Government And Institutions

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Time and again, President-elect Donald Trump has proved he can move stock prices with just his opinion and 140 characters. Now, he’s sending chills through the U.S. dollar rally.

Time and again, President-elect Donald Trump has proved he can move stock prices with just his opinion and 140 characters. Now, he’s sending chills through the U.S. dollar rally.

The outgoing secretary of transportation says stimulating private investment in infrastructure projects, as Donald Trump has proposed, can cover only a fraction of the costs of solving America's transportation problems.

The outgoing secretary of transportation says stimulating private investment in infrastructure projects, as Donald Trump has proposed, can cover only a fraction of the costs of solving America's transportation problems.

German chemical giant Bayer AG has a quid pro quo offer for President-elect Donald Trump.

German chemical giant Bayer AG has a quid pro quo offer for President-elect Donald Trump.

The idea of paying taxes late and incurring IRS interest charges elicits a stern "Don't do that!" from many tax professionals.

President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans who have pledged to cut federal taxes to boost the economy might consider looking first at lessons learned in GOP-controlled states that adopted similar strategies, only to see growth falter and budget gaps widen.

President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans who have pledged to cut federal taxes to boost the economy might consider looking first at lessons learned in GOP-controlled states that adopted similar strategies, only to see growth falter and budget gaps widen.

Will Trump and the GOP be friends or foes of labor? Find out what the movement faces.

Will Trump and the GOP be friends or foes of labor? Find out what the movement faces.

Last summer, Cindy Hockenberry decided she'd had it with threatening phone calls claiming she was behind on her taxes.

Last summer, Cindy Hockenberry decided she'd had it with threatening phone calls claiming she was behind on her taxes.

Donald Trump's acknowledgement last fall that he had not paid federal income tax in years left some questioning why they should have to pay taxes.

Tax preparers do a big chunk of America's tax returns — more than 80 million a year, according to the IRS — but if you're nervous about handing confidential information to someone in a largely unregulated field, you're not alone.

The Internal Revenue Service's battle against fraud and identity theft is intensifying as the tax filing season opens, and some of the neediest taxpayers are getting caught in the middle.

Britain's approach to its exit talks with the European Union is clearer after Prime Minister Theresa May laid out a broad plan Tuesday.

The International Monetary Fund is raising its forecast for the U.S. economy this year and in 2018, reflecting an expected boost from the economic policies of President-elect Donald Trump.

The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised its growth forecast for China but warned that rising debt which has prompted concern about the country's finances increases the risk of a sharper slowdown.