Videos of floodwater in upper Manhattan went viral last month as storms flooded New York’s streets with four inches of rain. While subway commuters waded through waist-high water at 157th Street, water cascaded down the Dyckman Street subway station, home to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s A line. “These videos are a reminder of more dramatic
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations.   Much like last week, China’s minor COVID flareups dominated the headlines as the country seeks to avoid more serious lockdowns. Cryptocurrency managed to
Municipals were mostly steady, ignoring other markets Thursday as the week’s last sizable new issues closed books while U.S. Treasuries rose and equities were up on better economic data. Secondary trading petered off into the afternoon, holding triple-A benchmarks steady, as most participants await Friday’s nonfarm payrolls. For the 22nd consecutive week, Refinitiv Lipper reported
Apple intends to install software on American iPhones to scan for child abuse imagery, according to people briefed on its plans, raising alarm among security researchers who warn that it could open the door to surveillance of millions of people’s personal devices. Apple detailed its proposed system — known as “neuralMatch” — to some US
Close up imagery of the dredging operations underway around the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, captured by the company’s WorldView-3 satellite on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Maxar Technologies Space company Maxar Technologies shares dropped in trading Thursday after it announced another delay to the launch of its next-generation imagery satellites. “We have decided to
A worker machines a screed tower link at the Calder Brothers’ facility in Taylors, South Carolina, U.S., July 19, 2021. Brandon Granger | Calder Brothers Corporation | Reuters The economy is expected to have added about 845,000 payrolls in July, according to Dow Jones consensus estimate, as America’s workforce gradually rebuilds from sharp pandemic-induced job
An unprepossessing two-story building with a gambrel roof along the side of a road in Muscle Shoals, Alabama houses FAME Recording Studios (short for Florence Alabama Music Enterprises.) Erected in 1961 from the proceeds of the company’s first hit, You Better Move On, the ordinary building has had an extraordinary effect on the music world. The
Municipal-to-UST ratios were little changed. ICE Data Services showed the 10-year muni/UST ratio at 71% and the 30-year at 74%. Refinitiv MMD had ratios at 70% in 10 years and 75% in 30. Mt. San Antonio Community College District, California, (Aa1/AA//) is set to price on Thursday $227.975 million of general obligation bonds. RBC Capital
Both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have claimed jurisdiction over the crypto industry. A CFTC commissioner clarified that pure commodities, including crypto assets, or their trading venues are not regulated by the SEC. Regulation of Crypto Assets by SEC and CFTC A commissioner with the U.S.
Robinhood shares surged as much as 82 per cent at the start of trading on Wednesday, prompting multiple trading halts as the market capitalisation of the newly listed US brokerage briefly climbed to $71bn. The rally, which lifted the stock to a high of $85, has accompanied a furious start to trading in the company’s
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As part of the ongoing expansion of its banking, trading, and sales platforms, USB has recently added eight new hires to enhance its overall global wealth management business, the firm announced this week. UBS management said the new hires will further the firm’s momentum in public finance and add leverage to its franchise. The latest
Municipals struck a firmer tone on the short end Tuesday as the new-issue calendar got underway, with strong competitive loans, while U.S. Treasuries held steady and equities strengthened into the afternoon. Triple-A benchmark yield curves were bumped on the short end as bonds inside of 10 years have been more tightly bid. Municipal-to-UST ratios were