Hints and tips:
...Private equity firms own hundreds of thousands of houses in the United States. What the hell’s going to happen there? Who’s going to protect on the downside? No one....
...For decades, the lakeside city of Geneva was home to many of the traders who sold Russia’s oil to consumers around the world....
...At the time of writing, the agreement includes billions of dollars for home energy efficiency and clean technology manufacturing....
...If you happen to receive Medicaid or you have private insurance in Alabama, it is illegal for either of those to cover abortion. When Roe v Wade is overturned, Alabama is in a really, really bad shape....
...up the international financial community and the international economy in ways well beyond the United States....
...In private, there is an acceptance that working from home will cause pain — but that it will mostly be felt, as one put it, by “the other guy”....
...-dollar homes....
...The pandemic hit corporate America after years of rising share prices, record profits and unprecedented levels of borrowing....
...Hello from DC, where coronavirus has truly taken hold, and your FT bureau has taken to working from home like most of the city....
...Stocks, other than those delivering food, are clawing back some of a five-day rally awaiting America’s earnings season to get going properly....
...Here’s Investec (sell) to summarise: [L]ockdowns are impacting consumption in North America (c. 30% of sales), Europe (c. 20% of sales), India (c. 10% of sales), Africa (12% of sales) and many countries...
...We should also note this guy, who’s doing his thing: A reminder that Donald Trump, who despite everything remains The Actual President of the United States, tweeted on April 2 that a deal to end the oil...
...We think a rational assessment of the state of the economy as the end of the year approaches will force Johnson to seek an extension. Anyway....
...Ovink took him around and, after saying goodbye, wrote him an email: “Dear Shaun, I think Hurricane Sandy can be a game changer for the United States. If you agree, I’d love to work with you....
...The blows fell hardest on one of the most Trump-friendly slices of America. Sioux County, home to Siouxland Energy, ranks among the nation’s top 10 counties for corn production....
...The Camp fire — as the outbreak in northern California is called — has grown to become the most destructive in the state’s history, burning 109,000 acres and more than 6,000 homes as of Sunday....
...This analogy of home insurance against fire is also one that respected academic Henry Hu used this week, when the foremost expert on CDS wrote an FT op-ed arguing for the reform of the credit derivatives...
...More than 60 per cent of the S&P 500 is incorporated in the small mid-Atlantic state of just 1m people and its sophisticated corporate law doctrines....
...America’s state and local tax deduction is as old as the federal income tax....
...rest of Europe or compared to the United States....
...Many homeowners will not, in any case, be covered as standard US home insurance policies exclude flood damage....
...The expected $10bn spin-off of MetLife’s consumer business is being delayed by regulators in its home state, the insurer said on Thursday....
...United Continental could take a financial hit of at least $266m from storm Harvey because Houston is one of its biggest hubs, Cowen airline analyst Helane Becker estimated....
...One of Torotrak’s most promising gadgets has long been the V-Charge, a smarter version of a turbocharger that took six years to develop....
...A real estate arm of global insurance company AIG has committed a reported $500m to turn Stowe in Vermont into a rival for high-end western US resorts such as Aspen and Vail....
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