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Investors should still be able to grab attractive yields in municipal bonds the rest of this year. The bonds issues by state and local governments and thousands of various borrowing authorities had a strong showing in the first half of 2026. Both investment-grade and high-yield tax-exempt munis were “clear outperformers,” with the former seeing a 2.16% total return and the latter returning 3.74% in the first half, Bank of America said in a note last week. That translates into 3.7% and 5.59% tax-adjusted total returns, respectively, the bank pointed out. Bond yields move inversely to prices, and total returns incorporate…
Sodexo bets on North America to drive growth recovery Source link
Jurassic Park, while beloved as a film, has been the subject of snarky memes for the infamous line in which one of the characters declares, “This is a Unix system, I know this!” while using a computer with an unusual 3D file manager interface. Despite the memes, the film’s production team was meticulous in accurately sourcing the right PCs (and adjacent details) for the sets—not too much of a surprise, given writer Michael Crichton’s background with computing and his obsessive attention to detail in the book the film is based on. This was made clear by a little hobbyist investigation…
British Steel has been taken into public ownership in what the government said was a bid to “protect UK steelmaking”. The future of the steelworks, which employs roughly 2,700 people in Scunthorpe and supports many other industries in north Lincolnshire, has been dogged by uncertainty over recent years.”Today’s decision secures the future of steelmaking in the UK, protects skilled jobs and safeguards a vital national capability,” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said. The UK government took control of British Steel operations in Scunthorpe last year, though it has since remained under the ownership of the Chinese firm Jingye Group.Jingye has…
Johnson & Johnson shares fell Tuesday despite a mostly strong second-quarter earnings report and an increase to its full-year guidance. We’re not rattled by the market reaction and believe the reasons to like J & J remain intact. Revenue in the second quarter rose 6.6% year over year to $25.31 billion, beating the LSEG consensus of $25.05 billion. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in the quarter totaled $2.90, ahead of the $2.85 estimate, LSEG data showed. Shares of J & J are off over 2% in afternoon trading. But keep in mind: Going back to the third quarter of 2021,…
Analysis-Iran war leaves crisis-weary European airlines ready for a shakeout Source link
U.S.-listed shares in Chinese conglomerate Alibaba rose 4% in premarket trading on Wednesday after confirming that its Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple systems in China. “Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences within iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for users in China,” an Alibaba spokesperson told CNBC. The Cyberspace Administration of China included Apple AI services on a list of approved providers, which included products from homegrown companies like Huawei. Alibaba’s ADR shares were last seen 3.7% higher. Apple has been approached for comment. Stock Chart IconStock chart iconAlibaba’s U.S. listed shares year-to-date.It follows a long route to a…
(COMBO) In this combination of files pictures created on December 2, 2025, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on November 19, 2025, and US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula, andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. has levied 25% tariffs on most imports from Brazil effective next week, concluding a yearlong investigation into what Washington calls unfair trade practices, and reigniting…
A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, 2023Amber Wang | Afp | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported a 23.4% jump in second-quarter profit on Thursday, shattering estimates as the world’s largest contract-chipmaker continues to set consecutive record-breaking milestones. Here are TSMC’s second-quarter results against LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:Revenue: 1.27 trillion new Taiwan dollars ($39.45 billion ), vs. NT$1.264 trillion expectedNet income: NT$706.56 billion, vs. NT$632.64 billion expected The Taiwanese tech giant’s net income for the…