Government And Institutions

A Massachusetts man who was part of an international cybercrime ring has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware will issue what the owners of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort consider a life-or-death decision for the troubled gambling hall.

With hard cider making a hardcore comeback across the country, apple growers are tapping a juicy new revenue stream by establishing farmstead cideries and planting varieties too tart or tannic for the lunchbox but perfect for smashing and fermenting into distinctive artisanal brews.

Millions of Americans still struggle with high-cost private student loans, with many tumbling into default because the companies servicing the loans aren't offering reasonable options for improved terms, a new report says.

New York's highest court has rejected an attempt by the oil and gas industry to revive its fight against local fracking bans.

Federal nuclear regulators say permanent closure plans for Yucca Mountain met all the necessary objectives in safety evaluations completed before the Obama administration pulled the plug on the Nevada waste dump.

Recent oil price drops could halt drilling in several North Dakota counties and force the state to reevaluate its budget, the state's top oil regulator said Wednesday.

North Carolina government took in slightly less than what state officials projected during the first quarter of the fiscal year, and questions persist about whether broad tax changes will crimp again the state budget for a second year in a row.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a series of labor reforms aimed at transforming Asia's third-largest economy into an international manufacturing hub.

Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities boosted their holdings in August to a record high.

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

The European Union's executive commission has vowed continuing financial support for Greece as markets punish the bailed-out country's stocks and bonds.

Average U.S. mortgage rates tumbled this week, with the 30-year loan hitting its lowest level since June 2013 as Treasury bond yields marked new lows.

Asian stocks sank Thursday after a torrid session on Wall Street triggered by jitters the recovery in the world's No.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid dropped to the lowest level in 14 years last week, the latest signal that companies are cutting few workers and hiring could remain healthy.

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.

Investors flooded into the U.S. Treasury market in a way not seen since the depths of the financial crisis, causing the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to fall below 2 percent for the first time in more than a year.

Uncertainty over the government's survival and future of Greece's bailout program has spurred a second day of heavy selling on the Athens Stock Exchange, with the main index down a massive 9.4 percent.

Regulators in western Wisconsin say they took action against the wrong company after discovering permit violations at a fracking sand mine.

The drugmaker Shire wants AbbVie to stick with its roughly $55 billion acquisition bid, and it is reminding its U.S. counterpart of the hefty breakup fee it will receive if things don't work out.