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The U.S. international trade gap widened to $57.6 billion in February, a wider gap than the $56.7 billion deficit expected and the largest since October 2008.

The vote came as Gov. Rossello said his fiscal plan will not accede to board demands.

BlackRock's Peter Hayes says that municipal bond performance in the first quarter was clearly hurt by tax reform.

The modified budget plan banks on new revenue initiatives that face an uncertain political fate.

Gribbin's resignation, which followed Gary Cohn's departure, means that the two major administration officials charged with developing and selling the president's infrastructure plan are gone.

Morgan Stanley rose to No. 2 and JPMorgan slipped out of the top 5 among municipal underwriters; PFM fell to second among financial advisors.

Anna Van Degna, who was a Stifel managing director, now heads San Francisco's Office of Public Finance.

It's important and constructive to talk about these kinds of alternatives to advance refundings, market participants said.

Voters in Wisconsin also rejected a measure to abolish the state treasurer's office.

Buyers of municipal bonds had a variety of new issues to choose from on Wednesday as deals from New Jersey, New York, California and Maryland all came to market.

The question of whether to cover Virginians under the Affordable Care Act prevented a budget from passing during the regular session.

About 4,819,700 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in March, an increase of 102,100 from February, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

A survey reveals a majority of Jackson County voters likely would oppose new taxes to pay for a bigger jail.

The value of new factory orders in February saw a 1.2% increase, a softer rise than the 1.7% increase expected.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in March, while prices again grew.

Inflation is expected to grow, but remain below target, and the yield curve may invert in the next year, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Wednesday.

Private-sector employment increased by 241,000 in March, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.

Asset valuations are stretched across a broad set of financial markets and some cryptocurrencies have witnessed “extreme volatility,” Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said, though overall risks to the financial system are still low.

Surging sales tax revenue shows economic strength across several sectors, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says.

California's attorney general says the hospital chain used anti-competitive practices to drive up prices in Northern California.