As the Massachusetts Legislature shipped its compromise economic development bill to Gov. Charlie Bakers desk Thursday afternoon without permanent tax cuts, Attorney General Maura Healey, the Democratic nominee for governor, gleefully filled a cannoli in the kitchen of Mikes Pastry in Bostons North End and cheered on her lieutenant governor running mate Salem Mayor Kim
10 PostsSort BySort by NewestSort by OldestBack to Top incoming update…Breaking News Stocks surge on strong jobs data, oil jumps 4%U.S. stocks jumped as investors celebrated a stronger-than-expected October jobs report which saw the addition of 261,000 positions inline with September’s 263,000 add. The 10-year Treasury yield pulled back but remained above 4%. In commodities,
A sign marks a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Massachusetts, April 28, 2022. Brian Snyder | Reuters Fidelity Investments is launching a commission-free crypto trading product for retail investors. The firm, one of the largest brokerages in the world handling $9.9 trillion in assets, opened an early-access waitlist to users Thursday morning. The service, called
A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images While Washington is consumed with the elections next week, the Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing to consider numerous rulemaking proposals that could significantly increase the reporting and disclosure
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigation division is ramping up for tax season with its sights set on the crypto community. According to a report from Bloomberg Law, the division chief Jim Lee said they are preparing “hundreds” of crypto-involved cases, many of which will soon be available to the public. Lee
In this article SBUX HSY CNK DKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: DraftKings (DKNG) – DraftKings fell 12.5% in premarket trading despite reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts. The sports betting company also raised its revenue guidance and warned
October may have seen a decline in nonfungible token (NFT) trading volume and sales, but analytics firm DappRadar says an 18% growth in monthly unique NFT traders shows the market is still in “great demand.” According to a Nov. 3 report from DappRadar, the number of monthly unique NFT traders in October reached 1.11 million,
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Far East Organization—controlled by billionaire brothers Robert and Philip Ng—in partnership with Japan’s Sekisui House submitted the highest bid of S$320.8 million ($226 million) for a suburban residential site in the prime Upper Bukit Timah neighborhood in western Singapore. The duo’s offer was higher than the
Mortgage application volume barely moved last week, falling 0.5% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Rates, meanwhile, dropped back a little bit last week, but they’re still near a 22-year high. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less)
Municipals were weaker in secondary trading Thursday as a $1 billion-plus deal from the City and County of Denver took focus in the primary and mutual fund outflows grew by another $2.4 billion. U.S. Treasury yields rose, with the two-year seeing the greatest losses, and equities ended in the red as markets continue to digest
Change is afoot at one of the nation’s largest municipal bond issuers, even if the head of the office wins reelection as expected. California State Treasurer Fiona Ma appears headed for a second term in the Nov. 8 election. Three of her top deputies are stepping down, including Tim Schaefer, deputy for public finance, so
The Bank of England has signalled that borrowing costs will not rise as much as markets expect in the future, even as it imposed the biggest rate rise for three decades to combat soaring inflation. The BoE’s 0.75 percentage point increase to 3 per cent took interest rates to their highest point since 2008. But
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.5 billion No one matched all of the numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing so the estimated jackpot has grown to $1.5 billion for Saturday’s drawing. NEW YORK – The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one matched all of the numbers in Wednesday night's drawing. But
LONDON – The Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rates by 75 basis points to 3 per cent on Thursday, its biggest rate rise since 1989, and said it thinks the British economy has already entered a recession that could last two years longer than during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The pound slid briefly below
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WASHINGTON (AP) Warning that democracy itself is in peril, President Joe Biden called on Americans Wednesday night to use their ballots in next weeks midterm elections to stand up against lies, violence and dangerous ultra MAGA election disruptors who are trying to succeed where they failed in subverting the 2020 elections. This is no time
LAHORE – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt. Several others in the convoy were wounded. One party member said there were reports one person
Gov. Phil Murphy, who led the ultimately successful fight for recreational cannabis in New Jersey, added his name to a new industry effort to encourage marijuana users to buy weed from legal businesses rather than on the street. He is the first elected official to join a national campaign launched Thursday by the U.S. Cannabis
Blake Masterss chances of toppling Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) got a boost this week when Libertarian candidate Marc Victor dropped out and threw his support behind the GOP nominee, handing Republicans a last-minute lifeline in a race that has narrowed. Kelly has been considered the favorite to win reelection since Masters emerged from the early