According to a story posted in the Wall Street Journal on August 24, several owners of WeWork’s secured debt totaling $1.2 billion are holding what were called “preliminary talks about the company’s restructuring options and indicated that they would support a plan for WeWork to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy.” However, the creditors who include
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Municipals were steady Friday ahead of a smaller new-issue calendar, while short-term Treasuries were weaker and equities rallied. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Friday was at 63%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year at 70% and the 30-year at 91%, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. read. ICE Data Services had the
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Municipals saw some weakness in spots Thursday as outflows from muni mutual funds continued. U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities sold off ahead of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s Friday Jackson Hole speech. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Thursday was at 64%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year at 70% and the 30-year
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Donald Trump has surrendered to authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, where he faces 13 criminal charges over alleged attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. The 77-year-old, who is the clear frontrunner in the race to again become the Republican candidate for the White House, was booked in Fulton County and photographed, before
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Investment firms ARK Invest and 21Shares have teamed up to apply for two Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds after reports emerged last week that the United States securities regulator could soon begin approving applications. The two proposed Ethereum futures ETFs are “ARK 21Shares Active Ethereum Futures ETF” (ARKZ) and the “ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Ethereum Strategy
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Recently global building products manufacturer LP Building Solutions hosted the grand opening of the LP Innovation Center located at the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth. This partnership will focus on catalyzing innovation in engineered wood products and applications. Its launch comes at a time when wood solutions are concurrently being
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The focus was on the primary market Wednesday as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion deal saw good reception, repricing to lower yields, though municipals underperformed a U.S. Treasury rally. Equities ended in the black . Triple-A yields fell or rose a basis point or two, depending on the scale, while Treasuries
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An aircraft said to be carrying notorious warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner group launched a failed mutiny in June, has crashed on a flight from Moscow to St Petersburg, according to Russian officials. All 10 people on the plane, including three crew members, died in the crash, Russia’s emergency ministry said, according to state newswire
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Crypto advocacy group Coin Center has criticized the latest indictment of two former Tornado Cash developers, arguing that the facts offered don’t show any clear violations of money-transmitting-related offenses. Roman Storm and Romen Semenov were indicted by the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on Aug. 23 for conspiring to operate an unlicensed
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The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable downturn recently, with the total market capitalization falling by 10% between August 14 and August 23, reaching its lowest point in over two months at $1.04 trillion. This movement has triggered significant liquidations on futures contracts, the largest since the FTX collapse in November 2022.  Total cryptocurrency market
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Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia — The chipmaker climbed 1.8% ahead of its quarterly report set for release after the bell. Expectations are high for the chipmaker after its shockingly positive forecast in
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