Municipal Bonds

Worst quarter for muni bonds, best buying opportunity for you

Worst quarter for muni bonds, best buying opportunity for you
As investors fear cash-strapped states and cities across the country are on the brink of default and local governments slow debt issuance, the municipal bond market is heading for its worst quarter in a decade.

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Granite Falls moving forward with $2.8M sewer repair project

Granite Falls moving forward with $2.8M sewer repair project
Granite Falls, Minn. — Following a public hearing on an estimated $2.8 million in proposed sanitary sewer replacement projects, Granite Falls City Council members unanimously passed a resolution calling for engineering plans and specs with the intention to call for bids in the coming weeks.

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Senior Research Analyst At Jefferies And Company Sees Clear Move Towards Risk-Oriented Assets In Asset Management …

Senior Research Analyst At Jefferies And Company Sees Clear Move Towards Risk-Oriented Assets In Asset Management …
67 WALL STREET, New York – March 23, 2011 – The Wall Street Transcript has just published its S&L’s, Investment Banks and Asset Management Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This S&L’s, Investment Banks and Asset Management Report feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity …

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Oak Point explores new City Hall options

Oak Point explores new City Hall options
The Oak Point City Council and a crowd of residents were recently presented with an overview of options for pursuing a new city hall, providing an opportunity for input to the council. The city has been without an official city hall building since mid-2009.

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Japan Considers Postwar-Style Reconstruction Agency, Injects Record Cash

Japan Considers Postwar-Style Reconstruction Agency, Injects Record Cash
Japan may set up a reconstruction agency to oversee earthquake repairs, while data showed the central bank pumped record liquidity into lenders, as the nation grappled with its worst disaster since World War II.

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Tupelo leaders like ‘Neighborhood Reinvestment’

Tupelo leaders like ‘Neighborhood Reinvestment’
TUPELO – A multifacted plan to stop middle-class decline won initial support from the City Council this week, but it must clear more hurdles before implementation.

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ROBBINSVILLE: Two developers present Town Center South plans

ROBBINSVILLE: Two developers present Town Center South plans
ROBBINSVILLE — Two of the firms vying to be named redeveloper of Town Center South recently unveiled their different ideas to the Township Council for redeveloping vacant land, homes and businesses on the south side of Route 33.

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