Kyle Glazier

WASHINGTON — New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $300 million to $215.5 billion in April, a 0.2% rise,the Commerce Department said Thursday.

New orders for manufactured durable goods rose $300 million or 0.2% to $215.5 billion in April, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Sales of new single-family houses rose 3.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 343,000 in April, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Sales of new single-family houses rose 3.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 343,000 in April, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Two top experts and staff officials at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials plan to retire on Feb. 1 next year.

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is urging lawmakers to include in a final highway bill temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax for private-activity bonds and provisions that keep TIFIA loans from being subordinated to other debt in municipal bankruptcies.

WASHINGTON — Existing home sales rose 3.4% in April to a seasonally adjusted 4.62 million unit rate, after a downwardly revised 4.47 million rate in March originally reported as 4.48 million units, the National Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.

Existing home sales rose 3.4% in April to a seasonally adjusted 4.62 million-unit rate, after a downwardly revised 4.47 million rate in March, originally reported as 4.48 million units, the National Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.

Natwar Gandhi has a unique job in a city unlike any other, but the District of Columbia's CFO strives to use the advantages of his one-of-a-kind office to offset the many challenges he readily admitted his city faces.

WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims remained at 370,000 for the week ending May 12, while continuing claims rose to 3.265 million for the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims remained at 370,000 for the week ending May 12, while continuing claims rose to 3.265 million for the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

A report requested by lawmakers on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority supports its financial projections for the Metrorail extension to Dulles Airport, but raises concerns about MWAA's transparency, conflicts of interest and contracting practices.

WASHINGTON — The Virginia Resources Authority will execute the largest deal in its nearly 30-year history next week, when it plans to sell $350 million of bonds to help 15 local issuers finance infrastructure projects and refund previously issued debt.

WASHINGTON — Housing starts rose 2.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000 in April from the upwardly revised 699,000 for March, originally reported as 654,000, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Housing starts rose 2.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000 in April from the upwardly revised 699,000 for March, originally reported as 654,000, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

State transportation officials, engineers, construction firms and transportation advocacy groups are urging lawmakers working on a final highway bill to support the use of new tax-credit bonds to finance transportation projects.

WASHINGTON — Business inventories were up 0.3% to $1,580.2 billion in March, while sales rose 0.6% to $1,241 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Retail sales rose 0.1% to $408.0 billion in April after climbing a downwardly revised 0.7% in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Business inventories were up 0.3% to $1,580.2 billion in March, while sales rose 0.6% to $1,241.0 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Retail sales rose 0.1% to $408.0 billion in April after climbing a downwardly revised 0.7% in March, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.