Washington: With nearly 100 new members, the US Congress convened fresh from the year-end “fiscal cliff” fiasco, as lawmakers cast a wary eye towards the...
Washington: The US economy grew 3.1 percent in the third quarter, faster than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Thursday as analysts cautioned against too...
Washington: US authorities plan to announce a record $1.9 billion settlement with British bank HSBC to end allegations of money laundering, The Wall Street Journal...
Washington: The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008, the US Labor...
Washington: The US economy grew at a 2.7 percent pace in the third quarter, faster than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Thursday in a...
Washington: The US budget deficit rose 22 percent in October from a year ago, to $120.0 billion, as spending outpaced revenues, Treasury Department data released...
Washington: The US unemployment rate could tick up slightly but the numbers will likely show an economy still generating new positions at a modest rate...
Washington: Hurricane Sandy froze commerce, shut down stock exchanges for the first time since 9/11 and idled millions of workers on Monday, laying siege to...
Washington: The United States sued Bank of America Wednesday for more than $1 billion for allegedly having sold dodgy mortgages to state-controlled mortgage financers Fannie...