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Steep enrollment declines sunk Sage College in Albany, N.Y. to Moody's Caa1 rating.
March 7
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Lombard Public Facilities Corporation creditors will receive $142 million of new bonds in exchange for $190 million of outstanding debt.
March 7
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Consumer credit increased by $19.9 billion in January to $3.855 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
March 7
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The $1 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled by Senate Democrats would be paid for by a rollback of some of the recently enacted Republican tax law provisions.
March 7
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A tight U.S. labor market was helping lift wages across most of the country through late February and contributing to “moderate inflation” in most areas, a Federal Reserve survey showed.
March 7
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A trade war would bring risks for states that do major business with Canada and Mexico, Fitch Ratings said after a seventh round of talks ended with no resolution.
March 7
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The state of the public school district is vital to encourage young families to move back into the city, he said.
March 7
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A $30 million Wagoner Public Schools bond issue, which included a new elementary school, failed to get enough votes to pass during Tuesday's election.
March 7
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said trade wars might offset momentum from fiscal stimulus.
March 7
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Maryland sold $525 million of general obligation bonds into a subdued market on Wednesday.
March 7
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While Gov. Dannel Malloy and lawmakers study recommendations from a state panel, Nuveen warned that the state’s bond rating could plummet further.
March 7
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After failing to approve new revenue in a special session, lawmakers now must pass a fiscal 2019 budget without enough revenue to fund state priorities.
March 7
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Puerto Rico shouldn’t misinterpret the economic boost from reconstruction following hurricanes that hit it hard last year as a sign of underlying strength, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said.
March 7
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About 4,717,600 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in February, a decrease of 185,700 from January, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
March 7
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As the New York City Council held its first hearing on Mayor de Blasio’s $88.67 billion preliminary budget, "Washington" and "Albany" loomed over the proceedings.
March 7
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Fourth quarter nonfarm productivity was revised up slightly to a flat reading, but more importantly unit labor costs growth was revised solidly higher to a 2.5% pace.
March 7
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The U.S. international trade gap widened to $56.6 billion in January.
March 7
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Private-sector employment increased by 235,000 in February, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
March 7
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A Volcker Alliance study suggests that while California is reasonably prepared to withstand any future recession, it will still struggle in a downturn.
March 7
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Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, one of the central bank’s most ardent doves, sounded optimistic about the U.S. economy’s outlook and suggested the pace of monetary policy tightening may need to accelerate.
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