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Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as a New York issuer sold about $1.5 billion in six competitive offerings.

The Sherman Independent School District's board of trustees held a special meeting Monday night at which the group approved a $1.44 per $100 valuation property tax rate for the year and got its first look at the $170-million-plus bond packages developed by the Citizens Advisory Committee.

Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, said it will make a $10 billion investment in southeastern Wisconsin.

After Sept. 12, municipal advisor representatives who have not passed the Series 50 Exam may not engage in MA activities.

Grand Haven city officials have signed a bond sale agreement that is expected to save city residents money on interest payments related to the repayment of the 2008 voter-approved infrastructure bond.

The Ohio Secretary of State's Office has approved the ballot language for the Meigs County Sheriff's Office and Correctional Facility levy, with the intent to issue bonds, for placement on the November general election ballot.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.985% high yield, a price of 99.923389.

The Norwich City Council voted unanimously Monday to send an ordinance appropriating $5 million in bond money for infrastructure improvements to referendum.

Houston's $495 million bond package will fund library repairs, park upgrades and new police and fire vehicles.

The City Council voted unanimously to allow city officials to bond out as much as $3 million more to pay for cost overruns of what is now Portsmouth's $26.2 million second municipal parking garage.

The number of open positions rose by 461,000, the most in almost two years, to 6.163 million (estimates were for 5.75 million) from an upwardly revised 5.702 million in May.

Peter DeGroot, Strategist and Head of Municipal Research at JPMorgan, joins us to discuss his views on the municipal market for the second half from both the technical and credit aspects. Hosted by John Hallacy.

The subway crisis could change the political landscape, New York's mayor says.

Small businesses were more optimistic, as hiring activity increased, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' monthly Small Business Optimism index.

About $2.5 billion of bonds are coming from just two issuers on Tuesday, as the market gears up for big competitive sales from New York and a large negotiated deal out of Ohio amid various other deals from around the country.

The New York mayor and his supporters must shepherd the bill through Albany.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded to Aa2 from Aa3 the long-term joint support letter of credit (LOC)-backed ratings of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gas Works (PGW) Revenue Refunding Bonds.

Puerto Rico’s June economic activity declined 0.5% compared to May and 2.1% compared to a year earlier.

Philadelphia’s sin and sweet taxes yielded Pennsylvania’s largest city more than $500 million in revenue over the last five years, according to a new economic report.

Top quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday, according to traders as the first of the week’s big new issues came to market out of the Midwest.