Government And Institutions

A former Delta Air Lines Inc. executive will pay more than $5 million to settle charges that he profited improperly by manipulating trades in energy futures.

A former Delta Air Lines Inc. executive will pay more than $5 million to settle charges that he profited improperly by manipulating trades in energy futures.

The European Commission is taking Germany to court over its road toll system for private vehicles, claiming that the scheme is discriminatory.

The European Commission is taking Germany to court over its road toll system for private vehicles, claiming that the scheme is discriminatory.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the central bank has no "fixed timetable" for raising interest rates but she believes the economy is ready for a rate hike by the end of the year.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the central bank has no "fixed timetable" for raising interest rates but she believes the economy is ready for a rate hike by the end of the year.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

The Senate Wednesday passed a bill to keep the government running through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus.

The Senate Wednesday passed a bill to keep the government running through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus.

The Senate on Wednesday passed a short-term spending bill keeping the government running through early December, just days before its funding was slated to expire at midnight on Friday.

The Senate on Wednesday passed a short-term spending bill keeping the government running through early December, just days before its funding was slated to expire at midnight on Friday.

A $220 million agreement that would keep Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in the state to produce a new line of heavy cargo helicopters for the U.S. military was moving easily through the General Assembly on Wednesday, with some lawmakers hailing the deal as a positive sign for manufacturing.

A $220 million agreement that would keep Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in the state to produce a new line of heavy cargo helicopters for the U.S. military was moving easily through the General Assembly on Wednesday, with some lawmakers hailing the deal as a positive sign for manufacturing.

The United States isn't exactly the economic doormat Donald Trump decries in his campaign rhetoric.

The United States isn't exactly the economic doormat Donald Trump decries in his campaign rhetoric.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was thrust into the election-year boxing ring during a congressional committee hearing on Wednesday, defending the central bank's regulatory role, taking and landing punches on Wells Fargo and other banks considered too big to fail, and addressing accusations of political conflicts of interest.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was thrust into the election-year boxing ring during a congressional committee hearing on Wednesday, defending the central bank's regulatory role, taking and landing punches on Wells Fargo and other banks considered too big to fail, and addressing accusations of political conflicts of interest.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government.