U.S. stocks are about to cap off their worst year since 2008. But investors wouldn’t know it by glancing at what’s often referred to as Wall Street’s favorite fear gauge, Read more
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Democrats move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, first primary voting state
Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed by President Read more
State Street and Brown Brothers Harriman walk away from $3.5 billion deal for BBH Investor Services unit
State Street Corp. STT, +0.56% said Wednesday it reached an agreement with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) to terminate its acquisition of BBH’s Investors Services unit because of regulatory Read more
New York Empire State factory gauge edges higher in November
The numbers: The New York Federal Reserve’s Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, rose 13.6 points to 4.5 in November, the regional Fed Read more
Katie Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Democrats
PHOENIX — Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results Read more
Caregiver burnout is a crisis. This new state program has one way to help.
In the wake of the pandemic, which saw families take on extra caregiving duties, Maine launched a $5.1 million program to provide caregivers a much-needed break. The program, called “Respite Read more
Binance CEO in internal memo: ‘I had very little knowledge of the internal state of things at FTX’
“‘It was less than 24 hours ago that SBF called me. And before that, I had very little knowledge of the internal state of things at FTX.’” — Changpeng Zhao, Read more
Here’s why you should be worried about state and local pensions
America, about 26 million people across America are relying on state and local pension plans to take care of them in their retirement years. That figure includes 15 million retired Read more
Voters approve cannabis use for adults in one red state, one blue state
Industry pundits mostly praised the mixed results for cannabis votes in Tuesday’s midterm elections, as Maryland and Missouri became the 20th and 21st U.S. states to allow adults over 21 Read more
Maryland may become 20th state to OK cannabis for adults
Voters in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota are weighing in on legal cannabis today, with measures on the ballot in each of those states. The state most Read more