Patrick Temple-West

WASHINGTON – Durable goods climbed 3.3% in September, well above economists’ estimates, but the gain was driven almost entirely by aircraft and parts orders, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — Baltimore County on Tuesday expects to competitively sell $371 million of general obligation bonds plus $20 million of qualified school construction bonds.

WASHINGTON — Existing home sales jumped 10.0% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.53 million in September, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday, while warning against a moratorium on foreclosure sales.

WASHINGTON — Existing home sales jumped 10.0% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.53 million in September, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday, while warning against a national moratorium on foreclosure sales.

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims fell by the most in two months in the week ending Oct. 16, as new filings for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 to 452,000, according to the Labor Department.

WASHINGTON - Initial jobless claims dropped 23,000 to 452,000 for the week ending Oct. 16, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on Wednesday approved two underwriting syndicates for a total of up to $485 million of refunding bonds to be issued in two series next month.

WASHINGTON — Economic activity rose modestly in September and October due to gains in the manufacturing sector, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday in its “beige book” of economic activity.

West Virginia’s first round of bidding for new video lottery permits was oversubscribed, netting about $37 million for a state fund that issuers tap to secure bonds.

Economic activity rose modestly in September and October led by the manufacturing sector, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday in its Beige Book of economic activity.

WASHINGTON — The pace of U.S. home construction rose for the second straight month in September, expanding 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Building permits fell 5.6% to a 17-month low of 539,000.

WASHINGTON - U.S. homes under construction increased for the second straight month, rising 0.3% in September to a 610,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate while building permits fell 5.6% to 539,000, their lowest level in 17 months, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — Four former Financial Industry Regulatory Authority officials who left the agency in 2008 each received between $2.74 million and $4.43 million in reportable compensation and benefits that year, according to the latest form the nonprofit self-regulator filed with the Internal Revenue Service.

WASHINGTON — Industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.2% in September, posting its first decline in 15 months, the Federal Reserve Board reported Monday.

WASHINGTON - Industrial production dropped 0.2% in September, the first decline in 15 months, the Federal Reserve Board reported today.

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s long-delayed convention center hotel project will finally move forward Tuesday with a $248.4 million bond deal that will allow construction to begin next month.

WASHINGTON — Business inventories rose 0.6% in August, while sales crept up 0.1%, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Retail sales creeped up 0.6% in September, leading them to post their third consecutive monthly gain, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Consumer prices climbed more slowly than economists estimated in September, inching up 0.1% from the previous month, the Labor Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON – The government ran a $34.5 billion deficit in September and ended the fiscal year with a $1.29 trillion deficit, down from last year’s annual deficit, the Treasury Department reported Friday.