WASHINGTON — The second-quarter employment cost index rose 0.5% for civilian workers, the Labor Department reported Friday. The gain followed an unrevised 0.6% increase for the previous quarter and was in line with the 0.5% uptick predicted by economists.
Bondholders agreed to extend the lender longstop date, giving developers more time to test the LAX SkyLink project and avoiding an imminent technical default.
The long end of the curve has stabilized at very attractive yields, according to CreditSights' Pat Luby, inviting insurance companies and banks into the negotiated market.
"The regulatory environment has become increasingly complex and overwhelming for smaller firms," said Sycamore Advisors LLC president Diana Hamilton.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says the loan will allow the long-sought bridge and Bayway project to be built.
Data centers are expected to produce $1.3 billion in tax revenue for Loudoun County this year, but opponents say the exemptions are costing much more than the property taxes they are generating.
New Jersey's Transportation Trust Fund Authority, once in a "spiral of debt," is now fiscally stable. Its most recent bond deal offered investors attractive yields.
