Finance

Retail investors got first shot at California’s $2 billion GO deal Wednesday.

Lori Lightfoot picked Jeffrey Bethke to help address the city's pension and budget demands when she takes the helm next month.

Assured Guaranty indicated it is interested in reaching a deal on PREPA bonds rather than continuing its quest for a PREPA receiver.

Underwriters circulated a premarketing wire on California’s $2 billion GOs as the NYC water authority deal came to market.

Seth Magaziner's strategies mingle school construction borrowing and debt-management sessions with victims compensation, college savings and a small-business program.

Iona College may receive an upgrade from Moody's after boosting financial reserves through aggressive fundraising.

New York City’s water authority kicked off the week by offering bonds to individual investors on Monday.

Refundings of recession-era stimulus bonds are driving California's robust sales volume.

The groundings of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and tariffs with China could have an impact on revenue growth among ports and airports.

The standalone grant anticipation revenue vehicle bond deal is the first of several tranches the state will issue over the next few years.

With plenty of cash looking to go to work, investors are not loving the calendar or what small allocations they will be allotted as we draw near the end of tax season.

Municipals were firm on Thursday as the last of the week’s deals hit the market

Whistleblower Johan Rosenberg has alleged that the conspiracy cost issuers over $1 billion — $719 million in California, $349 million in Illinois, and $134 million in Massachusetts.

Analyst Tom Kozlik interprets the results behind his fifth annual survey of muni bond professionals. Paul Burton hosts from Berwyn, Pa.

California finds itself in a familiar spot, with the most muni issuance through the first three months of the year. The rest of the rankings show a mix of usual suspects and new faces.

Municipal underwriters jockey for position as business increased 21.9% from the first quarter of last year.

Focus remained on the municipal primary as more supply swept into the market on Wednesday.

Owners of the privately owned passenger train project plan to ask the Florida Development Finance Corp. to approve more bonds Friday.

The Florida Development Finance Corp.’s $1.75 billion bonds for the Virgin Trains USA passenger rail project found $4B of suitors.

All of Hilliard’s municipal advisors and associates agreed to join Baird, expanding its presence in the public finance sector.