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Moody's Investors Service now assigns a positive outlook to its A1 rating for the private Pennsylvania university.

The University of Michigan's final November consumer sentiment index reading was 97.5, compared to the preliminary November 98.3.

Existing home sales were up 1.4% to a seasonally adjusted 5.22 million-unit rate in October from an unrevised 3.4% decline to a 5.15 million sales pace the previous month.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.1% in October following an upwardly revised 0.6% gain in September.

Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment were weak in October for a third straight month.

Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since late June.

As stocks continued to plunge, municipal bonds remained stronger along with Treasurys.

Chicago expects to add more than $9 billion in O'Hare debt in the coming years to upgrade the airport's terminals.

Municipal bonds continued to show strength along with Treasuries as equity prices continued their downward spiral.

U.S. new-home construction picked up in October on a rebound in apartments and other multifamily housing.