Economy

Texas factory activity growth, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in November, albeit at a markedly slower pace.”

The firm, recapitalized in April, is building out its municipal market presence.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for October rose to 0.24 from a downwardly revised 0.14 in September.

Existing home sales were up 1.4% to a seasonally adjusted 5.22 million-unit rate in October from an unrevised 3.4% decline to a 5.15 million sales pace the previous month.

Once a high-profile story of fiscal mismanagement, D.C. is now providing an example other large cities are exploring for themselves.

Chicago expects to add more than $9 billion in O'Hare debt in the coming years to upgrade the airport's terminals.

The U.S. labor market doesn’t have much more room to tighten, according to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

U.S. new-home construction picked up in October on a rebound in apartments and other multifamily housing.

A planned elimination of variable-rate debt exposure and termination of outstanding swaps lifted the bi-state transportation agency's rating outlook.

Gov.-elect Laura Kelly will enjoy rising revenues and prospects for Medicaid expansion but still faces a GOP-dominated legislature.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes fell as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index dropped to 60 in November from 68 in October.

Opportunities and risks face the municipal market as baby boomers retire while millennials begin to buy houses and settle down.

The passenger train operation will rebrand as Virgin Trains USA after a small investment from Richard Branson's Virgin Group.

Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported faster growth in November, with prices mixed.

Fitch Ratings dropped the South Carolina utility’s rating two notches to A-minus and revised the outlook to negative, citing a legal claim by its largest customer.

The deal allows the authority to exit a 280-year lease and take ownership of the station, the Hudson Line and the Harlem Line.

Manufacturers report expansion at a slower rate in November.

Prices paid remained elevated, employment levels rose and business activity expanded faster in November, according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said a rising U.S. debt burden could derail the current expansion.

Kane County's share of Regional Transportation Authority sales taxes backs up its pledge of toll revenue for the Longmeadow Parkway bridge.