Wall Street investors
Coverage of Wall Street investors in the Nexus archive.
- Senate passes housing affordability bill
The Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill with 85-5 vote, aiming to address housing affordability and increase supply. The legislation moves to the House for final passage and includes provisions like restrictions on Wall Street investors purchasing homes and community banking deregulation.
- Trump-backed housing overhaul targeting Wall Street investors clears Senate
The Senate passed a Trump-backed housing package aimed at preventing the U.S. from becoming a 'nation of renters' by blocking investors from buying housing stock and increasing affordable housing construction. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act includes provisions to streamline regulations, launch grant programs, and address housing supply, though it does not allocate new federal funding. Key supporters include Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Moreno.
- Trump-backed housing overhaul targeting Wall Street investors clears Senate
The Senate passed a Trump-backed housing overhaul aimed at increasing affordable housing and blocking Wall Street investors from buying housing stock. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act includes provisions to streamline construction, offer grants, and adjust lending standards, with bipartisan support but some House GOP resistance.
- NYC bar uses prediction markets to hedge against a new financial risk: A Knicks victory
A New York City bar is using Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated prediction-markets platform, to hedge against the risk of a New York Knicks victory. This approach mirrors how Wall Street investors and farmers use financial derivatives to manage other types of risks.