Capital markets

An obscure board authorized in 1973 and categorized as "military affairs and defense" approved Gov. Gina Raimondo's request despite questions about constitutionality.

Thirty-six firms made the cut, and eight didn't, when Illinois reviewed broker-dealer qualifications for new underwriting pools.

In the MSRB’s first report showing data from March 24, trades topped 87,215, which is likely a record, said Marcelo Vieira, MSRB director of research.

The rating agency, citing severe ridership drops from COVID-19, dropped its rating to A-minus from A. It assigns a negative outlook.

Two baseball stadiums and a basketball arena face cash-flow hits from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The economic dislocations brought by COVID-19 led Fitch Ratings to drop the Long Island county to BBB-plus.

The timing of a $1.5 billion deal California had planned to price Thursday is no longer firm amid massive dislocations in the markets.

Two rating agencies placed a negative outlook U.S. toll roads, while others monitor risks as volumes decline as COVID-19 keeps drivers at home.

The comptroller called for passage of a federal rescue bill and measures to shore up the city budget.

The authority, which tapped its $1 billion credit line and received a warning shot from Moody's, says COVID-19 is a disaster that requires a national response.

Barber and Amoroso will work together during a temporary transition phase.

What will change in the age of autonomous vehicles? Almost everything, Mois Navon of Mobileye tells Chip Barnett as they talk about the future of cars and the effect it will have on tomorrow's society.

GLWA has the flexibility to come to market as early as this week, but is monitoring the market in light of the COVID-19 impact.

The suspension of spectator sports removes two critical revenue streams for the venue in Brooklyn, according to Moody's Investors Service.

How severe a financial hit New York City will take during the COVID-19 pandemic is as much of an unknown as the degree of virus spread.

Career veterans call fallout from COVID-19 concerns on the municipal market worse than that of 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis combined.

S&P sees positives in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2021 budget but they don't move the rating dial given a daunting bill backlog and pension strains.

As fear and uncertainty over COVID-19 rapidly grow, it has sent yields for both municipals and Treasuries to never before seen low levels — begging the question if we could see zero or negative yields here in the States?

Sources say action on the SEC's proposed exemptive order has slowed, though it could garner attention at next week's conference.

Vallejo, California, benefited from last week's record-low municipal market rates when it finally sold its water revenue bond refunding.