Government And Institutions

The Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a case that could have severely limited the authority of the executive branch to regulate the vaping industry – leaving in place the basis for the government's heavy regulations on the sector.

The FBI is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, Director Christopher Wray revealed in a new interview, in which he compared the security challenges posed by cyberthreats to the terror threat of 9/11.

New details are emerging from a cyberattack that hit about 3,000 email accounts and 150 government agencies spanning 24 countries, including the U.S., this week

The CEOs of the largest banks in the U.S. are testifying on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row Thursday.

According to the FAA, the database will keep a record of a pilot's employment history, training, qualifications and drug and alcohol records. It will also include FAA summaries of unsatisfactory pilot applications for new certificates or ratings. Air carriers will be required to review the information when considering a pilot for employment.

Former State Department senior adviser Christian Whiton slammed the Biden administration for disrupting diplomatic relations in the Middle East.

"The Biden Administration is taking further action to better secure our nation’s critical infrastructure," a DHS spokesperson told FOX Business. "TSA, in close collaboration with CISA, is coordinating with companies in the pipeline sector to ensure they are taking all necessary steps to increase their resilience to cyber threats and secure their systems."

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard says the research effort is driven by the growing role of digital private money, the migration to digital payments, the plans for the use of foreign CBDCs in cross-border payments, and concerns about financial exclusion.

A petition demanded that the company scrap the Pence memoir, part of a two-book deal, and refrain from making any deals with members of the Trump administration.

The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday that it supports a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% — below the 21% minimum it has been seeking to impose on the foreign profits of U.S.-based companies.

National Labor Relations Board lawyers and employees cheered the Biden administration's Inauguration Day firing of former NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb, a Trump appointee, documents show. Peter Ohr was appointed to the role.

While on that Dec. 23 Delta Air Lines flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seattle, the passenger "repeatedly refused to comply with crew members’ instructions."

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was requiring U.S. operators of 143 Boeing Co 737 Classic series airplanes to check for possible wire failures stemming from an investigation into an Indonesia crash in January.

FOX Business has learned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is launching a series of inquiries into whether corporations make proper disclosures involving so-called Environment, Social, Governance issues, known by the short-hand ESG.

Credit cards, auto, and other personal loans are becoming easier to get as banks loosen standards more than a year into the pandemic.

The General Services Administration says the U.S. Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the nation's most picturesque lighthouses, and it's inviting certain types of organizations to take them over at no cost.

State Street Corp agreed to pay a $115 million criminal penalty and enter a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve charges it defrauded customers by secretly overcharging them for expenses, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. posted revenue growth on stronger retail and cloud-computing results in the latest quarter, but a large fine levied by the Chinese government dragged the company to a quarterly loss.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says consumers should follow the gas canister manufacturer's instructions for storing and transporting gasoline as Americans respond to gas shortages

The passengers are facing thousands of dollars in fines after allegedly disobeying "cabin crew instructions" and disregarding "various federal regulations" such as wearing a face mask, the FAA said.