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Pending home sales rose 3.5% to an index reading of 109.3 in October, from a downwardly revised 105.6 in September, a 0.4% drop, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

Third quarter GDP growth was revised up to a 3.3% annual rate from the 3.0% pace in the advance estimate, as expected, data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed.

Blaming “transitory factors” for low inflation rates, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday she expects gradual fed funds rate increases for “the next few years.”

Sen. Collins said a partial restoration of the SALT deduction will help get her vote for tax bill.

The state will sell $499 million various purpose GO refunding bonds.

The muni market was buzzing with activity on Tuesday, as issuers rushed to sell bonds that may no longer be allowed next year.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced a comprehensive support bill for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Tuesday, calculated to cost up to $146 billion.

Moody's Investors Service cited fund balance discipline as it upgraded Burlington to A2.

Franklin County, Tenn., officials recently approved an almost $8 million bond issue to fund a long-awaited expansion of the county's jail.

City officials are trying to determine if Pullman's two bond proposals on the November ballot have passed or failed.