Debt Market

As the stock market reaches new highs, companies are trying to get in on the action by raising money through initial public offerings of their shares. So far this year, U.S. companies — and their owners — have tapped $16.1 billion through...

The Berkeley County Building Commission advanced a bond ordinance to second reading Thursday that would allow officials to obtain up to $700,000 in financing to complete the new Hedgesville, W.Va., public library building. The bond ordinance for the...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise....

Northeast Utilities is borrowing $750 million in order to pay down other senior debt obligations as well as some of the company's more than $1 billion in short-term debt, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. After...

Residents vote today on an $81.76 million budget that town officials have proposed for the upcoming fiscal year. Voting is at the Avon Senior Center, at 635 West Avon Road, and the deadline to do so is 8 p.m. The budget represents a $3 million...

WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...

The $81.76 million budget proposed for the next fiscal year drew little interest from residents Monday, even though it would increase both spending and taxes. Residents could express their opinion on the budget at the annual budget meeting Monday. A...

WASHINGTON — President Obama will unveil a budget proposal Wednesday that curbs spending on Social Security, raises the minimum wage, closes tax loopholes for top earners and invests in infrastructure — an overdue document that the White House...

Contrary to rumor, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. He couldn't have; fiddles did not exist in first century Rome. Far more likely, however, is that Nero lit the fire that burned nearly one-third of the city in 64 AD because he wanted to clear the...

The Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees has voted to reduce the amount of property taxes it is requesting from taxpayers for this year, effectively asking taxpayers for the same amount collected in 2012. Trustees approved the abatement...

Romeoville voters will have the final say April 9 in the village's contentious mayoral race between incumbent John Noak and former Chicago Bear Steve McMichael in one of the area's most closely watched municipal contests. The two candidates have...

 Contrary to rumor, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. He couldn’t have; fiddles did not exist in first century Rome.  Far more likely, however, is that Nero lit the fire that burned nearly one-third of the city in 64 AD because he wanted to...