US chip stocks close more than 20% below their late-June record

The yield on the 10-year note finished July 17, 2026 at 4.55% while the 2-year note ended at 4.18%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-recession equity market peaks, along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) since 2007. This next table shows the highs and lows of…

“Currently, we are spending a lot more time of our day in the regulatory space in responding to proposed rules and changes,” said GFOA senior policy advisor Paige Mellerio.GFOA Playing defense and offense simultaneously, pivoting when necessary and translating often complex and unique public finance issues into language and concepts Capitol Hill lawmakers and federal regulators…

If you’re a retiree on Social Security, you probably know how important the program’s annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are. Without those raises, your benefits wouldn’t have a way to keep up with inflation. Earlier this year, Social Security benefits got a 2.8% COLA. If you thought that was stingy, you weren’t alone. A good 54%…

Fans of robotaxis hail the privacy and intimacy offered by a driverless car. But don’t forget: Waymo could be watching. The case has been made clear time and time again — and more recently in San Mateo after Waymo reported two 15-year-old riders to the local police department. Jeanine Luna, a San Mateo Police Department…

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