Government And Institutions

U.S President-elect Donald Trump has asked Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn to head his White House National Economic Council, a group that coordinates economic policy across agencies, NBC News reported on Friday.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed for the sixth straight week in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election win, marking new highs for the year.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed for the sixth straight week in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election win, marking new highs for the year.

Lawmakers are trying to discern what antitrust policy might look like in the Trump administration.

Lawmakers are trying to discern what antitrust policy might look like in the Trump administration.

Relations between the U.S. and Cuba are thawing, but an embargo is still in place. So, what's in store for the U.S. cigar industry once things become more normalized?    

A media outfit with ties to President-elect Donald Trump is making plans to disrupt the planned merger between AT&T (NYSE:T) and Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), charging that the combination will create a monopoly that could silence conservative commentary on the airwaves, the FOX Business Network has learned.

A media outfit with ties to President-elect Donald Trump is making plans to disrupt the planned merger between AT&T (NYSE:T) and Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), charging that the combination will create a monopoly that could silence conservative commentary on the airwaves, the FOX Business Network has learned.

The financial community is excited but concerned about the future of our country under President-elect Trump, according to TabbFORUM Survey.

The financial community is excited but concerned about the future of our country under President-elect Trump, according to TabbFORUM Survey.

Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday it signed a provisional agreement with Iran to explore energy projects in the region, despite political uncertainties regarding Tehran's relationship with the incoming Trump administration.

Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday it signed a provisional agreement with Iran to explore energy projects in the region, despite political uncertainties regarding Tehran's relationship with the incoming Trump administration.

The Kremlin says that a consortium of Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 19.5-percent stake in Russia's top state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, in a deal worth 10.5 billion euros ($11.3 billion).

The Kremlin says that a consortium of Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 19.5-percent stake in Russia's top state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, in a deal worth 10.5 billion euros ($11.3 billion).

During a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said “If I were a World War II veteran who was drafted by the United States military to go and fight for our country overseas in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, I might feel quite embittered.”

The company building the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is fighting an effort by North Dakota regulators to fine it $15,000.

The company building the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is fighting an effort by North Dakota regulators to fine it $15,000.

Repealing President Barack Obama's health care law without a replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday.