Economy

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.

The municipal bond industry marched at the head of the parade as the nation celebrated National Veterans Small Business Week.

Potential federal oversight of public utilities, rising costs, and lawsuits create volatility for utility market investors, Fiera Capital says.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo credited Lhota for stabilizing the subway system.

Voters in three states approved Medicaid expansion, highlighting dozens of ballot measures around the country that will impact budgets and credit.

State officials say the P3 structure will allow it to complete the Interstate 75 project a decade early.

Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute takes a deep dive into the New York region's transportation funding quandary. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.

Keeping the U.S. economy near full employment is lifting pay for unskilled workers and helping ease inequality in the country.

School vouchers in Arizona and bond measures in Colorado are among the fiscal ballot measures Southwest voters will decide Tuesday.

New Jersey Transit delays Tuesday caused by a stuck 108-year-old bridge demonstrate the need for the Gateway project, backers say.

Dominion Energy said its management offer can be structured to preserve Santee Cooper’s tax-exempt status.