Castle Rock is more than doubling the budget for its Coloradoscape rebate program to meet the demand from residents and commercial property owners who are changing out grass for more drought-resistant landscaping.Castle Rock Water offers property owners rebates up to $2.50 per square foot of land where high-water use plants are switched for water-friendly landscaping, such as Coloradoscaping, where a combination of native plants, low-water plants and hardscaping is used. The original 2024 budget dedicated $350,000 to the program for rebates, but the demand far outpaced that budget, town officials said. The town council approved an additional $455,000 for the rebate…
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(Bloomberg) — The last time US government bonds sold off this much as the Federal Reserve started cutting interest rates, Alan Greenspan was orchestrating a rare soft landing. Most Read from Bloomberg Two-year yields have climbed 34 basis points since the Fed reduced rates on Sept. 18 for the first time since 2020. Yields rose similarly in 1995, when the Fed — led by Greenspan — managed to cool the economy without causing a recession. In prior rate cutting cycles going back to 1989, two-year yields on average fell 15 basis points one month after the Fed started slashing rates.…
As New York City considers lifting its minimum parking requirements for residential development, the Times looks at how such often-arbitrary regulations add to the cost of housing, and how such measures draw resistance even in cities with good transit. Blind passengers say too many Uber and Lyft drivers are illegally turning them away because of their service dogs. (Wired) A deal on transit funding appears unlikely as Pennsylvania’s legislative session comes to a close. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Constrution bids for the second phase of Pittsburgh’s bus rapid transit system came in $20 million under budget. (Union Progress) Austin is exploring funding…
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hashem Safieddine, whose killing was confirmed on Tuesday by Israel’s military in its confrontation with Hezbollah, is widely seen as Hassan Nasrallah’s likely successor as head of the Iran-backed group. A relative of Nasrallah, he has been running the movement alongside its deputy secretary general Naim Qassem since Nasrallah’s assassination by Israel on Sept. 27. Safieddine has sat on the group’s Jihad Council – the body responsible for its military operations. He is also head of its executive council, overseeing financial and administrative affairs for the Iran-backed group. If his death is confirmed by Hezbollah, it would mark…
Investing.com — BTIG analysts downgraded Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:) from Buy to Neutral on Tuesday, citing signs of slowing growth across its key UGG and HOKA brands. With holiday season trends looking softer and competition in the running shoe market increasing, BTIG sees limited upside for the stock at its current valuation. “We now see [the] risk/reward as more balanced,” BTIG wrote, adding that early indicators suggest “a slower start to holiday for UGG,” with any potential upside likely driven by wholesale sales rather than direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels. The analysts expressed concern that “wholesale-driven upside is not well-received by investors at current…
LEAWOOD, Kan., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:), the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank, today reported operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. The third quarter earnings release can be viewed here: https://investors.crossfirstbankshares.com/financials/quarterly-reports Investor ContactMike Daley | CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.913.754.9707 | mike.daley@crossfirstbank.com About CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB) is a Kansas corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary, CrossFirst Bank, a full-service financial institution that offers products and services to businesses, professionals, individuals, and families. CrossFirst Bank, headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, has locations…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released its World Energy Outlook 2024, highlighting big shifts in global energy trends. Solar power is at the forefront of this transformation, with projections showing that global solar electricity generation could grow fourfold by 2030. This growth is set to accelerate the decline of coal and reshape the global energy mix. Solar’s Big Moment: The Future of Power Generation According to the report, global energy markets stabilized in 2023, with natural gas prices dropping after a spike in 2022 and energy demand growing by 2.1%, aligning with the pre-2020 average. However, under the Stated…
Investing in 1-ounce gold bars could pay off right now, but there are some risks to this approach, too. Getty Images The gold market has experienced tremendous growth throughout 2024, drawing attention from both experienced and new investors. Gold prices began their meteoric rise in early March, reaching $2,160 per ounce — an 8% increase from the previous high set in December 2023. The upward trend continued in the months following, and the price of gold is now closing in on $2,800 per ounce. This sustained price rally has delivered significant returns for those who bought in earlier this year…
PUBLISHED : 23 Oct 2024 at 05:41 Small Medium Large Mr Watchai, left, said the utilities and transportation business is now the major revenue contributor to the group. Samart Group is foraying into green tech energy and carbon credit businesses to cash in on these global megatrends.Teda, a subsidiary of Samart, will lead the development of these two new businesses for the group. It is now in talks with targeted businesses with a view to a joint venture deal or a merger and acquisition deal. A deal is expected to be concluded in the first quarter of…
(Reuters) -Texas Instruments forecast fourth-quarter revenue and profit below analysts’ estimates on Tuesday as the analog chipmaker navigates a buildup in markets such as automotive and industrial that has forced customers to hold back on orders. Orders for TI’s chips from the automotive market have faltered as customers struggle to clear existing inventory amid a years-long slump in demand stemming from stock-piling during the pandemic. An ongoing weakness in the industrial market, which utilizes chips for tasks such as automating factories, has also hurt orders. The company forecast revenue in the range of $3.70 billion to $4.0 billion, compared with…