery for $22 million earlier this month. Warwick and Lythgoe bought the 160-acre Paso Robles property for $5.2 million in 2005. Originally, the investment property was supposed to include “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller, host Ryan Seacrest and judge Simon Cowell, Warwick said.
In this article TREE Mark Hunt | Disabilityimages | Getty Images Owning a home is one of the key ways to build wealth. But for aspiring Black homeowners, that can be a difficult milestone to reach, according to a new report from LendingTree. Research from the online loan market company finds the mortgage denial rate
Bitcoin (BTC) looked set to equal its lowest monthly close since 2020 on Aug. 28 as bulls failed to take control. Odds stack up for a deeper dive below $20,00 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD criss-crossing $20,000 with hours until the weekly candle completed. The pair had been unable to make
U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority CEO Andrew Smith said he expects a court will order WAPA to repay employee pension contributions over time despite the pension organization’s suit demanding immediate repayment. The repayment plan would be to pay off the $2.2 million in past due employee contributions to the system that WAPA owes.
Just when the Ethereum ecosystem reached its final stages in preparing for the much-anticipated upgrade, The Merge, german cloud provider Hetzner, reiterated its stance against allowing mining operations for both proof-of-stake (PoS) and proof-of-work (PoW) applications. Hetzner, a private, centralized cloud provider, stepped in on a discussion around running blockchain nodes, highlighting its terms of