Markets

U.S. producer prices rose for the first time in three months amid a surge in gauges reflecting airfares and rail-transportation costs.

Rising interest rates have created a lot of early October red ink in the bond markets, says J.R. Rieger.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's long-stalled acquisition of Centegra was finalized last month.

The Toledo, Ohio-based healthcare operator will sell $1.5 billion of bonds next week, of which $1.2 billion will be taxable.

The municipal bond market returned from a three-day holiday weekend only to see action pick up where it left off last week — with yields heading higher.

With municipal yields rising more than they have in years, investors see a rare opportunity for fourth-quarter tax swaps.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held, but respondents’ optimism about wages surged.

As municipal bond buyers see scant supply head their way this week, savvy investors will be keeping a watchful eye on rising yields.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) slid to 110.77 in September from an upwardly revised 111.18 in August.

Small business optimism slipped a bit in September, but the National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimism index reading of 107.9 was the third highest in the survey's 45-year history.