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Congestion Relief Zone signage on Park Avenue in New York on Friday, before the tolls took effect Sunday.Bloomberg News The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority activated congestion pricing on Sunday for vehicles entering lower Manhattan. The launch of toll collections is a milestone for a program that was years in the making, beset by lawsuits
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A security crisis is brewing in Europe. Two dangerous elements could combine in 2025. A growing threat from Russia and increasing indifference from Donald Trump’s America. European countries urgently need to respond to
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency, which owns a piece of one unit at the Gibson Station coal-fired power plant in Owensville, Indiana, returns to the bond market next week. Bloomberg News The Indiana Municipal Power Agency will issue $268.3 million of power supply system revenue bonds next week to refund several earlier series of bonds
Investment banks are bracing for a crunch year in which they must deliver a step-change in deal fees to justify record share prices and expensive hires made during a two-year downturn. The six listed independent investment banks — Evercore, Lazard, PJT, Moelis, Perella Weinberg and Houlihan Lokey — reached record highs in recent weeks as
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. So. A big, round-numbered and menacing birthday coming up in a few weeks. Not to give too much away, but in the month I was born, Momoe Yamaguchi’s Fuyu no Iro was electrifying the
Bond financing will accelerate plans to upgrade U.S. 275 in Nebraska to an expressway, said Vicki Kramer, director of the state Department of Transportation.Nebraska Department of Transportation The Nebraska State Highway Commission has signed off on the state’s first bond issue for a highway project. The commission on Dec. 6 unanimously approved a resolution authorizing
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Stocks on Wall Street rallied on Friday to close out the first week of 2025 on an upbeat note amid fresh signs of manufacturing stability, bringing a halt to several days of losses. The S&P
“The largest share of the higher revenue is from one-time litigation proceeds and year-end accounting adjustments related to prior-year cost recoveries,” said Washington, D.C., CFO Glen Lee.Christopher Mobley The latest revenue estimate from the District of Columbia’s chief financial officer shows a positive $169.7 million bump in actual inflows compared to the estimates that were
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday after he cut a backroom deal with Republican rebels to secure a tight victory in the chamber. Johnson’s victory on
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, announced the $10 million settlement in the fraud case on Thursday.Bloomberg News A former Los Angeles County physician, a non-profit medical center he founded, a laboratory he co-owned, and an executive at these entities have agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare
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A for sale sign is displayed outside of a home for sale on August 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. United States real estate industry rules governing agent commissions will change on August 17 as part of a legal settlement between the National Association of Realtors and home sellers. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon /
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A home available for sale is shown in Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images There’s good news in the housing market to close out 2024: There’s a lot more supply. The bad news: A lot of that supply is stale, sitting unsold for much longer than usual. Active listings in
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A deal backed by United Airlines to finance upgrades at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport was one of many billion-dollar-plus deals in Texas in 2024.Houston Airport System In a record year for municipal bond issuance, Texas set a record of its own. Issuers in Texas sold $67.88 billion of bonds in 2024, according to LSEG
The US’s S&P 500 index has risen more than 20 per cent for the second year in a row, as investor excitement about artificial intelligence fuels strong gains in megacap technology stocks. Despite a sell-off in December, the basket of blue-chip stocks has ended 2024 up 23.3 per cent, following a 24.2 per cent gain