Northeast

Lawrence Schloss, deputy comptroller for pensions and chief investment officer of the New York City pension funds, will step down on Oct. 18, city Comptroller John Liu announced.

Curt Schilling, the former baseball pitcher whose failed 38 Studios video-game company triggered a Rhode Island debate over moral obligation debt, plans to sell off personal items from his home.

Central Falls, R.I., a former bankrupt city whose bond rating is still junk, is raising money online for a park project with help from a crowd-funding platform.

Massachusetts repealed a 6.25% sales tax on technology services that was part of a $500 million revenue package. But the controversy still lingers.

Fitch Ratings placed Chester Community Charter School's BB-rated $56.1 million revenue bonds on rating watch negative.

On Thursday the trustees of the Long Island Power Authority unanimously approved shifting operating control of the authority to PSEG from National Grid.

A short-term federal government shutdown will have minimal impact on issuers, though some areas with a significant federal presence like Washington D.C. may see some lost economic activity, ratings agencies said.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the debt of Catholic Health East to Aa2 from A2 to reflect its merger with Trinity Health.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania cited nominating-paper defects in rejecting the Harrisburg, Pa., mayoral candidacy of independent Nevin Mindlin.