(Bloomberg) — Bonds extended their drop as traders braced for a swathe of US data that could show whether bets on interest-rate cuts this year are justified. Most Read from Bloomberg Government debt fell across Europe and US Treasury yields rose, leaving the rate on the 10-year bond up five basis points at 3.98%. The […]
President Biden and the first lady took time on Christmas to speak with units from each branch of the U.S. military and wish them a merry Christmas. In a post on X, the president shared a picture of him with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, while appearing to speak on the phone. “This Christmas, Jill […]
Provident Financial Services and Lakeland Bancorp have agreed to extend their merger agreement through March 2024, stating in a press release that they “remained committed to the merger and to obtaining regulatory approvals.” Provident Financial Services and Lakeland Bancorp have agreed to extend their merger agreement through March 2024 to allow more time for regulatory […]
FILE – Mineworkers at the entrance of a goldmine in Springs, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. More than 2,000 workers have remained underground Tuesday, Dec. 19 in two shafts at Implats’ Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine in the North West province of South Africa for a second day in a protest over pay […]
Dec. 16—TRAVERSE CITY — The city is officially moving forward with a 30-extension of a Tax Increment Financing plan. The city’s Downtown Development Authority board Friday morning formally started the clock ticking toward a decision on a proposed 30-year extension of the TIF plan — formerly known as TIF ’97 — outlining tens of millions […]
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have reached an agreement to temporarily extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), three sources tell NBC News, a move that could save the intelligence community from losing a key tool when it expires at the end of the year. The agreement, which will reauthorize FISA through April, is part of bipartisan and […]