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Investors downed a deluge of munis in what so far is living up to the billing of the busiest week of the year.

Proposition CC, which would have allowed the state to retain revenues above a 27-year-old formula, was defeated.

Schools, public transit and medical research are among the beneficiaries of successful bond measures Tuesday in the Lone Star State.

“We see some calming of seas,” said Beth Ann Bovino, chief U.S. economist and managing director at S&P Global Ratings, who offered those explanations as part of her latest take on the U.S. economic outlook.

New York City voters take the first step to include a formal rainy day fund in the budget process.

Nonfarm productivity slipped, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, a day when comments from Fed presidents suggested cuts are done for now.

The SEC brought four civil lawsuits and 10 stand-alone administrative proceedings, according to its annual report released Wednesday.

The Financial Industry Regulatory announced the action Wednesday, saying it stemmed from the firms' supervisory failures.

Gov. Wanda Vázquez's bill aims to prevent the commonwealth from pursuing debt practices that have gotten it into trouble.

The unfunded liabilities rose to $137 billion in fiscal 2019 from $134 billion, and the state will have to contribute $600 million more in fiscal 2021.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is exploring a large bond sale to fund equipment upgrades for the commuter rail and bus system.

Texas continued its record-setting pace in October with monthly sales tax revenue growing 7% year-over-year to $2.82 billion.

Municipals weakened along with Treasuries as stocks surged amid good earnings reports and economic data.

The junk-rated school district revised its fiscal 2020 budget to reflect the contract that ended a teachers' strike, but long-term questions remain.

A deal this week will refinance Indiana Finance Authority lease appropriation bonds issued in 2008 for a convention center expansion project.

A special master will hear oral arguments Thursday in the federal lawsuit Florida filed in 2013, as both states incur significant legal costs.

The number of letter rulings fell to four in 2018 when the fee rose to $28,300, from 16 rulings in 2008 when the fee was only $11,500.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin notes the bond market is signaling pessimism and asks whether rates negate that message.

Ahead of the deal, Moody's revised its outlook on the hospital system's Aa3 rating to positive from stable.

The New Jersey Department of the Treasury released $53.7 million of $104.8 million in suspended transitional aid.