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Pending home sales unexpectedly declined in October, the second consecutive month they dropped.

Though President-elect Joe Biden has not provided specifics on the financing of his infrastructure agenda, sources say he will take an "all of the above" approach.

The Regional Transportation District will issue $340 million for Denver Transit Partners, the concessionaire of three Denver-area commuter rail lines for RTD.

Michael Chalker, portfolio manager and senior analyst at LM Capital Group, talks with Chip Barnett about the fixed-income markets and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. (16 minutes)

Illinois will borrow $2 billion through the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility to help manage its 2021 budget gap. The state previously borrowed $1.2 billion from the MLF for its fiscal 2020 pandemic hole.

The Investment Company Institute reported municipal bond funds saw $2.675 billion of inflows in the latest reporting week.

The flood of indicators released Wednesday were indicative of a slowing economy, analysts said.

The rating agency cited coronavirus-related curbs on economic activity in the commonwealth.

Fitch Ratings cited concerns about LADWP's debt leverage in setting a negative outlook.

Sources said the JFK deal was massively oversubscribed, allowing underwriters to lower yields from 15 to 45 basis points.