Investments

The board may choose to approve its own version of the plan by April 20, setting up a legal and political fight for control of the Puerto Rico government.

Weekly municipal market volume is expected to sink back below $5 billion in the coming week, making it harder for investors to price bonds.

Clark County will price $647 million in general obligation bonds Wednesday for the NFL stadium.

Illinois spreads are rising as the state plots its first sale of 2018 for May.

Atlantic City's state overseer sees a “major” breakthrough following a $49 million bond sale.

Municipal market participants will return to their desks next week and see a $4.8 billion new issue calendar.

Moody's threw cold water on Chicago's position that O'Hare's ratings can withstand new terminal debt.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dipped to 3.99% from 4.00% last week.

Traders noted some caution in the muni market ahead of Friday’s release of the March unemployment report.

The legislation would determine the fate of the state-owned utility formally known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $5.302 billion in February to a total of $272.479 billion.

After being reintroduced, Ardmore City Schools' $44 million bond election passed with 70 percent of the vote.

The bankruptcy process could take 18 to 36 months to sort out, one municipal analyst said.

Municipals were trading in sympathy with Treasuries on Thursday morning as the market remained quiet as it prepared for the week’s end.

School of the Osage succeeded in getting voter approval for $23 million bond issue that district officials say will impact every grade level and develop a cutting edge preschool program.

The project requires the passage of a $120 million bond proposal that will be decided by voters April 24.

The number of people being pushed into homelessness continues to outpace efforts to help them.

The vote came as Gov. Rossello said his fiscal plan will not accede to board demands.

BlackRock's Peter Hayes says that municipal bond performance in the first quarter was clearly hurt by tax reform.

The modified budget plan banks on new revenue initiatives that face an uncertain political fate.