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Municipals were little changed Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down. This year’s summer technical picture has been stronger than 2023, said AllianceBernstein strategists. Total returns for June through August last year were –0.04%, with August wiping out June and July gains as UST yields “jumped” and muni yields moved higher, they
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Although charter school bonds seem to naturally lend themselves to a social label, there are inherent risks to taking that step. “One of the biggest questions that often come up is, what are the qualification requirements of being a social bond?” said Ryan Callender, partner, Squire Patton Boggs. “Unfortunately, there’s really no one answer to
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Algerina Perna | Baltimore Sun | MCT | Getty Images The explosion of online sports betting is taking a toll on personal finances, particularly among those who are financially distressed. That’s the conclusion of a recent paper, “Gambling Away Stability: Sports Betting’s Impact on Vulnerable Households.” The authors found that sports betting has exploded since
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Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman.Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg Federal Reserve Board Gov. Michelle Bowman said Tuesday she is not quite ready to sign off on an interest rate cut at next month’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. In a speech delivered to the Alaska Bankers Association, Bowman said price growth continues to be “uncomfortably” high, adding that
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Monica Muñoz, top, and Denise Denning place black encapsulation material on solar panels at Elin Energys solar panel manufacturing facility on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Brookshire.  Brett Coomer | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a manufacturing boom across the U.S., mobilizing tens of billions of dollars of investment,
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Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s biggest high street lenders are continuing to slash borrowing costs after the Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in four years sparked a boom in homebuyer activity. Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and NatWest are among the lenders now offering five-year fixed rate mortgages of under 4%, below
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mike Lynch, one of the UK’s best-known tech entrepreneurs, is among those missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, according to people familiar with the matter. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, had been
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