News and Information from Bond Buyer

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.6% in December following a revised 0.5% increase in November.

As Pennsylvania gets set to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report on the sector that offers several reasons why investors should be holding tobacco bonds.

Initial jobless claims rose to 233,000 in the week ended Jan. 20, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. bonds cleared the market after a one-week delay.

The U.S. Virgin Islands' rebuilding efforts make its Gross Receipts Revenue Bonds more secure, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said.

The American Trucking Association touts its Build America Fund as a much better solution to financing infrastructure than tolls or public-private partnerships.

Wednesday's sales of Chicago's Sales Tax Securitization Corp. taxables and Connecticut’s special tax obligation bonds underscored the increasing prevalence of special obligation offerings.

First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan put the price tag at $425 million over four years.

Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his eighth and final State of the State speech.

SIFMA is urging the MSRB to be more forthcoming in providing interpretive guidance to dealers and other regulated entities.

The deaths of people who ignored railroad crossing warning lights and barriers triggered new calls for state and federal regulators to strengthen railroad safety laws.

Puerto Rico is arranging a loan to avoid blackout.

The "Focus Group Czar" will share his insights and predictions on the muni market at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference.

Technology has changed the muni market, but a complete restructuring of how bonds come to market is expected by analysts.

In its first year of local control, Ontario International Airport saw passenger traffic climb 7% over the prior year.

The latest continuing resolution leaves state and cities with no clarity on federal budget variables that may affect their own spending plans. And the debt ceiling looms larger.

Municipal and Treasury bonds weakened as stocks surged to record highs in early trading.

Existing home sales fell 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted 5.57 million-unit rate in December from a revised 5.78 million sales pace the previous month, first reported as 5.81 million, the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday.

Gov. Charlie Baker's group will examine changes in technology, climate and demographics.

City officials intend to fight language that they say would put the city on the hook for emergency repairs by the state-run MTA.