Fed's Dudley ties bond buying to impact of fiscal policy

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them. The unanimous ruling by ...

The farm bill the Senate is considering this week would cut some farm subsidies but also expand government-subsidized crop insurance, a safety net used by many farmers in case of bad weather or lost revenue. The program has risen in popularity in recent ...

The stock market turned higher Tuesday as investors banked on continued policy support from the Federal Reserve. Two big retailers also topped Wall Street expectations for the most recent quarter. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 64 points to 15,399 ...

Tea party activists have rallied outside the federal building in Cincinnati waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting "Stop the IRS!" The demonstration was among dozens planned nationally Tuesday to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative ...

A federal court in San Francisco has struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless there's a medical emergency. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings ...

The new launches in the affordable category could just be another marketing gimmick to push sales and mop up money A check on greed in the iron age The Lokayukta report in Karnataka exposed illegalities, irregularities and crime by mining mafia in connivance ...

Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's $3.6 trillion budget. Spokesman John Hart says ...

Benchmark indices are seen taking cues from US Federal Reserve Policy on Wednesay and fourth quarter earnings of capital goods companies scheduled over next few days.

WASHINGTON Senators pushed forward Monday with changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul over the objections of a union of immigration officers that announced its opposition to the bill. The legislation, written by a bipartisan group of senators, ...