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The 2007 bond authorization for the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas is nearly tapped out, sparking debate about what comes next.

New orders for manufactured goods decreased 0.6% in November, after dropping an unrevised 2.1% in October.

Attention in the municipal bond market turns westward as some of the week's biggest deals will be coming from Hawaii, Washington state and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Buyers will see the biggest issuance week of the year as $7.2 billion of deals will hit the screens.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) fell to 109.56 in January from a downwardly revised 110.96 in December.

The New York economy slipped in January, with current conditions falling to its lowest level since June.

The San Diego-area system is issuing municipal debt to fund its acquisition of for-profit Northcentral University.

Weaker operating results led S&P Global Ratings to lower its outlook for the Evanston, Illinois-based university.

Municipal primary volume will surge to $7.2 billion in the week of Feb. 4 from a revised total of $3.8 billion the previous week.

Enright, who died of bone cancer at 72, held fiscal positions with local governments before starting a nearly 30-year investment banking career.

PFM says the acquisition will broaden its reach into special districts and land-secured municipal financings in Florida and across the country.

A year after fighting with lawmakers over new taxes, Gov. Phil Scott pitched $18 million of revenue raisers in his $6.1 billion budget proposal.

A lawsuit alleging fraud accusing banks and broker-dealers of fraud in the variable-rate demand obligation market will proceed, an Illinois judge ruled.

With extreme weather more frequent, investors and rating agencies are scrutinizing the effects of resiliency measures on municipal budgets and reserve levels.

Ipreo forecasts weekly bond volume will surge to $7.2 billion from a revised total of $3.8 billion this week.

Shields, fired by Wells Fargo in December, joined Loop Capital Markets LLC as a managing director this week.

The compromise does not include a full federal takeover of the New York City Housing Authority, which the federal agency had threatened.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged from 4.11% the week before.

Ruling may lead to the requirement to pay interest on the bonds despite the Employees Retirement System bankruptcy.

The N.Y. Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday as munis ended stronger.

Mt. Pleasant, Racine County, and the Wisconsin state government all face risks if the Taiwanese manufacturer can't deliver on its big promises.