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The federal government ran an $8.7 billion surplus in January, the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.

The city will use about $1.8 billion of bonds to fund a new airport terminal in a project led by private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate.

The state continues to set records for monthly sales tax collections, despite signs that oil production is facing uncertain demand.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan is sounding a warning bell on U.S. corporate debt, arguing it could pose risks to the economy should growth sour.

In the first part of a two-part podcast, Emilie Mazzacurati, CEO of Four Twenty Seven, discusses the challenges financial firms and state and local governments face when it comes to climate change, adaptation and resilience. And in a second part, The Bond Buyer's Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton chats about green bonds, climate change and resilience, and cybersecurity. Chip Barnett hosts.

Lower mortgage rates and more-affordable properties offered some relief for buyers.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in February as the non-manufacturing index climbed to 59.7.

With signs of economic weakness toward the end of 2018 and a rise in downside risks, the Federal Open Market Committee can wait “several meetings” before changing rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Tuesday.

The California Supreme Court left the so-called California Rule on pensions untouched in a ruling favoring the state's right to eliminate an "air time" benefit.

The municipal market is prepping to see $5.84 billion of new bonds, including the biggest deal of the year.