About 5,083,600 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in October, an increase of 11,700 from September, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
"U.S. labor demand continues on a steady, slow growth trend, maintaining historically high demand levels with over 5 million ads each month," said Gad Levanon, director of macroeconomics and labor markets at the Conference Board. "The data continue to indicate a strong U.S. labor market."
Muni yields are succumbing to a "domino effect," said Kim Olsan, portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.
A three judge panel upheld a lower court rejection of the bondholders' suit against Puerto Rico's central government.
Maryland enters the data center regulation movement as Governor Wes Moore signs an executive order and signals an end to sales tax exemptions.
The selloff in munis this week is "against a backdrop of historic bid wanted in competition volume, continued rate volatility, tax-loss selling [and] unfavorable technicals," said J.P. Morgan strategists.
"We believe strongly in these sectors, and they are poised for even more growth," Bo Daniels, Loop Capital's head of public finance, said in a statement.
The deal, set to close in the coming weeks, adds a group of capital markets and other market professionals, according to a press release.
