Northeast

Owners of two firms will join Hilltop Securites as managing directors, the firm said.

State Treasurer Joe Torsella is accusing 14 financial firms of collaborating to illegally inflate the prices of Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-issued bonds.

Officials with the private passenger train company said contractors have been hired to extend service from West Palm Beach to Orlando.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is inching closer toward a replacement for its nearly 70-year old bus terminal by zeroing in on three possible options.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has touted his administration's record levels of reserves. Whether they can sustain a downturn is up for debate.

Lawmakers advanced a bill designed to make the New York State Department of Transportation more accountable for its capital planning.

At stake is an estimated $880 billion in annual federal funding from 300 programs that use census data to distribute funds.

Debate over the level of openness at New York MTA resonates on several fronts, notably during a joust over reports of overtime abuse.

Moody's dropped the central New York county to Aa3 from Aa2.

Adding $374 million alleged in New York to the three other cases also filed by Johan Rosenberg brings the total damages claimed to $1.58 billion.