A bartender wearing a protective mask mixes a drink inside a bar in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, May 6, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Californians could see an extra financial boost after Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal to send new stimulus checks and renter assistance to residents on Monday.
Pedestrians walk past signage for SoftBank Group outside a store in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 29, 2018. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital mortgage lender Better.com announced Tuesday that it will make its market debut by merging with Aurora Acquisition Corp., valuing Better at $7.7 billion. The company, ranked No. 15 on last year’s CNBC Disruptor 50
Bond issuers in Montana and Texas have separately reported an adverse impact on the tax-exempt status of their bonds in new public disclosures with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. In Texas, the MSRB filing involved Series 2015 El Paso County General Obligation Refunding Bonds. The Internal Revenue Service sent a letter dated April 28 informing
Municipals were little changed on a sparsely traded Monday as U.S. Treasuries showed some weakness but participants await the week’s diverse primary, which should keep rates steady as reinvestment needs tick up. The new-issue market continues to show strong and welcoming reception as supply remains manageable and reinvestment needs are about to intensify for a
FINRA, in an Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC), recently settled an action with NatAlliance Securities for violations of MSRB Rule G-13, G-17 and G-27. The settlement of a matter involving G-13 is the first time a firm has been charged with violating that rule since 2003 and left some wondering if FINRA was using enforcement
With the clock ticking on the deadline to pass a state budget, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker removed one contentious issue from the table by agreeing to fund a scheduled $350 million increase in school aid. In fiscal 2021, Pritzker had bypassed the scheduled $350 million annual increase required under the evidence-based formula adopted in 2017
After a year of disruption in wealth management — widespread working from home, virtual meetings between financial advisors and their clients, volatility in the stock market — the world will hopefully begin recovering later this year. Many of the trends the pandemic in finance accelerated may be here to stay. Catherine Keating brings us her
The last financer of a controversial prison offering in Alabama has abandoned the plan, leaving the fate of the new facilities in doubt. A spokesperson for Alabama was not immediately available. Stifel announced Monday it is no longer involved with any of the parties in the bond offering that had been planned by the state.
Why are some places tech hubs rather than others? One reason is the magnetic pull of universities and their innovative research. In this Leaders talk, Juliet Weissman, the Chief Administrative Officer of New York City’s Cornell Tech campus, discusses how the university’s urban location, at a new Roosevelt Island location opened in 2017, brings together
Despite several false starts in recent years, municipal market advocates as well as business and labor leaders believe the stars are aligning for an opportunity to pass meaningful infrastructure legislation that may include top muni priorities. Prominent voices supportive of infrastructure investment are striking their most optimistic tones in years to kick off infrastructure week
In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to talk about the pennant stock chart pattern, which is a continuation pattern, which means it continues moving in the same direction that it originally came from. In this episode I’ll show you what this pattern looks like, some of its previous trends, the volume, projections,
Hey everybody Dave Bartosiak with Trending Stocks. Big shout out to all my HODLERs out there. Your day in the sun has finally come! Bitcoin is surging right now, pushing up over $15,000 for the first time since January 2018. Does that mean you nerds can finally tell everyone else, “Told you so!” I wish
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Astra VP of manufacturing Bryson Gentile, left, and CEO Chris Kemp take a protective cover off a rocket fairing half. Michael Sheetz | CNBC ALAMEDA, California — Rocket builder Astra wants to simplify the launch business, with the soon-to-be-public company on a quest to both cut manufacturing costs while dramatically increasing the number of launches
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Estee Lauder (EL) – The cosmetics maker reported quarterly earnings of $1.62 per share, 30 cents a share above estimates. Revenue came in slightly below forecasts, however, as sales of Estee Lauder’s higher-end products were impacted by people continuing to work from home.
Dave Panozzo is the co-founding owner of The Panozzo Team-HomeSmart, a real estate team in Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona is known for many things — namely its desert climate and stunning natural features. As a top travel destination, it’s not surprising that many tourists ultimately decide to make Arizona their home. Having lived in Scottsdale, located just
urbazon | E+ | Getty Images It’s one of those debates that rarely seems to have a clear-cut winner: Should retirees pay off their mortgage or continue making those monthly payments? The answer — probably somewhat annoyingly — is that it depends. Of course, there are a couple of immediate benefits to paying off a