Economy

The U.S. economy expanded “modestly” through mid-November amid steady consumer spending and some brighter signs from manufacturers, a Federal Reserve survey showed.

A smaller decline in business investment and continued consumer spending suggest the economy will continue to grow at a moderate pace.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard presented her alternative to quantitative asset purchases.

A bus line in Flagstaff received $17.3 million in grants to relocate its connection center and buy zero emission buses.

L.A. Controller wants nation's largest utility to increase wildfire prevention inspections and boost use of technology.

Analysts are not convinced the Fed's mid-cycle adjustment will deliver the elusive soft landing.

Sound Transit says it can continue to collect taxes approved by its own voters in 2016 until bonds it backs are repaid.

Proposition CC, which would have repealed the revenue cap built into Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, promised to help fund three of the state's most notably underfunded buckets: K-12 education, higher education and transportation infrastructure.

The repeal will help states and cities move forward with bonding and future projects, especially as spring construction season is around the corner.

Most observers were skeptical, even as markets rallied after President Trump said a trade deal with China is close.

In the late stages of the longest economic expansion since World War II, the current cycle is uncharted territory, according to a report from RBC Wealth Management.

AmeriVet Securities has hired Francis McKenna to be its executive director of public finance.

Carmen Taveras is the agency's first chief of real estate, economic development, and transit-oriented development

Moody's Investors Service raised the outlook to positive from stable on Palomar Health's junk-rated revenue bonds and investment grade general obligation debt.

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority board meetings and procurements are on hold as it fights a state law to abolish the authority.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton seemed noncommittal on a proposed exemptive order for municipal advisors.

The minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting may offer perspective on the holding pattern for rates.

LIPA's $820 million capital plan for 2020 includes $559.7 million of bonds.

President Donald Trump invited Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell to meet at the White House with him and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, with few details released.

But survey of 550 MWBE firms finds minority- and women-owned firms still face barriers to competition.