Popular Inc. announced the completion of its $500 million accelerated common stock repurchase transaction announced for 2020. The completion came earlier than expected, as the counterparty in the transaction exercised its right under the agreement to implement the early termination date clause when the trading price of Popular’s common stock fell below a specified level […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it has approved a $2.2 million loan to the municipality of Cabo Rojo, to improve the town’s landfill operations. The assignment is part of a global $281 million that the federal agency is investing in 106 rural water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects in 36 states and Puerto Rico, […]
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced a new format for the “High School Fed Challenge,” an annual competition designed to enhance and promote economic education. Any high school in the Federal Reserve’s second district — which includes New York State, Northern New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Fairfield County, […]