Kyle Glazier

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury expects to issue $182 billion in net marketable debt for the April-June quarter and $265 billion during the July-September quarter, the department announced Monday.

WASHINGTON — Personal income rose $50.3 billion, or 0.4%, in March, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

Personal income rose $50.3 billion or 0.4% in March, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

A very public feud over the highway funding reauthorization is set to move to a more private venue, as 47 members of a conference committee prepare to hammer out a compromise on divisive issues in the House and Senate bills.

WASHINGTON — Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.2% in the first quarter of 2012, according to the advance estimate released by the Commerce Department Friday.

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.2% in the first quarter of 2012, according to the advance estimate released by the Commerce Department Friday.

Witnesses representing public power providers who testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources Thursday expressed grave concerns that Department of Energy proposals would increase costs and fundamentally alter the public power market.

WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims declined 1,000 to 388,000 in the week ending April 21, while continuing claims rose 3,000 to 3.315 million in the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims declined to 388,000 for the week ending April 21, while continuing claims rose to 3.315 million for the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 4.2% in March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Orders fell a downwardly revised 1.9% increase in February.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Open Market Committee announced Wednesday that it kept the federal funds rate target at zero to 0.25%, saying it anticipates economic conditions to warrant exceptionally low levels for the rate at least through late 2014.

The Federal Open Market Committee announced Wednesday that it kept the federal funds rate target at zero to 0.25%, saying it anticipates economic conditions to warrant exceptionally low levels for the rate at least through late 2014.

New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased $8.8 billion or 4.2% to $202.6 billion in March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia will price $320 million of income tax-secured tax-exempt bonds next week to refund three previous debt issues, district officials said.

WASHINGTON — Sales of new single-family houses fell 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 328,000 in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Sales of new single-family houses fell 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 328,000 in March, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Market participants are stepping up their efforts in support of muni-friendly provisions in the Senate highway bill, as that body prepares to head to conference with the House to resolve differences in legislation each chamber has passed providing funding for the nation's surface transportation programs.

WASHINGTON — Existing home sales fell 2.6% in March to a seasonally adjusted 4.48 million-unit rate, after an upwardly revised 4.60 million rate in February, originally reported as 4.59 million units, the National Association of Realtors announced Thursday.

Existing home sales fell 2.6% in March to a seasonally adjusted 4.48 million-unit rate, after an upwardly revised 4.60 million rate in February, originally reported as 4.59 million units, the National Association of Realtors announced Thursday.

A Senate subcommittee hearing on bridge and tunnel tolls turned into a battleground as state and authority officials defended rising tolls and opposed legislation sponsored by subcommittee chairman Frank Lautenberg, warning it could cripple their abilities to raise revenue and finance projects.