New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman to serve as the state’s Assembly speaker, has died, according to a statement from the governor’s office. Oliver, 71, had been serving as acting governor while Governor Phil Murphy was in Italy on vacation with his family. She was hospitalized this week for an unspecified
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform SushiSwap is set to integrate with the growing blockchain protocol, Core, tapping into the protocol’s unique consensus mechanism to provide a broad set of DeFi services to its cross-chain functionality. The integration is touted to increase the possibilities for developers building within the Core ecosystem, with decentralized applications built on the
Municipals were lightly traded and mostly steady Monday while U.S. Treasuries were slightly firmer from Friday’s levels and equities closed in the black. With muni returns in positive territory to end the month and supply down 8% for the month and 16% for the year, the calendar flips to the final month of the muni
European stocks were flat on Monday, as weak data from China damped sentiment while investors waited for the latest eurozone inflation and economic growth data, to gauge whether the region’s interest rates would rise further. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 was little changed shortly after the market open, while France’s Cac 40 was up 0.1 per
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In this article ON SOFI NYCB HAS XPEV DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk by the SoFi Technologies headquarters on February 22, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. SoFi Technologies – Shares of the fintech company popped more than
There are many reasons to hire an interior designer. Whether it’s renovating a bathroom, kitchen, or entire house—getting a professional not only makes the process easier but maximizes budget and return on investment. But working with an interior designer isn’t just about creating new spaces, it’s about fixing mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes are the result
Tourists at the Bund on July 11, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese stocks soared Tuesday as Beijing pledged to ramp up measures to bolster China’s sputtering economy. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index surged more than 3%, China’s tech-heavy ChiNext rose 1.8% and the Shanghai Composite Index increased
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) continued its march toward its all-time high with a 3% gain in July. Signs of receding inflationary pressures and expectations of an end to the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle are the factors that boosted risk-on sentiment. However, this bullish mood did not benefit Bitcoin (BTC) as it largely remained range-bound
July municipal bond issuance fell 8% from 2022 as issuers dealt with another month of mixed macroeconomic concerns and rising interest rates, but the month saw the smallest drop in issuance year-over-year in 2023. July’s total volume was $25.939 billion in 542 issues, down from $28.258 billion in 619 issues a year earlier, and lower
Authorities in the town of Miri on the island of Borneo shut down an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation and seized equipment following a tip-off from the public. According to local news outlet The Borneo Post, Sarawak Energy discovered the operation, which included 34 cryptocurrency mining servers operating using stolen electricity through cable tapping. Authorities seized all
Issuers have had to become creative to derive interest cost savings in the years since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated the tax-exempt advanced refunding option. A clear successor has yet to emerge, but rising interest rates, falling prices and fluctuating relative value prompted issuers to consider tender offers as a way
The UK government has made it cheaper for industry to pollute in Britain compared with the EU by watering down reforms to the carbon market, in the latest sign that the Conservative party is backsliding on its climate agenda. Whitehall recently quietly announced changes to the UK’s carbon trading scheme, including offering more allowances than
Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck in a narrow range for the past several days. A minor positive is that the range has formed near the recent local high. This suggests that the bulls are not rushing to the exit as they anticipate another leg higher. Bitcoin’s consolidation has pulled its market dominance to 48% from
In this article IBM MS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scott Mlyn | CNBC While many growth stocks have recovered this year, investors continue to look for attractive dividend picks that can offer steady income and the potential for long-term capital appreciation. Here are five dividend stocks worth considering, according to Wall Street’s top
In this article SAM ENPH FSLR TMUS DXCM ROKU INTC F SG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 3,760 Enphase microinverters will power the drying and storage of more than 50,000 tons of California rice at Strain Ranch in Arbuckle, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Alison Yin | AP Check out the companies making headlines
The ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, is attributed with the quote, “The end is not obvious at the beginning.” Known as the “Father of History,” Herodotus was born in the year 484 B.C. in the city of Halicarnassus, or what is now modern-day Bodrum, Turkey. Were the historian miraculously able to once again visit this dazzling
A view of high-rise buildings is seen along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, China on July 5, 2023. Ying Tang | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Chinese economy could be facing a prolonged period of lower growth, a prospect which may have global ramifications after 45 years of rapid expansion and globalization. The Chinese government
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has voted to move ahead with its controversial amendments to Rule G-14 on trade reporting, changing the trade reporting window to one minute from 15 minutes. That was approved during its quarterly board meeting that took place July 26-27, during which the board also approved a new $47 million budget
Bitcoin (BTC) further reduced volatility ahead of the July 30 weekly close as traders eyed an exciting long-term bull signal. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price makes weekend “slower than ever” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed sideways BTC price action over the weekend, with BTC/USD sticking in a tiny $150 range.