Noel King

Federal regulators have identified two companies, insurer AIG and GE Capital, as 'systemically important' corporations and say that both will be subject to increased scrutiny.

The House of Representatives has voted to ban a proposed requirement that would force companies to rotate auditors every few years.

Supporters of social service cuts and "Moral Monday" protesters both cite the Bible to explain their views on helping the poor.

The high-profile immigration bill includes new spending for more fencing and enforcement along the Mexican border.

President Obama's week-long trip to Africa will take him to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Obama's visit is aimed, in part, at increasing U.S. trade and investment in Africa.

Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve said they would keep the 'easy money' stimulus policies going...in the short term.

School's almost out for summer, and that means teachers are handing out summer reading lists. Are students in wealthy school districts are reading different books than their counterparts in less affluent and poor areas?

Their governments may not want to publicize the cost of President Obama's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Sunnylands, but local business owners are looking forward to a mini-economic boom.

OMG! Mortgage rates are surging to 4 percent! The financial crisis and recession distorted our perception of what a normal benchmark should be.