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S&P said Pennsylvania's rejection of Wilkes-Barre from a state workout program presents no immediate pressure to its overall credit quality.

Municipals were mixed at mid-session as Treasury investors made an about-face and pulled down yields in the wake of a stock market swoon.

Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.

Raymond James has hired Guy Yandel to open a public finance office in Denver and to expand the firm’s public finance business in the mid-western, mountain, and western states.

The grand opening of Bancroft Capital, a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business, is set for Veterans Day.

An asset transfer that links a revenue-producing asset to public pension funds may provide long-term solutions to poorly funded systems.

Municipal bonds may not be the most exciting of securities, but in times of high volatility and high risk they serve a vital purpose, says Luis Maizel, co-founder of LM Capital, an employee-owned minority business in California. Maizel, who is one of the nation’s few Mexican-born fund and income managers, also talks about other fixed-income classes and weighs in on immigration and trade concerns. Chip Barnett hosts.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 7,000 to 214,000 in the Oct. 6 week after falling to 207,000 in the previous week.

A gauge of underlying U.S. inflation was below estimates in September as used-vehicle costs fell and housing rents cooled.

The judge's record so far suggests a pattern that may encourage further appeals in the biggest U.S. municipal bankruptcy.