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...Some state legislatures, including Florida, Kansas and Idaho, have passed laws that ban or limit the consideration of ESG....
...Going by altitude alone is not the safest predictor of snow-surety, though. Climatic conditions can have a sizeable impact....
...Hanes was until recently the chairman of the Kansas Bankers Association....
...Using high quality bonds or securities as surety creates complicated linkages....
...Figure AI yesterday said it had raised $675mn from some of the world’s leading AI companies in a new funding round that valued the company at $2.6bn....
...Wu Tsai became a hoops fan as a native of Lawrence, Kansas, where the University of Kansas has a long collegiate basketball tradition....
...The Nomura banker stuck in China On September 13, Charles Wang Zhonghe, a senior Hong Kong-based banker at Nomura, posted on social media that he was visiting China’s western Qinghai province....
...A simple favour Not long before its collapse, the CEO of a tiny bank in Kansas asked to borrow $12mn from a wealthy local farmer. Bloomberg chronicles the crypto scam behind its demise....
...The monetary terms dealt with, Black now turned to surety....
...FTX’s A-list entourage As the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles prepare for the Super Bowl this Sunday, DD is reminded of our favourite ad from last year’s game....
...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...Deals such as Aon’s purchase of Willis Towers Watson, the bidding war for Australia’s Crown Resorts and the battle for railroad company Kansas City Southern are among those providing a wealth of potential...
...Citigroup has cut 10 capital markets bankers, per Financial News....
...Jackson Hole economic symposium: The annual gathering hosted by the Kansas City branch of the Federal Reserve begins and will host dozens of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists for a...
...Autonomous driving group Mobileye’s bright start as a public company on Wednesday, therefore, will have been a great relief for majority owner Intel and the bankers at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley who...
...St Louis Fed president James Bullard, Fed governor Michelle Bowman and Kansas City Fed president Esther George are also expected to speak at the event....
...Fedspeak Kansas City Fed president Esther George will discuss the forward view on inflation and the Fed’s rate hikes at a virtual S&P Global leveraged finance chat series....
...The championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs wouldn’t be the only epic clash to ensue....
...The day ahead Jackson Hole Economic Symposium The annual conference of central bankers, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, begins in Wyoming today....
...Company earnings Profits at Zoom Video Communications are predicted to have dropped 40 per cent in the first quarter as the return to work for many office workers holds back the company’s performance....
...Esther George, president of the Kansas City branch of the Federal Reserve, is expected to make comments about the economic outlook today....
...Blackstone Group bought Kansas-headquartered QTS Realty Trust for $10bn last year while KKR and GI Partners acquired Texas-based CyrusOne for $15bn in March....
...And indeed bankers might express relief that activists so far don’t seem to want to dance with them. But that could change....
...“Drought, increased fertiliser, chemical and fuel costs and rising interest rates are the primary concerns in our area,” one south-west Nebraska agricultural banker told Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City...
...The Jackson Hole summer camp for the world’s most powerful central bankers starts today....
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