Government And Institutions

Volkswagen has certified that the United Auto Workers union has qualified for the top tier of the German automaker's labor policy at its plant in Tennessee.

Federal authorities in New York have sued Deutsche Bank and other financial entities, alleging they dodged more than $100 million in taxes with some fancy financial footwork.

The lame-duck Congress has a stacked agenda and little time to accomplish it.

The Supreme Court seems divided on whether Amtrak was allowed to help craft federal regulations over the use of railroad tracks.

E-cigarette technology is taking off and federal officials say the race to innovate could make creating standards the devices more difficult in the future.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills unchanged and rates on six-month bills rising to their highest level in 10 months.

Lawmakers are finalizing a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and prevent a shutdown later this week.

A banner year for mergers and acquisitions will be followed by more deals next year as executives grow more confident in the strength of the U.S. economy, according to the consultancy firm EY.

Hungary's prime minister says he will fire the head of the national tax authority unless she "immediately" files a libel lawsuit against the American diplomat who implicated her in corruption.

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated).

Eurozone finance ministers are discussing what to do about Greece's expiring bailout deal.

A tax stabilization plan making its way through the state Legislature should keep Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino from closing, the city's mayor said.

As the Obama administration makes headway at home in the fight against global warming, it has helped stoke record exports of fossil fuels that are contributing to rising levels of pollution elsewhere.

Solar panels glisten from every thatched hut on this crowded island, one of the largest in this remote chain off the Panamanian coast.

Congressional officials say key lawmakers are considering a change to allow multiemployer pension plans to cut benefits for current retirees in hopes of avoiding future bankruptcies.

Primary care doctors might be working longer hours, hiring more staff and relying on nurse practitioners, but the majority seem to be finding a way to keep up with the 6.7 million new patients under the Affordable Care Act.

Tesla passed on Texas as the site of its new $5 billion battery factory.

It used to be that Democrats would mutter under their breath about President Barack Obama and the White House.

The rest of the house is just waking as Scottie Sizemore plops down in a rocking chair on his front porch with a cup of coffee.

The Commerce Department reports on the U.S. trade deficit for October.