The government plans an early repayment of up to €5 billion of bailout loans to eurozone countries this year, two government officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The eurozone and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lent Greece about €280 billion during the crisis on the condition that it impose tough austerity measures. An official who requested
The question: I know many people advocate for including international investing in a stock portfolio. But if the S&P 500 companies do a lot of their business overseas, doesn’t that mean those companies are, in part, like investing in foreign companies? Jorgen Vik The answer: There is something to your argument. The traditional way to
The Vigo County School Board on Monday rejected a purchase agreement that would have enabled Sweatbox Gym to purchase the former Chauncey Rose property at 13th and Locust streets from the Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club. The sale required the school board’s approval. According to Superintendent Chris Himsel, when the district transferred the Chauncey
As the White House celebrated Earth Day on Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $156 million award to the Missouri Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority (EIERA). The award, which is distributed through the Solar for All grant competition, aims to provide long-lasting solar programs that will aid low-income communities and reduce
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT – Free Report) by 16.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 319,098 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 63,427 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Camden Property Trust
Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT – Free Report) by 114.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 98,987 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 52,771 shares during
Twelve banks have expressed an interest in participating in the Third Entrepreneurship Fund (TEPIX III), a program of the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB), which will leverage around 2.4 billion euros in new loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and which starts after Easter, HDB Chief Executive Ismini Papakirillou announced on Thursday. This is one
LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP – Get Free Report) and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Institutional and Insider Ownership 93.5%
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PINE – Free Report) – Research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q1 2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alpine Income Property Trust in a report issued on Thursday, April 18th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.38 for
In short: Bitcoin’s latest “halving” — designed to reduce the rate at which new tokens are released into circulation — is complete. The halving resulted in a value fall to $99,340. Sceptics see it as little more than a technical change talked up by speculators to inflate the virtual currency’s price. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has