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Construction spending was up 1.3% in January.

Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment rebounded in January.

The February PPI data were below expectations, lowering the year-over-year rates slightly

D.A. Davidson will expand its presence in Oklahoma and Texas with the acquisition of Wells Nelson.

The Fed is now estimating household ownership of munis at market value instead of book or face value and has restated historical ownership.

The Bond Dealers of America pushed for legislative support of the muni market during a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday.

Bond Buyer Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton explores the state's hot-button issues including pension liability and tolling. Chip Barnett hosts.

Birmingham, Alabama's general obligation bond rating was lowered one notch by Fitch due to growing pension liabilities.

Chicago's CFO says investor outreach will stress fiscal controls that make it difficult for the city to backslide on its progress under Rahm Emanuel.

Optimism among small companies in the U.S. improved in February, snapping a five-month losing streak that was the longest in two decades on brighter views of future conditions.