Investments

The management team sees opportunity in pockets that other investors avoid, like American Dream, Midwestern private colleges and senior living facilities.

The rating agency said the district's strong management helped boost its ratings ahead of an $806 million bond issuance slated for Jan. 22.

Wiles retired from Los Angeles County at year-end but will still influence the industry as a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

Analysts cited growth in the county's reserves, conservative budgeting and strong sales tax revenue as the county prepares to sell GO bonds.

Sizable deals for next week include $1.3 billion of real estate transfer tax revenue bonds from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and $996.335 million of second series revenue bonds from the San Francisco International Airport.

The Department of Transportation's is awarding more than $332 million for 171 grants across 32 states to modernize airports as part of the BIL's Airport Infrastructure Grants program.

Early totals on Los Angeles' trio of raging fires appear to vastly surpass devastating blazes experienced by the city over the past decade.

The state's treasurer and retirement system warned the legislation would lead to decreased revenues.

Redevelopment 3.0 should focus on providing a permanent, reliable source of equity with which to build a sustainable pipeline of affordable housing projects.

The deal will refinance some debt and take out new debt to fund an electronic records transition, renovate spaces and buy equipment.

Florida sold $131.9 million of bonds Wednesday with double-barreled backing from the state's fuel tax and its full faith and credit pledge.

The largest issuance the Local Government Commission approved was $387 million of bonds for Mecklenburg County.

The Federal Reserve will be more cautious and slow rate cuts going forward, according to minutes of the December Federal Open Market Committee meeting, released Wednesday.

The decision, when issued, could have implications for other Puerto Rico bond restructurings.

Congressional observers are casting a skeptical eye about the productivity of the new 119th Congress that is already defined by ideological differences separating factions within the majority party.

The comments come after SEC asked for feedback on the collection of information in Rule 15c2-12.

The Texas Attorney General will end reviews of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan after the banks recently left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

Pressing issues like the shifts in banking teams at various firms following Citi's exit from the business to major ratings changes make the ranking.

"Further Treasury rate volatility or distractions from more favorable alternatives could at the very least moderate money invested into the municipal bond market," DWS strategists said. However, "these dynamics could create periods of opportunity to buy tax-exempt bonds at attractive yields in 2025."

The bank, which has been under review by the Texas attorney general over its involvement in the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, said it is leaving the group.