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Several states pledged to compensate for a slowdown in enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Mick Mulvaney, but their efforts have been complicated by tight budgets and doubts over whether such in...

Bank of America and several other large U.S. financial services companies, as part an effort organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Western Union, have published resources to help smaller banks spot signs of for...

Bitcoin -- the fake, bitcon currency -- is falling again. Last week, it dipped below $6,000, but one or more entities seem to have come and added some support. That's a bold move considering other journalists have report...

Amazon, pushing forward deeper into the health care field, has hired a world-famous cardiologist away from academia. Maulik Majmudar, who is working at Massachusetts General Hospital and spent time at Harvard University,...

I've been telling you for years (decades, actually) that Washington's economic data are screwy. And because of that, the Federal Reserve and companies can't really make informed decisions. Bloomberg News carried a story ...

Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images Artist Cardi B was the star to watch on the MTV VMAs red carpet. She wore avelvet-fuchsia couture gown by designerNicolas Jebran. Her earrings were reportedly made from 200 carats of emeralds. ...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump said he is "totally allowed" to take over the ongoing Russia investigation. In an interview with Reuters published on Monday, Trump said, "I've decided to stay out ... Now...

An investigator for the US Treasury Department's Inspector General's Office got in touch with me about last Thursday's column on possible wrongdoing at the IRS. You might recall that a whistle-blower -- who I didn't name...

If you are collecting Social Security payments -- or plan to in the near future -- here's an improbable thing you should wish for: higher gasoline prices. While higher pump prices will force folks to dig a little deeper ...

Several cryptocurrency exchanges have signed on to what appears to be the industry's first self-regulatory organization, a step toward transparency in the notoriously opaque and volatile market.

The Securities and Exchange Commission moved to require states and local governments to disclose bank loans and privately placed debt, seeking to address concerns that bondholders are being left in the dark about a fast-...

Nikki Fried, a Democrat running for Florida agriculture commissioner, said Wells Fargo had acted after reading about her platform and asking about her donors.

The Trump administration is moving forward this week with plans to impose tariffs on a wider array of Chinese imports even as it explores the possibility of a negotiated resolution of its deepening trade conflict with Ch...

AP A Twitter user named Naomi H shared on Twitter that she had accepted an internship at NASA with a rather emphatic, profanity-laden tweet. But days later, Naomi lost her internship after a Twitter frenzy ensued followi...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants a lifetime ban on members of Congress from getting hired as lobbyists after they leave public office. She also wants to prohibit lawmakers from owning or …

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A former engineer for jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney has filed a federal false claims lawsuit alleging the company knowingly sold "flawed" engines to the U.S. Air Force, which …

A group of landowners is suing a South Dakota utility and a Minnesota-based telephone company for alleged negligence in the third-largest wildfire in the Black Hills region's history. The Rapid …

Victoria's Secret is losing an estimated $800 million in profits, according toRBC Capital Markets analyst BrianTunick. Wall Street appears to be assigning "little to negative value" to the franchise, he said. Bath & Body...

You've probably heard: It's the longest bull market ever. You've probably also heard: No, it isn't. What's the story? According to a loose consensus, bull markets are rallies that exceed 20% and are never interrupted by ...

Shares of Toll Brothers rose as much as 13% on Tuesday as the luxury home builder reported a better-than-forecast 30% increase in net profit.