Economy

A judge preliminarily approved a deal to end three lawsuits, but the South Carolina-owned utility still faces federal securities fraud litigation.

Disclosure in a series of pending and recently priced Midwest healthcare deals underscore the rapidly evolving impact of COVID-19.

New home sales were up 14.3% from a year ago, despite a 4.4% decline in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 765,000, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

They asked for a combined $4.4 billion.

Gerrard Bushell, executive chair of the New Terminal One Development Project at John F. Kennedy International Airport, discusses how the $7 billion public-private partnership is progressing under the leadership of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

Smaller hospital systems warn they are on fiscal life support as groups lobby for federal funds.

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.

Cost cutting is underway at central Florida's Orlando International Airport due to a steep decline in flights and passengers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Medicaid Redesign Team would pare spending on state hospitals by nearly $400 million and projects $1.6 billion in savings overall.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren offered an upbeat assessment in the face of the darkening economic crisis, saying the U.S. can withstand the short-term damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

A coalition of healthcare industry organizations is asking for $100 billion in direct federal help, warning that the survival of some hospitals is at stake.

As the Federal Reserve continues trying to keep markets liquid as the stock market sinks, economic data are showing the effects of COVID-19.

BDA told Fed Chair Jerome Powell that two existing programs could help the muni market overcome the impact of the virus.

Dan Aschenbach of AGVP Advisory LLP walks us through the more controversial developments regarding Santee Cooper, JEA, and PG&E. He suggests alternatives are winning but have the issue of reliability to consider. John Hallacy hosts.

With a significant decline in new infections in China, positive news may be ahead, one expert says.

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.

Hotels and restaurants are losing as much as 50% of their business in the District of Columbia due to the coronavirus.

The economists revised the quarterly forecast between regularly quarterly releases for the first time in 68 years.

Zak Accuardi of the Natural Resources Defense Council explores how a transit funding ballot failure provides a case study. Paul Burton hosts.

The Supreme Court is poised to decide the Texas governor's quest to end the federal program that provided millions of Americans access to health insurance.