Puerto Rico

The cash balance of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority declined 54% to Sept. 30 from June 30.

In a bid to boost its sagging economy, Puerto Rico is contemplating its biggest tax overhaul in decades.

Puerto Rico's net General Fund revenues came in 1% above expectations in October.

Puerto Rico's government announced a joint venture expected to create 500 jobs in Puerto Rico in the next three years.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has cut its November electricity rates by 7.7%, a few days after Puerto Rico indicated that bondholders should expect cuts on bond payments.

A Puerto Rico court affirmed its decision in favor of the Puerto Rico bank Doral Financial Corp., in a setback for the Puerto Rico Treasury.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement action against 13 dealer firms Monday represents a broad commission effort to correct behavior that was probably due to mistakes by individual traders dealing with an unusual bond issuance, attorneys and market participants said Tuesday.

While Puerto Rico faces fiscal problems that are similar to those of 1970s New York, it's important to note the differences between the two economies as the island commonwealth seeks a solution.

Puerto Rico officials said Thursday that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority would default on its bonds but that the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority would not.

Puerto Rico plans to help its Highways and Transportation Authority through an oil tax increase and the sale of bonds from a new authority.

Claims against UBS from Puerto Rican investors have surged to $900 million, the group said Tuesday in its third-quarter earnings report.

Moody's Investment Service is concerned about Puerto Rico's liquidity and market access, it said in a report released Tuesday.

Puerto Rico plans to host an investor webcast on Thursday, Oct. 30.

Puerto Rico's planned bond sale from the Puerto Rico Infrastructure Finance Authority may lead to or prevent a default, depending on which analyst you believe.

Puerto Rico's unemployment rate jumped to 14.1% in September, a second month of increases as the commonwealth battles to bolster its sagging economy.

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla is expected to file a bill authorizing a greater than $2 billion bond this week, a leading Puerto Rico senator said.

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla announced major changes to three finance departments, including moving Melba Acosta from Treasury to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico.

Doral Financial in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has prevailed in its court battle with the territory's Treasury Department over a substantial tax refund.

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico completed a $900 million borrowing deal with banks on Friday.

UBS has agreed to compensate 34 Puerto Rico-based investors for their losses in investments in their municipal bond closed ended funds.