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Without tax-exempt private activity bonds, charters would have to turn to more expensive and restrictive capital sources.

With overwhelming voter approval, the community of Sibley can now move closer to completing an outdoor aquatic center project.

Only one of the two proposed bonds for Ardmore City Schools that went before voters on Tuesday was approved during a special election.

Business inventories were unchanged at $1.889 trillion in April, while sales were 1.4% higher at $1.390 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Drew Smith, a former operative at the Massachusetts treasury, is Boston's new city treasurer.

Two big deals from Illinois issuers are scheduled for sale on Wednesday as the Chicago Board of Education gets set to hit the market with the first part of its double-barreled offering and Illinois toll bonds are slated to be priced.

The value of retail sales rose 0.2% in October and were up 0.1% excluding motor vehicle sales.

The consumer price index Consumer Price Index came in exactly as expected, with a 0.1% rise for the overall reading and a 0.2% gain for the core reading.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity continued to grow strongly in New York State."

The Federal Reserve should take a more aggressive stance toward boosting inflation and stop talking so much about using interest rates to ensure financial stability, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said.