Markets

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority will bring about $430 million of refunding debt to market.

Doñé will take a key advisory role in the nation's fourth-largest pension system.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, as the market prepares for an $8 billion new issue slate.

U.S. job openings rebounded in October, exceeding the number of unemployed workers by 1 million.

In the absence of advance refunding, Arizona plans to lock in rates by pricing $250.7 million of lottery refunding bonds that will not be delivered until next October.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index fell to 110.41 in November from 110.73 in October.

Municipal bonds closed out the week stronger ahead of a hefty new issue slate.

As the end of the year draws near, the municipal bond market will see lots of negotiated deals on next week’s new issue calendar.

Americans place almost $150 billion in illegal sports bets annually, according to the American Gaming Association.

October wholesale inventories increased by 0.8%, revised upward from the 0.7% increase reported in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales were down 0.2% in the month.