Month: September 2019

Ohio-based Fairfield Medical Center’s fiscal woes tied to a new billing and collection system pushed its credit rating on $90 million of outstanding hospital revenue bonds into junk territory. Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the bonds two notches to Ba2 from Baa3 Friday. The outlook is negative. Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Fairfield Medical Center, Ohio, to
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Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks about White Nationalism during a campaign press conference on August 7, 2019 in Burlington, Iowa. Tom Brenner | Getty Images Billionaire and real estate magnate George Marcus is preparing to host former Vice President Joe Biden next month for a 2020 fundraising event.
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The turnaround of Long Island Power Authority under the leadership of former Morgan Stanley banker Tom Falcone entered a new chapter last week with three rating upgrades. LIPA’s bonds are carry the highest ratings in the public utility’s 33-year history following one-notch upgrades from Moody’s Investors Service, S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings ahead of
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The McAdams, MetroNational’s most recent mid-rise apartment project in its Memorial City development on Houston’s west side, recently completed a 9,000-square-foot amenity deck to meet rising expectations of tenants. Photo courtesy of MetroNational As the line between posh hotels and plush high-end housing continues to blur, a luxury apartment development on Houston’s west side is
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An Open house in Dallas, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. Bethany Jordan | CNBC Mortgage rates are around the lowest in three years, but buyers are suddenly much more cautious about purchasing a home. Competition is cooling, and consequently sellers can no longer command any price. Consumer sentiment in housing did improve in August, according to
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An activist investor with a penchant for bold calls about companies losing value spoke to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday about his latest position, which bets that household products company Church & Dwight will lose half its value. Spruce Point Capital founder Ben Axler published a report last week expressing “significant concerns” about Church &
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lululemon – Lululemon reported quarterly profit of 96 cents per share, 7 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also beat forecasts. The apparel maker’s comparable-store sales jumped 15%. Lululemon also raised its full-year guidance. Results were boosted by strength in online sales and in the menswear
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With competition increasing among internet-based real estate firms for control of the homebuying and -selling market, companies including Opendoor, Redfin and Zillow are seeking ways to design an end-to-end experience when consumers buy, sell or trade a home online. On Thursday, Opendoor — which makes instant online offers to buy homes — announced it was
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should admit he was wrong to increase interest rates so aggressively last year, as the U.S.-China trade dispute was escalating, economic growth was starting to cool and the stock market was tanking. Powell should acknowledge the mistake and change course, Cramer said. “Why can’t
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outdoor portrait of well dressed middle age caucasian adult woman and man couple under falling large group of money Getty I know what that title sounds like. It sounds like a get rich quick scheme. In which case, it sounds like a scam. If that’s how you perceived it – and I’m guessing you probably
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2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, August 10, 2019. Scott Morgan | Reuters Joe Biden’s associates still expect Andrew Goldman, who co-founded a natural gas company, to serve as co-host for a fundraiser for the Democratic presidential candidate Thursday
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