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Home resales fell by 2.5% in April to an annual rate of 5.46 million, below expectations for a small decline to a 5.58 million pace.

How an approach of having a continuity of rating over the cycle provides some stability in Fitch's approach to the state sector. Managing Director Laura Porter is our guest. John Hallacy is host.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 11,000 to 234,000 in the May 19 week, well above the 220,000 level expected by analysts.

Scarcity mixed with strong demand and Fed announcements on rates and inflation helped munis outperform most fixed-income assets so far this year.

The Oversight Board's executive director said the budget's future is linked to government introduction of at-will employment law.

The tax plan supports $250 million in bond financing by authorizing the capture of roughly $18.56 million of principal and interest payments annually.

Veteran banker Michael Placencia will lead the firm's transportation and infrastructure efforts.

The IRS notice warns that federal law, not state law, controls how payments for federal income tax purposes are characterized.

Officials say the cost estimate for what New York City Transit president Andy Byford called "a full overhaul" is a work in progress.

Municipal bonds were stronger in late trading as West Virginia and the Regents of the University of California came to market.