Cook County Okays 2013 Budget, Prepares for $300M Refunding Deal
Byline: Caitlin Devitt CHICAGO a The board of Cook County, Ill. Friday approved a $2.9 billion fiscal 2013 budget as the county prepares to enter the market with up to $300 million of refunding bonds...
View ArticleCalifornia Watchdog Says State's P3 Efforts Have Foundered
Byline: Randall Jensen TAHOMA, Calif. a California's nonpartisan watchdog agency said in a report Thursday that the state's use of public-private partnerships has fallen short. The Legislative...
View ArticleMarket Post: Munis Continue to Gain on a Busy Friday
The tax-exempt market continued to post gains Friday afternoon after what traders described as a crazy, hectic week. The municipal bond market has been on a strong rally since Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleIssa: D.C. Should Explore Possibility of Taller Buildings
Byline: Kyle Glazier WASHINGTON a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, outlining a way to move...
View ArticleJames Diossa Tops Central Falls Primary
Byline: Paul Burton City Council member James Diossa and former police Chief James Moran advanced in a five-way special nonpartisan mayoral primary in Central Falls, R.I., which exited bankruptcy...
View ArticleMore Par Transparency on EMMA
Byline: Jonathan Hemmerdinger WASHINGTON a The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has taken another step toward boosting trade transparency, announcing Friday that the par amount of trades of less...
View ArticleU. of Mich. Preliminary Nov. Index at 84.9 vs. 82.6 in Oct
Byline: Gary Siegel The University of Michigan's preliminary November consumer sentiment index reading was 84.9, compared to the final October 82.6, the preliminary October 83.1, and the final...
View ArticleAssured Guaranty Operating Income Improved in Third Quarter: Updated
Byline: Robert Slavin Bond insureras Assured Guaranty Ltd.as operating income improved to $166 million in the third quarter of 2012 from $38 million in the third quarter of 2011. On a per diluted share...
View ArticleKFH-Bahrain & Tamkeen Launch SMEs Islamic Finance Programme
Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain) signed a strategic agreement with Tamkeen to provide finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). According to the agreement, companies in Bahrain will...
View ArticleBloomberg Launches App Portal to Financial Markets
The Bloomberg App Portal is a new platform that gives Bloomberg subscribers access to a range of specialty applications powered by data and news from the Bloomberg Professional service. Applications on...
View ArticleIn Storm's Wake, Election Gives Munis a Record-Smashing Lift
Byline: James Ramage Results from the U.S. elections on Wednesday provided a record-breaking boost to a municipal market still recovering from last weekas hurricane. The electionsa conclusion and news...
View ArticleTPG-Axon: We Control 6.2 Percent Stake in SandRidge
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated throughout. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund, which is agitating for changes at SandRidge Energy Inc., said on Tuesday [Nov. 13] it has raised its ownership...
View ArticleU.S. Opens Insider Trading Trial: Motive Was to 'Make Big Money'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former hedge fund managers reaped $70.8 million in illegal profits by tapping a "corrupt network" of Wall Street analysts, a U.S. prosecutor said at the start of their insider...
View Article'It's Time' Honoured
Byline: Joanna Heath Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian Labor Party members have commemorated the 40th anniversary of the "It's time" speech of former prime...
View ArticleNSW Experiences a Tale of Two Supers
Byline: Sally Patten Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The performances of two New South Wales Government-related superannuation administration firms were very...
View ArticlePaladin Chief Cuts His Exposure
Byline: Angela Macdonald-Smith Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Paladin Energy's share price fell by 7.3% on 13 November 2012, after a larger than anticipated net...
View ArticleBHP Recommits to Olympic Project
Byline: Mathew Dunckley and Ayesha de Kretser Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- BHP Billiton is still seriously interested in expanding its Olympic Dam mine in South...
View ArticleBarnett to Push Oakajee in Beijing
Byline: Luke Forrestal Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett will seek funding for the Oakajee port and rail project from Chinese...
View ArticleWhen the Only Way Is Up
Byline: Duncan Hughes Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- BT Investment Management bought JO Hambro Capital Management for $A314m in 2011, in order to diversify its...
View ArticleRio Calls on Operators to Share Price Pain
Byline: Jamie Freed Nov 13, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Rio Tinto wants rail and port operators to share the impact of lower coal prices. Rio Tinto Australia MD David...
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