Category: Government

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsonsaid U.S. financial markets are emerging from the credit crunchthat many economists believe has pushed the country

BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) – A European Commission proposalto boost competition by forcing telecom companies to run theirnetworks and commercial arms separately should be scrapped,

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – A long-negotiated patent overhaul bill sought by technologycompanies and opposed by big pharmaceutical makers is in deep troublein the U.S. Senate, Democratic and

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – Five U.S. oil company executives appeared on Capitol Hillon Tuesday to explain why they were not to blame for record-highgasoline pump prices even

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 (Reuters) – IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is under investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over an $80 million bid

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The founder of virtual world Second Life sought to reassureU.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the online community is able to policeitself. Second Life

During the Watergatescandal that eventually toppled President Richard Nixon, confidentialsource "Deep Throat" advised two enterprising Washington Post reportersto "follow the money" to uncover the scandal’s ringleaders.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- JPMorgan Chase & Co is in talks to raise its takeover offer forBear Stearns Cos to about $10 a share in an

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve slashed a key U.S. interest rateby three-quarters of a percentage point on Tuesday, a substantial cut butsmaller than many