Government And Institutions

Economists are expecting a fairly weak GDP report on Friday, data that will only fuel confusion over the true state of the U.S. economy and likely add to concerns the U.S. may be stumbling toward a recession.

The weekend blizzard along the East Coast could have a relatively small economic impact -- up to $850 million, experts estimate -- because the storm hit on a weekend and there weren't any major power outages. That meant there was little lost productivity in government and business.

New York City emerged on Sunday from a massive blizzard that paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast, while snowy gridlock gripped the nation's capital and surrounding areas, where federal, state and local offices planned to remain closed on Monday.

A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill and forcing the closure of roads, bridges and tunnels into New York until Sunday morning.

All bridges and tunnels into New York City operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will close on Saturday afternoon because of blizzard conditions in the metropolitan area, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

A four-decade-old ban on oil exports is on the verge of extinction, but the immediate impact will likely be muted.

myRA, the government's new retirement savings vehicle, is touted as being safe but as with any investment product there are always some risks investors need to understand.  

Today’s money market funds are returning a staggeringly low 0.01% annually. Learn why people are still investing in them.

Unless Congress takes a stand and passes new legislation targeting insider trading on Wall Street, the practice isn’t going away anytime soon.

The Department of Labor has a new proposal aimed at protecting your investments. While well intended there may be some pitfalls.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday with technical support for U.S. crude and despite a weaker demand outlook from the International Energy Agency which is expected to keep the world oil market oversupplied for at least another year.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled her plan to combat the “abuses of Wall Street” in a statement released on Thursday.

Millennials will prove to be a crucial vote in the 2016 election. Here's a look at some of the Millennials working to elect the next president. 

Portugal's statistics agency has revised sharply upward the country's 2014 budget deficit, from 4.5 percent to 7.2 percent, after the Treasury failed to recoup a loan it made to a bank.

Congressional Republicans are racing to avert a government shutdown next week when the budget year ends and a temporary funding bill is required to keep agencies operating.

Pennsylvania lawmakers held an unconventional House session Tuesday that lasted just minutes, was not broadcast as usual and did not include a roll call.

Senate Democrats blocked Republican legislation Tuesday prohibiting most late-term abortions, the second time since this summer's release of videos involving Planned Parenthood that they've derailed an abortion-related drive by the GOP.

Connecticut hospital executives called on the General Assembly on Tuesday to prevent $63.4 million in new cuts to state Medicaid payments to their health care facilities.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is laying out a new plan to rein in the rising cost of prescription drugs, seeking to build upon President Barack Obama's health care law.

The leaders of two major health insurers planning separate multi-billion dollar acquisitions made the case for the deals to Congress as senators questioned whether they would hurt competition and raise prices for consumers.