Puerto Rico

Issue is disposition of $1 billion to $2 billion of Puerto Rico government funds.

In a win for the Oversight Board and bondholders, an appeals court shut down a teachers' associations challenge, but another case challenging the plan has yet to be decided.

The board says the governor will have to make many changes to its budget.

The majority on the court said upholding the benefits could have opened the door to a broad range of other federal benefits to Puerto Rico residents.

Revenues were also up compared to the Oversight Board's projection made on Jan. 27.

Several additional steps would be needed before the private operator of the transmission and distribution grid would be removed.

The Oversight Board says an adversary complaint affecting HTA claims remains active, contradicting a statement made to the court last month.

The underwriters filed a defense to the court earlier this month and analysts are skeptical of MBIA’s chances of prevailing.

The measure would cut the number of balanced budgets needed for the island to achieve fiscal independence.

A blackout that affected almost all of Puerto Rico Wednesday still had more than half of Puerto Rico Electric Power Agency customers without electricity Friday.