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Suzanne Shank, co-founder of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., was honored at the Black Girls Rock! 2017 award show, the BET television network’s annual celebration of top African-American women in the fields of finance, entertainment and politics.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the state of Maryland come to market with two top-quality competitive sales on Wednesday.

With inflation slipping in recent months and not hitting the Federal Reserve’s 2% target in years, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic urged a “wait and see” approach on rate hikes in a televised interview Wednesday.

The New York region's service sector activity "picked up," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's August Business Leaders Survey, released Tuesday.

Trump said lengthy permitting process denies "our citizens the modern infrastructure they deserve.”

Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as several big competitive deals sold in the primary market, led by a high-quality offering from Mecklenburg County, N.C.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation was dropped from the single A category by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Oversight Board has asked the bankruptcy judge to approve compensation for a team led by Martha Kopacz, who served in a similar role in Detroit's bankruptcy.

A letter-ruling shows the IRS is flexible and helpful to a public utility.

Thirty-year veteran of William Blair's public finance team lands at Raymond James.

Chicago can't shake pension strains, CPS mess, and state dysfunction as it shows off economic and fiscal strides.

Ferrovial is expected to realize a 4.8% return on its investment in Denver P3 airport renovation.

State-backed bonds will replace PABs that were headed for default as Indiana takes over a road project that's become a poster child for P3 woes.

Moody’s projects more utility privatizations as local issuers look to cope with financial distress and sidestep maintenance and compliance costs.

New Jersey is on track for revenue growth in 2018 after a strong start to the new fiscal year with July tax collections, according to State Treasurer Ford M. Scudder.

Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as several big competitive deals sold in the primary market.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.940% high yield, a price of 99.926889.

How can muni managers produce consistent returns while managing risk efficiently? Invesco’s Mark Paris, CIO & Head of Municipals, and Stephanie Larosilliere, Vice President & Senior Client Portfolio Manager, talk about their high-yield municipal fund, which tends to focus on seven to 10 sectors, with Tobacco, CCRC, IDB and Charter schools among the most active. John Hallacy is our host.

Bitvore Corp. added features to its artificial intelligence-powered early warning system that continuously monitors material changes affecting risk across the municipal market.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes increased as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index rose to 68 in August from 64 in July.