Government And Institutions

Shares bounced in and out of negative territory in Asia on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates overnight.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcasters, phone and cable companies, says he will step down in January as President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcasters, phone and cable companies, says he will step down in January as President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Fewer Americans signed up for unemployment benefits last week, the second straight week that claims have declined.

Fewer Americans signed up for unemployment benefits last week, the second straight week that claims have declined.

The eight biggest U.S. banks will be required to build new cushions against losses that would shift the burden to investors.

The eight biggest U.S. banks will be required to build new cushions against losses that would shift the burden to investors.

California will institute sweeping energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors in an effort to reduce power costs, with the goal of saving ratepayers some $373 million in utility bills by 2027.

California will institute sweeping energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors in an effort to reduce power costs, with the goal of saving ratepayers some $373 million in utility bills by 2027.

Uber is riding its self-driving cars into a legal showdown with California regulators.

Uber is riding its self-driving cars into a legal showdown with California regulators.

The Bank of England has decided to keep its main interest rate at a record low of 0.25 percent as it capped a tumultuous year in wake of the country's decision to leave the European Union.

The Bank of England has decided to keep its main interest rate at a record low of 0.25 percent as it capped a tumultuous year in wake of the country's decision to leave the European Union.

Donald Trump's only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours.

Donald Trump's only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours.

Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco — a move likely to excite the city's tech-savvy population and certain to antagonize California regulators.

Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco — a move likely to excite the city's tech-savvy population and certain to antagonize California regulators.

Critics say the answer pharmaceutical companies are pushing to address the ongoing opioid crisis boosts their profits while forcing taxpayers to shoulder the costs.

Critics say the answer pharmaceutical companies are pushing to address the ongoing opioid crisis boosts their profits while forcing taxpayers to shoulder the costs.

Pilloried for their role in the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse, drugmakers are aggressively pushing their remedy to the problem: a new generation of harder-to-manipulate opioids that have racked up billions in sales, even though there's little proof they reduce rates of overdoses or deaths.