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The consumer confidence index decreased to 124.1 in March from an unrevised 131.4 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren still thinks the central bank’s next move for interest rates is more likely to be a hike than a cut.

U.S. new-home groundbreakings fell in February by the most in eight months on a drop in single-family homes, suggesting buyers and builders remain wary despite higher wages and a drop in mortgage rates.

The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index grew to 21.7 in March.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren said he favors shortening the average maturity of Treasury securities held in the U.S. central bank’s balance sheet as a way of preparing for the next recession.

FEMA denied California reimbursement for a portion of Oroville Dam repairs, saying the state failed to maintain it.

Muni rates and ratios have benefited from macro themes driving rates lower, according to a report released Monday.

As the board wrangles with local officials over the budget, neither the federal courts nor the executive branch have taken action to address a legal challenge to its authority.

The pinch comes from shrinking enrollment, rising tuition, falling state support and new barriers to international students.

A Chicago area broker-dealer agreed to pay a $25,000 to settle FINRA charges that it relied on alternative trading systems and failed to maintain its own risk-management controls.