Government And Institutions

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

A few of President Barack Obama's claims in his speech at Northwestern University on Thursday and how they compare with the facts: OBAMA: "Right now, there are more job openings than at any time since 2001." THE FACTS: True as far as it goes, but a job opening is not the same as a job filled, and companies are taking longer to fill them than before the recession.

A federal judge has struck a blow against the sanctity of public pensions in California by ruling that U.S. bankruptcy law permits the city of Stockton to treat pension fund obligations like other debts, allowing the city to cut benefits.

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

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 287,000, as the total number of Americans collecting benefits dropped to its lowest level in more than eight years.

U.S. regulators have told Mercedes-Benz that it must correct the fuel economy labels on two of its model C300 sedans after tests found them to have lower-than-advertised miles per gallon.

The United States and Brazil have resolved a decade-long trade battle over subsidies Washington provided to U.S. cotton growers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bid for a second term bagged an endorsement from a Rockefeller Republican on Wednesday as Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino touted his plan to reduce taxes.

A global index reflecting economic security, health and other factors — and not deducting for cold winters — ranks Norway and Sweden with the highest level of well-being for older people.

Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar did not abuse his discretion or violate any laws in prohibiting new hard-rock mining claims on one million acres near the Grand Canyon, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

A federal judge could rule on a bankruptcy exit plan for Stockton, the largest city in California to seek Chapter 9 protection.

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street slid and South Korea reported factory output contracted, while markets in China and Hong Kong were closed for a holiday.

Relations between Argentina and the United States have sunk so low the South American nation's president is blaming the Obama administration for her country's debt crisis and suggesting Washington might even want to have her killed.

Amazon.com plans to close a distribution center in southeast Kansas in February, but it isn't clear how many employees the move will affect.

A suddenly stormy month on the stock market came to a quiet end on Tuesday.

A top oil industry official says the oil and railroad industries are urging federal regulators to allow them as long as seven years to retrofit existing tank cars that transport highly volatile crude oil.

Nearly 8,000 children's hoodies are being recalled because of a possible choking risk.

A lawsuit alleging Iowa-based whiskey maker Templeton Rye misled consumers can proceed, according to the state attorney general's office.

The top lobbyist for Wisconsin's chamber of commerce defended the group Tuesday from accusations by Democratic lawmakers and others that a graphic on its website was offensive and indicated the business organization was against pay equity for women.

A Canadian company that wants to build the largest oil pipeline yet from western North Dakota's booming oil patch is delaying the project for at least a year due to permitting problems in Minnesota.