Investments

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a $5.92 billion spending plan for fiscal 2019.

New Jersey Transit needs a sustainable revenue stream and better strategic management, the audit said.

Municipal CUSIP requests declined after a record surge in August, suggesting a possible issuance slowdown.

The placement carries a maturity of up to two years, and a Michigan State spokeswoman said the school will eventually issue long-term bonds.

Municipal bond yields continued their march higher on Wednesday as the primary sector saw a few new deals come to market.

The Tennesee capital will issue $775 million of general obligation improvement bonds.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is pushing a bonding proposal to pay for more than $100 million of taxpayer refunds.

Rising interest rates have created a lot of early October red ink in the bond markets, says J.R. Rieger.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's long-stalled acquisition of Centegra was finalized last month.

The Toledo, Ohio-based healthcare operator will sell $1.5 billion of bonds next week, of which $1.2 billion will be taxable.

The municipal bond market returned from a three-day holiday weekend only to see action pick up where it left off last week — with yields heading higher.

With municipal yields rising more than they have in years, investors see a rare opportunity for fourth-quarter tax swaps.

As municipal bond buyers see scant supply head their way this week, savvy investors will be keeping a watchful eye on rising yields.

After seeing yields rise in recent days to close out the week, the muni market will see under $5 billion in the upcoming holiday-shortened week.

The agreement ends an attempt by unsecured creditors to scuttle a restructuring of $4.1 billion bond debt.

The whistleblower responsible for federal investigations and lawsuits accusing banks and broker-dealers of fraud and collusion in the remarketing of variable rate demand obligations will likely be forced to go public because of a recent ruling by Massachusetts’ highest court.

Common Good estimates the delays are adding $1.7 billion annually in lost opportunity costs and additional construction costs to the larger Gateway Development project, which includes a new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey.

Baylor Scott & White's planned merger with Houston-based Memorial Hermann would combine $5 billion in debt.

The New York City Comptroller is encouraging greater diversity among investment managers hired by the city’s pension funds.

The Clark Public Utilities District says improvements are needed for future customer growth.