Investments

The bond insurers withdrew their challenge of the island's fiscal plan, citing Hurricane Maria.

The securitization bond program is up for council vote this week, with plans to reach the market by late November.

The Government Accountability Office sees big challenges for three U.S. territories.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $20 billion of 364-day bills at a 1.365% high yield, a price of 98.619833.

The governor said the lease agreement could provide $200 million up front for the cash-strapped state.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s new issues move into the market.

A proposed $78.5 million bond issue that will be decided by voters in the Nov. 7 general election puts an emphasis on "right-sizing" classrooms.

How do low yields, retail sentiment and liquidity affect investment climate? S&P Dow Jones Indices Managing Director J.R. Rieger discusses these as well as investment styles. global events and how muni performance weighs against other markets. Hosted by John Hallacy.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Tuesday.

Voters in northern Mecklenburg County are already fired up about the schools’ bond plan, and that issue distinguishes the three school board candidates.

Las Cruces Public Schools officials are proposing a $50 million general obligation bond that would go before voters in February 2018.

New York State's locally-owned bridges need $27.4 billion to repair aging infrastructure, according to the state's top fiscal officer.

While surplus-linked instruments may give governments a more favorable pay-out structure, the question of control over government decision making is a significant concern.

Municipal bond traders are returning to their desks on Tuesday looking at $7.2 billion of new issues slated to come to market this week.

The state will sell $1.5 billion of GOs competitively on Oct. 17.

It is unclear whether bond investors will be included as creditors in the California hospital district's bankruptcy.

The land swap with Detroit could advance both plans.

S&P Global Ratings cited concerns about operating margins at the Philadelphia university.

Top-shelf municipal bonds ended mixed on Friday as traders looked ahead to a new issue calendar totaling over $7 billion in the holiday-shortened trading week.

A soda tax repeal would drill a $200 million hole in the county's budget.