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First, Charles Schwab Corp. upended the retail brokerage business by cutting commissions to zero. Now, it’s seizing on the turmoil it unleashed to acquire one of its biggest rivals, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

As the acceleration of green investing continues, reoccurring questions, comments and misconceptions abound.

Richard Taormina, head of Tax Aware Strategies at JPMorgan Asset Management, talks about the value of municipal bonds and focuses on performance, foreign demand and the effect of the tax reform legislation on the market. Chip Barnett hosts this podcast, which was recorded in early October.

The winner is Christian Beltran, a student at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy.

Carmen Taveras is the agency's first chief of real estate, economic development, and transit-oriented development

The Finance Committee signed off on bond refinancing and revenue packages that are key to the 2020 budget, paving the way for a full city council vote.

Sustainable investing is called “the” trend to watch in 2020 and in the coming decade.

Moody's Investors Service raised the outlook to positive from stable on Palomar Health's junk-rated revenue bonds and investment grade general obligation debt.

Potential downside risks from “global developments” persuaded most members of the Federal Open Market Committee to vote to cut the benchmark rate in October, and then to hold it.

The council suggested the VCAP program would remain in place for issuers who need a legally binding agreement, but would become the third tier of a system that would offer two simpler options.