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The urgency for healthcare issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds is gone after private activity bonds survived tax reform.

North Dakota county loses investment grade as it prepares to open new jail.

Ingalls Health System in south suburban Chicago was downgraded one notch to Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service.

The muni market is skidding to a halt from a break-neck issuance filled two weeks, as an eerie quiet pervades ahead of the long holiday weekend.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.4% in November following an unrevised 1.2% increase in October, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

The muni market is skidding to a halt from a break-neck issuance filled two weeks, as few notable deals remain on the calendar.

Initial jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 245,000 in the December 16 employment survey week.

Third quarter GDP growth was revised down to a 3.2% annual rate from the 3.3% pace in the second estimate, compared to no revision expected.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in December at a quicker pace than in November.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November decreased to 0.15 from an upwardly revised 0.76 in October.