Economy

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.

The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the fed funds rate target to between zero and ¼% in an emergency meeting on Sunday, but while analysts say the move was needed, they feel it will take more to offset the effects of COVID-19.

Nuveen, Friedlander, BofA offer some recommendations on COVID-19 credit and sector impact.

The agreement would end current and future litigation by class members over the South Carolina utility’s failed nuclear project.

Gov. John Bel Edwards kicked off Louisiana's legislative session by asking lawmakers to share accurate details about the coronavirus with constituents.

S&P Global Ratings is postponing a March 31 forum on public housing bonds due to concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority updated its latest offering statement to warn of the risk posed to its bottom line as did two systems with upcoming deals.

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

Dan Scholl, head of municipal fixed income at Wilmington Trust, views munis as inefficient and retail oriented. However, he maintains credit has never been better. In managing $5 billion of assets in high-grade SMAs, he finds value in housing, healthcare and IDBs. John Hallacy hosts.

Express lanes are the latest target for the anti-toll lawmakers tolls who last year tried to tie the hands of the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.

The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia filed for Chapter 11 this week, burdened by debt sold to construct its building.

More than $1 billion of taxable and tax-exempt issuance is planned.

As transportation referendums loom, a case study shows the dos and don'ts of organizing a campaign.

Policymakers may not wait until their mid-month meeting and could act with other central banks.