Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee began a revival attempt on the Puerto Rico Status Act on Thursday, aiming to give the island territory’s voters the choice of statehood. The bill, which died at the end of the last congressional session, would establish a binding plebiscite – a direct vote on the island to choose between
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Asian stocks sold off and European markets were steady on Friday as investors worried about the prospects for China technology stocks and progress in political negotiations over the US debt ceiling. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index posted its largest daily drop since late February, falling 1.8 per cent with all sectors in negative territory. The
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new intraday lows on April 21 as traders warned that $25,000 might come next. Trader: $25,000 BTC price would be “absolutely fine” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD struggling to preserve $28,000 as support on Bitstamp. The pair looked “weak,” in the words of one analyst, as overnight events failed to
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that bans the issuance of municipal bonds using environmental, social or governance standards. The bill now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature. House Bill 3 passed in the Senate by a 23 to 12 vote along party lines. It was approved last month by the House
In this article WRB PPG KNX CSX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A CSX freight train is seen in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. CSX — The transportation company’s shares were up 2.6% after the company’s first-quarter earnings and revenue topped analysts’ expectations.
The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) has almost doubled after bottoming out at $0.0491 in June 2022, alongside a similar recovery across the cryptocurrency market. On April 20, DOGE is trading for as high as $0.0942, up around 94% versus the last year’s bottom. But, despite its impressive rebound, its price is still 88% below its
What’s an office worth? For corporate leaders, the office is an invaluable place of collaboration and creativity, fueling employee productivity. More companies are requiring workers back onsite, with 72.5% of private sector establishments reporting little or no telework among their employees, according to a recent Department of Labor survey. Office occupancy has reached a post-pandemic
Homes in Centreville, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes declined 2.4% in March compared with February, according to a monthly report from the National Association of Realtors. At a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate, that amounts to 4.4 million units. Sales were 22%
Prosecutors in Montenegro have reportedly issued the indictments to Terra co-founder Do Kwon after arresting the executive in late March. The Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Podgorica has indicted former Terraform Labs co-founder and former CEO Kwon for forgery of legal documents, the Korean industry-focused news agency Block Media reported on April 20. The
Russian paramilitary group Wagner, notorious for its brutal role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, unsuccessfully asked China for supplies of weapons earlier this year, according to a leaked US intelligence report. Representatives from Wagner, which is controlled by close Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, “sought munitions and equipment” from China in “early 2023”, according to
According to the latest Coingecko crypto industry report, during the first quarter of 2023, bitcoin became the best-performing asset after it saw its U.S. dollar value go up from just under $17,000 observed on Dec. 31, 2022, to just over $28,000 by March 31, 2023. The report attributes the crypto asset’s resurgence to “increased volatility
As Congress gears up to craft a new five-year funding package for the Federal Aviation Administration, a House panel Wednesday held a hearing focused on boosting the pilot pipeline to meet growing passenger demand. The reauthorization of the FAA legislation is one of the big-ticket transportation items facing Congress this year. The legislation provides funding
In this article LVS IBM TSLA ZION LRCX WYNN SLG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Electric vehicles (EV) line up outside a Tesla dealership in Melbourne on April 19, 2023. William West | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Tesla — Shares slid 3.6% after the electric
Earth Day will be celebrated this year on Saturday, and it brings some good news for environmental advocates: Homeowners are starting to prioritize sustainability in their new construction and renovation projects, as observed in the latest American Society of Interior Designers report, published in February. For many years, this aspiration frequently gave way to budget
Homes in Centreville, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Today’s homebuyers appear to be increasingly sensitive to weekly moves in mortgage rates. While home prices are easing some, affordability is still a major hurdle, especially as more first-time buyers enter the market. Last week, the average contract
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said he favored continued interest-rate hikes to counter persistent inflation, while recession fears are overblown. “Wall Street’s very engaged in the idea there’s going to be a recession in six months or something, but that isn’t really the way you would read an expansion like this,”
UK inflation remained in double digits in March with annual price rises of 10.1 per cent, raising the chances of further interest rate rises from the Bank of England. Consumer price inflation had been 10.4 per cent in February and was expected to drop to 9.8 per cent last month. Although petrol and diesel prices
Australia, the country that hosts the third-largest network of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs, surpassed the continent of Asia in terms of the total number of crypto ATMs installed. Since the beginning of 2023, Australia has been on a crypto ATM installation spree, climbing from fifth to third in January alone. Data from Coin ATM Radar confirms that
Gov. J.B. Pritzker promoted Illinois’ fiscal progress and ratings upswing in a direct pitch to investors as the state tees up its first general obligation bonds to carry single-A-level ratings since 2016. The state plans to enter the market as soon as Wednesday with the $2.45 billion issue but with supply heavy this week and
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