Finance

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and co-sponsors of a recently offered bill want to prevent businesses in their states from being forced to collect sales taxes from e-commerce transactions.

Muni finished stronger Tuesday in an abbreviated trading session. Markets are closed Wednesday and trading will resume on Thursday.

Municipals were stronger as bond market participants were winding up their activity ahead of the early close.

Three rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court this term will have a lasting impact on the finances of many municipal bond issuers, Fiera Capital says.

Some Puerto Rico issues were trading lower on Monday after a federal watchdog approved a revised budget for the commonwealth over the weekend.

The municipal market will see only $74 million of deals in a holiday-shortened week, raising demand for supply the week after.

Moody's calls Minnesota's pension reforms a positive for the state and its local governments.

After a bumpy but overall successful launch of markup disclosure, the muni industry looks ahead to regulatory scrutiny and finding ways to use the new data.

Municipal bond issuance reached $30 billion for the third straight month, as the market prepares for what is expected to be a slow summer.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $73.8 million, consisting only of competitive sales and no negotiated deals.

Municipal market activity remained quiet Thursday afternoon wrapping up a week in which investors snapped up some large new issues.

Deutsche Bank Securities and Central States Capital Markets agreed to settle with FINRA for a combined $80,000.

New York paper continued to be in high demand in front of the July 1 redemption date, according to a market source.

The ruling may trigger the renegotiation of almost all public sector contracts, though severability clauses prevent immediate wage and benefit reductions.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Wednesday as bond buyers saw big deals come from New York and California issuers.

Municipal bonds were stronger Wednesday as bond deals from New York and California were coming to market.

The decision could ultimately free up more spending flexibility for state and local governments by weakening organized labor in the sector of the economy where the rate of unionization is the highest.

Municipal bonds were little changed Tuesday as a continuation of the June-July reinvestment season made for brisk demand.

Municipal bonds were little changed Tuesday as traders saw big note and bond deals hit the market, led by issuers in California and New York.

Gov. Paul LePage's post-pricing intervention to block the closing of $113 million of GO bonds may increase Maine’s future borrowing costs.