Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he favored more monetary policy tightening to reduce persistently high inflation, although he said he was prepared to adjust his stance if needed if credit tightens more than expected.

Texas, Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, have all signed briefs urging the Court to take on the case.

"I think there is a certain amount of anxiety for New York — and many other states — as federal pandemic funds run out and questions about the potential for a recession emerge," said Evercore's Howard Cure.

Federal Reserve policymakers scaled back their expectations for rate hikes this year after a series of bank collapses roiled markets last month, and stressed they would remain vigilant for the potential of a credit crunch to further slow the economy, a record of the meeting showed.

It's the firm's third office in Alabama and part of an investment capitalizing on growth of some high-tech industries in the state, the firm's chair Christopher Maddux said.

The federal funds may not go as far amid inflation, but they still cushion the construction industry struggling with economic challenges.

The growth in March tax collections reported by the states was less robust than a year earlier.

Comptroller Brad Lander said the pension funds adopted a measurable and transparent plan that could serve as a model for other investors.

Gov. Phil Murphy wants to let a COVID-era corporate tax surcharge expire. Liberals want to make it permanent; conservatives want to cut it even more.

The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX had prompted the county and the team to look for a new partner for the 19,600-seat arena.