Finance

Opponents withdrew petitions for a threatened referendum that had stalled plans to issue bonds for the Quicken Loans Arena rehab.

Kevin Lembo says rating agencies are poised to hammer the state and its cities again.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session according to traders who were returning to their desks on Tuesday and looking ahead to the week’s lighter-than-average holiday week calendar.

Advantages in price, execution, transparency, and liquidity run up against the market's reluctance to change.

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Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Tuesday and looking ahead to the week’s lighter-than-average holiday week calendar, with volume estimated at $3.86 billion.

Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to decline to fewer than $4 billion of bonds issued, a typical slowdown following a holiday weekend.

The signing of Illinois Senate Bill 1947 alleviates the uncertainty for schools created by the multiyear state budget stalemate and recent veto, Standard & Poor’s said.

The UT system will offer investors a choice of taxable or tax-exempt debt as it prices $600 million of bonds.

Municipalities object to a report by Gov. Dannel Malloy's budget office that defends the level of state aid.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger in late morning activity, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s holiday-light calendar. Ipreo estimates total bond volume for next week at $3.86 billion.

The municipal bond market is winding up the week ahead of the three-day holiday weekend. Markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day.

The Chicago Teacher's Union threatened a lawsuit that could derail the funding package.

Volume shrank from August 2016, when the market was on a record-breaking run.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished mixed on Thursday as the market quieted down ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

A firm deploying a direct-to-buyer bond technology platform was among the co-managers.

Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed ahead of the Labor Day weekend. The primary is wrapped up for the week, with no major deals scheduled for Thursday or Friday.

Municipal bond traders are taking a break as the market quiets down ahead of the looming Labor Day holiday weekend. The primary sector is wrapped up for the week, with no major deals scheduled for Thursday or Friday.

The state passed a law to strengthen its school credit enhancement program, bringing Moody's upgrades to 58 school districts.

The package delivers about $150 million more than district officials wrote into their spending plan for the year.