Moody's

Analysts Chris Collins and Melissa Nicandri were among the 64 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines flight 5342. The Bond Buyer will honor them at the Rising Stars dinner.

Generous federal support is offset by a small and volatile economy, the agency said.

School districts are facing many challenges, including less federal funding, increased competition, declining enrollment and inflating costs.

Moody's expects enplanements at the facility will remain below the low end of its former projections.

The county commission said it hopes to regain Moody's ratings this fall.

A year after raising its ratings to investment grade, Moody's Ratings upgraded Detroit's issuer and general obligation bond ratings again, to Baa1.

The ratings agency said fund balances had declined as a percent of operating revenues and are expected to decline further.

The action follows an upgrade for the sole purchaser of its power.

The state of Maryland is going to market on Wednesday by selling $1.56 billion of general obligation bonds, which will be the first major sale since the state absorbed a credit downgrade from Moody's.

Washington has paid off $198 million of its bonds supporting the mixed-use development at The Wharf fifteen years before their maturity date bringing some good financial news to a city wrestling with its budget.

Maryland is preparing for upcoming bond sales as the state treasurer responds to a Moody's downgrade by suggesting the state part ways with the rating agency.

Municipals were cut up four basis points, depending on the curve, through noon.

Moody's Ratings cited low liquidity as a reason for the downgrade.

Moody's Ratings revised the outlook to negative from stable but affirmed the A1 rating on the CTA's senior lien sales tax bonds.

Moody's upgraded Minneapolis to Aaa. The outlook is stable, reflecting an expectation that a strong financial profile will help absorb cost pressures.

Suffolk's improved finances won the county its third rating upgrade this year.

Northern Illinois University is going to market with $62 million of certificates of participation to finance energy-saving projects affecting 50 buildings.

The downgrade affects $2.1 billion in bond debt and extends to its utility debt.

Moody's also upgraded other Florida locality bonds recently as a result of a revised cities and counties rating methodology.

Florida's Aaa credit is a factor in all the upgrades, the rating agency said.