Government And Institutions

Poultry producers say Russia's decision to ban imported U.S. meat won't lead to a glut of the product because other countries are clamoring for inexpensive meat.

Government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted profits for the April-June period as the U.S. housing market continued to recover.

A new generation of Japanese architects believes the world has fallen out of love with the 20th century steel and concrete skyscraper.

At the end of its first week in office, Bulgaria's interim government is facing its first serious challenge with the expectation that the Corporate Commercial Bank, or Corpbank, won't repay a $150 million bond maturing this Friday.

The International Court of Justice says it has received a filing from Argentina seeking to have the court hear a complaint by Argentina about U.S. court rulings on its sovereign debt restructuring.

Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as jobless claims remain at relatively low levels that point toward stronger economic growth.

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

Tribal leaders on an American Indian reservation in North Dakota want to make oil companies pay for burning and wasting natural gas.

The White House says Russia's reported move to ban agricultural imports from the U.S. will only deepen Russia's isolation from the international community.

Senate Democrats' campaign arm on Tuesday began a $3.6 million ad blitz against Republican Tom Cotton as one of the longest and most intense Senate races in the nation moved toward the final stretch.

Massachusetts tax collections for July totaled nearly $1.6 billion, starting off the new fiscal year modestly ahead of expectations.

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

A Martha's Vineyard town and a local taxpayer's association can join the state's lawsuit challenging plans to build a gambling facility on tribal land on the resort island, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Federal regulators have given Bank of America a green light to proceed with a long-awaited dividend increase and stock buyback program it had suspended because of a reporting error.

Walgreen plans to keep its roots firmly planted in the United States, saying it will no longer pursue an overseas reorganization of the company that would have trimmed the amount of U.S. taxes it pays.

Health advocates allege some insurance plans under the new federal health law are discriminating against HIV and AIDS patients by requiring them to pay a percentage of costly medications instead of a flat co-pay, essentially pricing the medications out of reach.

Shares of Walgreen Co. have tumbled on media reports that the drugstore chain will not reincorporate itself overseas — a politically touchy move that could significantly lower its tax bill.

Federal regulators have told the biggest banks in the U.S. that their plans for unwinding their operations in case of failure are inadequate to prevent the sort of financial disaster that struck in 2008 and led to a massive government bailout.

A majority of Americans agree that the cost of good transportation is worthwhile, but they're divided over how to pay for it.

Months after the state threatened to take over the city's finances, Newark is poised to ask for $28 million in state aid to close a budget gap.