Greece has launched a five-year bond auction, the first time the country has tapped international capital markets for financing since it emerged from its bailout programs in August.
Read moreA bond-purchasing program that the European Central Bank adopted in 2015 to reduce inflation rates survived a constitutional challenge Monday before the EU’s highest court.
Read moreBecause Greece was wielding its public authority when it devalued bonds during its financial crisis, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a foreign bond holder cannot rely on the EU’s commercial or civil rules to bring a suit in Austria.
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A year ago this week, Houstonians anxiously watched as their city — a sprawling mosaic of urban high-rises and residential neighborhoods and home to nearly 5 million people — became a murky sea of rainwater and debris after Hurricane Harvey dumped 33 trillion gallons of water in a week.
Read moreAn Austrian investor in Greek bonds who is suing Greece over a forced exchange of bonds he purchased into bonds of lower value cannot invoke EU rules for seeking redress in his home country’s courts, a magistrate said on Wednesday.
Read moreAs America’s coal industry faces a difficult market, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says Congress needs to revise how coal companies are required to pay for reclamation of land.
Read moreA coalition of Kentucky coal companies sued U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke over the disapproval of state regulations related to protecting water quality at mining sites, claiming it will unfairly increase the amount of money collected to fund the cleanup of abandoned mines.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a bill to put a $4 billion bond measure to develop parks in rural and low-income areas and improve drinking water before voters in June 2018.
Read moreA Midtown construction company that used fake business fronts to avoid paying union contracts cannot duck a $76 million judgment it says will bankrupt it, a federal judge ruled.
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California could mend its metastasizing housing shortage with a $4 billion bond to create affordable housing projects and expand veteran homeownership programs, lawmakers said late Monday.
Read moreVictims of an elaborate securities fraud scheme involving overseas investment funds and the issuance of bonds by a Native American tribe in South Dakota sued U.S. Bank on negligence claims Wednesday over its role as trustee in the $63 million scam.
Read moreFormer Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has been denied bond pending the appeal of his conviction for obstructing a federal investigation into county jails.
Read moreThe Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a preliminary injunction in a class action involving asylum-seekers and undocumented immigrants who do not pose a flight risk but were detained because they could not afford bail.
Read moreFrance has issued a record 7 billion euros ($7.5 billion) in so-called green treasury bonds, a boost to efforts to generate investment in clean energy.
Read moreFinanced by more than $20 billion in debt, iHeartCommunications and dozens of subsidiaries sued the Bank of New York Mellon, saying repayment of an outstanding series of bonds would put it “between the proverbial rock and hard place.”
Read moreTaking the U.S. government to court, Florida’s chief financial officer says the Treasury Department has refused to settle up on $1 billion in unclaimed mature savings bonds owed to residents of the Sunshine State.
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