On Wednesday the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice of proposed adverse determination to the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas, indicating that a 2017 $55 million bond issuance will be considered taxable, though attorneys caution that such situations nearly always resolve without impact to the investors. According to the notice posted on
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California has expanded the ability of its local agencies to use progressive design-build contracts for certain infrastructure projects in a bid to control costs and remain on schedule. Gov. Gavin Newsom in July signed into law the latest progressive design-build measure, Senate Bill 146, which allows the Department of Water Resources and the California Department
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As we approach fall and go back to work and school, it’s time to think about how we decorate and the impact of our homes on our mood. One of the most important rooms to consider is the bedroom. A bedroom where you feel relaxed is truly crucial for overall well-being. Fortunately, creating these spaces
A bankrupt California hospital will receive a $10 million loan from a new state program to aid troubled providers. The loan would throw a lifeline to the San Benito Health Care District, which operates Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister. San Benito filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in May as it faced waning cash and
High-rise tower buildings along the central Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on July 3, 2023. Karim Sahib | Afp | Getty Images Dubai’s luxury home prices surged by nearly 50% in the year up until June, maintaining its top ranking for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to a new report by Knight Frank. According to data
Investment firms ARK Invest and 21Shares have teamed up to apply for two Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds after reports emerged last week that the United States securities regulator could soon begin approving applications. The two proposed Ethereum futures ETFs are “ARK 21Shares Active Ethereum Futures ETF” (ARKZ) and the “ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Ethereum Strategy
Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm is one step closer to reality after a federal ruling came down this week. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy issued a “record of decision” on a federal environmental review of Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind farm planned for development off the coast of the state in a
Wagner fighters made a makeshift memorial for their founder Yevgeny Prigozhin in St Petersburg on Thursday as the Kremlin maintained its silence on the warlord’s apparent demise in a plane crash. Supporters of Prigozhin, who is listed among the passengers of a private jet that crashed north-west of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all aboard, mourned
Developers behind the Base and Optimism networks have jointly announced a revenue-sharing and governance-sharing agreement. Coinbase, the parent company of Base, has also published a list of “principles of neutrality” it will follow to prevent Base from becoming centralized. This announcement was made through three separate blog posts on Aug. 24; one from the jointly-controlled
In this article ADSK DG AMD MRVL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia’s A100 GPU, used to train ChatGPT and other generative AI, is shown at the demo center of Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 9, 2023. Katie Tarasov Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia – The chipmaker’s
First-half municipal bond issuance in the Far West region was down 2.3% year-over-year to $38.2 billion, according to Refinitiv data. California drove the Far West bus as usual with $26.6 billion in bonds sold by issuers in the Golden State, compared to $4.52 billion from Oregon and $4.47 billion from Washington, the states with the
Crypto advocacy group Coin Center has criticized the latest indictment of two former Tornado Cash developers, arguing that the facts offered don’t show any clear violations of money-transmitting-related offenses. Roman Storm and Romen Semenov were indicted by the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on Aug. 23 for conspiring to operate an unlicensed
When the markets are trending, traders should be active if they want to earn money. On the other hand, in a ranging market, it is better to wait on the sidelines with patience or traders may lose money due to choppy random moves in either direction. Bitcoin’s (BTC) sideways price action since the sharp fall
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable downturn recently, with the total market capitalization falling by 10% between August 14 and August 23, reaching its lowest point in over two months at $1.04 trillion. This movement has triggered significant liquidations on futures contracts, the largest since the FTX collapse in November 2022. Total cryptocurrency market
The focus was on the primary market Wednesday as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion deal saw good reception, repricing to lower yields, though municipals underperformed a U.S. Treasury rally. Equities ended in the black . Triple-A yields fell or rose a basis point or two, depending on the scale, while Treasuries
An aircraft said to be carrying notorious warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner group launched a failed mutiny in June, has crashed on a flight from Moscow to St Petersburg, according to Russian officials. All 10 people on the plane, including three crew members, died in the crash, Russia’s emergency ministry said, according to state newswire
In a recent study of the Austin housing market and the possibility of a crash, the analysis of the data presented a markedly mixed picture of housing activity in the greater Austin area. Like Austin, the San Diego housing market too is sending mixed signals, with some cities in the San Diego metro area showing
Moody’s Investors Service raised North Broward Hospital District, Florida’s revenue bonds to Baa1 from Baa2 and revised its outlook to stable from positive. North Broward Hospital District has about $300 million of debt outstanding. Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale is part of Broward Health Medical Center.AdobeStock The upgrade to “reflects the durability of
Homes in Centreville, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates jumped last week to the highest level in 23 years, pushing mortgage demand from homebuyers to the lowest level in 28 years. Total mortgage application volume fell 4.2% last week, compared with the previous week, according