Government And Institutions

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

Twelve members of a single family were charged Thursday with lying to lenders to obtain more than $20 million in mortgage loans over the past decade, most of which went into default.

President Barack Obama's health chief emphasized the ease of signing up for health coverage under the federal overhaul, while acknowledging Thursday that no website is perfect.

A coalition of environmental, business and low-income advocates called Thursday for Vermont to adopt a carbon tax as a way to encourage emission reductions and to use the money both for energy efficiency and for tax cuts elsewhere.

More people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, but the increase wasn't sharp enough to disrupt the job market's positive momentum.

Trump Entertainment Resorts said it will close the Taj Mahal on Dec. 12 if its main union doesn't drop an appeal of a court-ordered savings package.

Lawyers for dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies asked a federal judge Wednesday to toss out a Louisiana flood board's lawsuit against them over damage drilling and dredging has done to Louisiana's fragile coast.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is extending many of the financial protections of bank accounts to prepaid cards.

The pitch to investors described a company on the verge of spectacular success: a Chinese firm making sophisticated, high-end chemicals used to fight fires, stain-proof fabrics and toughen touchscreens.

Three of the biggest U.S. banks, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc., have been fined a total of $950 million by U.S. regulators for failing to prevent misconduct in their foreign-exchange trading operations.

Following an intense two days of talks, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled an array of agreements on climate change, military cooperation and trade as they sought to overcome persistent tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Deductibles and co-payments will be flat with individual premiums rising about 4.5 percent in New York's health exchange for individuals and families during its second year.

North Carolina businesses won't have to pay even higher unemployment insurance taxes beyond what's required while the state still owes the federal government money to pay jobless benefits during the Great Recession.

Small business owners are less angst-ridden about health care than you might think.

A panel of Indiana lawmakers is recommending the state eliminate the business equipment tax for small businesses.

Prepaid cards allow users to store and spend their money without tying themselves to a traditional bank.

The German government's independent panel of economic advisers is forecasting growth of just 1 percent next year, undercutting officials' predictions, and criticizing some government policies.

The chief of the European Union's executive has called for more tax harmonization to counter the sort of sweet deal practices that countries like his own Luxembourg have used to attract multinationals and the super-rich.

Health officials in Westminster are holding a public hearing on a draft regulation that would make the central Massachusetts town the first in the nation to ban sales of all tobacco products.

Some conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill are spoiling for a fight with President Barack Obama over his plans to act unilaterally to protect millions of immigrants living here illegally from deportation.