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Facebook is no stranger when it comes to regulatory threats. If forced to, what businesses could it spin out? And would the sum of the parts be worth more than the whole entity?
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board recommends seven steps that Boeing and the FAA need to take as the company works to get its 737 Max airplanes back in the air.
In testimony on Tuesday before a House subcommittee, the GAO presented "challenges" to receiving a "fair return" to the federal government for developing oil, natural gas, and coal resources.
In several states, the percentage of federal land ownership is well above the national average, and in one state it is just shy of 80%.
The District of Columbia's mayor, who does not have the authority most mayors do, wants D.C. to become the 51st state.
Following more than 200 reports of respiratory illness and one death possibly linked to using e-cigarettes, the U.S. FDA and CDC are stepping up their investigation into the use of the devices and...
Johnson & Johnson is trading higher on the news, but some smaller public companies tied into the opioid crisis are taking it on the chin.
Endo International announced on Tuesday that its Endo and Par Pharma subsidiaries have reached a settlement in principle with the Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio.
GE stock has recovered more than half its Thursday losses Friday morning following a $2 million stock purchase by CEO Larry Culp and some serious pushback against the allegations made against the...
GE was hit Thursday morning with a claim from a well-known whistleblower that the company has committed some $38 billion in accounting fraud.
We all know the dangers of driving when we’ve been drinking. Just imagine how perilous flying an airplane under those circumstances would be — for the passengers and crew as well as for other...
In many states, people under 21 years old can buy tobacco products. Most Americans don't approve of this and want the age barrier to be above 21. This could drive legislation to increase the age...
Secretary of Defense Mike Esper said Thursday that he will review a $10 billion contract award for the department's cloud services contract that was on its way to being awarded to Amazon.
According to the EPA, 13 million households rely on water from their own wells. The agency does not regulate this source of water.
Freddie Mac forecasts that mortgage lending will rise this year and next on the strength of combined low mortgage interest rates and slowing home price growth.