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The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Tuesday.

The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia voted to finish the two reactors, but cost was not disclosed.

Pending home sales decreased 0.8% to an index reading of 109.1 in July, after a downwardly revised 1.3% gain to a 110.0 reading in June, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

The Chicago Business Barometer was unchanged at 58.9 in August.

“Hurricane czar” Alan Rubin of Blank Rome explores the possible effect of the Texas megastorm on the financial markets and municipal credit, the federal response, the challenge of rebuilding the region’s infrastructure and lessons learned from the Houston-area tragedy. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Municipal bond traders are taking a break as the market quiets down ahead of the looming Labor Day holiday weekend. The primary sector is wrapped up for the week, with no major deals scheduled for Thursday or Friday.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business decreased to 55.41 in August from 56.98 in July, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Thursday.

The Midwest Economy Index declined to 0.29 in July from 0.43 in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Thursday.

Fueled by oil and natural gas production taxes, the state’s rainy day fund is the biggest in any state.

The state passed a law to strengthen its school credit enhancement program, bringing Moody's upgrades to 58 school districts.

Bond financing was suggested to fund the IT upgrades.

The package delivers about $150 million more than district officials wrote into their spending plan for the year.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended unchanged on Wednesday, according to traders, as primary action dwindled down to a last few deals for the week.

The state priced a pair of GO offerings, one sold through negotiation and the other competitively.

The Scott County School District obtained an underlying rating instead of relying on the state’s recently downgraded enhancement program.

The SEC action this month against an Oklahoma MA offers helpful guidance for municipal advisors regarding the fiduciary duty of care.

Top-rated municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, as primary action dwindled. Traders were eyeing yields, which have been trending lower.

The short-term fiscal impact of Hurricane Harvey on public entities in Texas and Louisiana will be mitigated by their financial flexibility and support from federal and state governments and private insurance policies, Fitch Ratings said.

The minor-league Pawtucket Red Sox want a new venue, which would involve city, state and team bonding.

About 4,479,800 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in August, a decrease of 125,900 from July, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.