Government And Institutions

A court has granted an injunction temporarily blocking Sysco from buying US Foods, a deal regulators oppose because they say it would reduce competition between food supply companies.

A spokesman says ExxonMobil has temporarily ceased oil production on three platforms off the coast of Santa Barbara because an oil spill last month crippled the pipeline it used to transport crude to refineries.

U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Monday on hopes of a breakthrough in Greece's bailout discussions with its creditors.

Congress' upheaval over trade has exposed turmoil within a House Democratic caucus that's grown smaller and more liberal in recent years as moderates have been ousted in successive election bloodlettings.

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Ford Motor Co. seeking to recover about $450 million in interest on taxes the company overpaid the Internal Revenue Service.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a 66-year-old program that lets the government take raisins away from farmers to help reduce supply and boost market prices is unconstitutional.

The Senate is voting to confirm a new leader for the Transportation Security Administration in the wake of reports of startling security gaps at U.S. airports.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills holding at their lowest level since late 2011 while rates on six-month bills declined.

Democrats who control New Jersey's Legislature are teeing up a budget showdown with Gov. Chris Christie that appears destined to end with the Republican governor's veto.

Thirty-three of 63 Assembly Republicans sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker and Senate GOP leaders on Monday saying they will not support cuts in transportation funding that aren't spread out equally across the state.

The average consumer should catch a price break if major health insurers like Anthem and Cigna combine and cut their expenses.

%Figures on government spending and debt% % WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated).% %The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.% %Total public debt subject to limit June 19 % 18,112,975% %Statutory debt limit % 18,113,000% %Total public debt outstanding June 19 % 18,152,689% %Operating balance June 19 % 233,729% %Interest fiscal year 2015 thru May % 159,485% %Interest same period pvs fiscal year % 169,136% %Deficit fiscal year 2015 thru May % 365,156% %Deficit same period pvs fiscal year % 436,384% %Receipts fiscal year 2015 thru May % 2,103,987% %Receipts same period pvs fiscal year % 1,936,739% %Outlays fiscal year 2015 thru May % 2,469,144% %Outlays same period pvs fiscal year % 2,373,122% %Gold assets in May % 11,041%

The president of Vermont Gas Systems told skeptical state regulators Monday that the current cost forecast for a pipeline expansion in western Vermont is accurate now, even though its price tag already has gone from $86 million to nearly $154 million.

The president of Vermont Gas Systems told skeptical state regulators Monday that the current cost forecast for a pipeline expansion in western Vermont is accurate now, even though its price tag already has gone from $86 million to nearly $154 million.

With proposals to expand casino gambling to other parts of New Jersey gaining momentum, Atlantic City has two choices.

For decades, state lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully to eliminate or at least fix Connecticut's unpopular local car tax, criticized as unfair because the same vehicle can be taxed at wildly different rates depending on where the owner lives.

Health insurer Cigna has rejected a $47 billion offer to be acquired by its larger rival, Anthem.

The new fiscal year for Pennsylvania state government begins July 1 and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature are meeting regularly in an effort to reach agreement on granting the state another year of spending authority.

New Hampshire lawmakers and Gov. Maggie Hassan are speeding toward a budget showdown this week that could result in months of financial uncertainty for state programs, workers and residents and set up the political dynamics of the next election.

A wide range of innovations from Eli Whitney's cotton gin to the early Google servers will help tell the story of American business history for the first time at the Smithsonian.