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Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd., and Wasmer, Schroeder & Company announced the closing of AGM's acquisition of a minority interest in WSC on Wednesday.

Top-quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Wednesday as the big Honolulu and Pennsylvania sales hit the screens.

The special session on Sept. 25 will be asked to resolve funding problems in the wake of the state Supreme Court's rejection of a "smoking cessation fee."

The transportation package limits bonding to $400 million.

They say a report shows state could shave billions off interest costs if it borrows to pay down the state's unpaid bill backlog.

Lloyd Blankfein, who was Gary Cohn’s boss for more than a decade at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., endorsed his former deputy’s qualifications to run the Federal Reserve.

President Trump sided with Democrats on adding a three-month extension of the U.S. debt limit over the arguments of fellow Republicans, who pressed for a longer debt extension.

All 12 Federal Reserve districts reported modest or moderate economic growth in the past two months, the latest Beige Book survey showed Wednesday, up from the 10 reporting those levels of growth in the previous period.

S&P Global Ratings cited improved employment and demographic indicators, and projected growth in reserve levels.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is taking applications for $500 million of grant funding.