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Boston Office Slump Sets Up $400 Million Burden For Residents

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Boston residents face a sharp increase in property taxes or risk $400 million of budget cuts.

Massachusetts Is Trying To Prevent REITs From Owning Hospitals

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The crackdown would be among the first of its kind in the U.S.

Colleges Ramp Up Debt Sales In Frenzied Race For New Students

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A supply and demand problem has emerged: There are too many colleges and not enough students.

Massachusetts Risks $1 Billion In Lost Tax Revenue As Rich Flee

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High taxes and housing costs have pushed wealthy residents to move elsewhere.

Massachusetts Eyes Mansion Tax To Fund Affordable Housing

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The initiative mirrors a measure recently spurned by Chicago voters.

Junk Market Flashes Warning As Fed Eyes Higher Rates For Longer

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The ratio between companies' earnings and their interest expense has fallen to the lowest level since the pandemic.

High-Yield Default Rate To Climb As Pressures Mount, Fitch Says

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The credit grader expects the high-yield default rate to be as high as 5% by the end of this year.

U.S. Life Expectancy Sees Biggest Two-Year Decline In A Century

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Half of the 2020-2021 life expectancy decline can be traced to Covid-19, another 16% was related to unintentional injuries.

Muni-Bond Niche Defies Sales Slump As Banks Seize On Cheap Rates

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Issuance of so-called prepaid gas bonds have jumped to some $6.5 billion this year.

Hospital Muni-Bond Issuance On Track For Slowest Year Since 2014

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Hospitals are pulling back municipal debt issuance in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.