The White House director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn underscored the urgency to meet the administration's deadline of completing a tax overhaul next month.
The Justice Department is conducting 27 investigations into classified leaks of information, a threefold increase from recent years, according to attorney general Jeff Sessions.
Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings surged on reports that Roark Capital, the owner of Arby's and Carl's Jr., may look to buy the chain. A deal might make sense since another activist already owns a big stake and the CEO is stepping down.
Shares of struggling Mattel. the owner of the iconic Barbie line of dolls, have surged on recent speculation that rival Hasbro, which owns My Little Pony and the rights to the Disney Princess toys, may want to buy the company.
The International Energy Agency says the United States is on track to pump 30 million barrels of oil and gas a day by 2025, 50% more than any other country has ever managed.
Venezuela has been declared in default. One prominent government critic calls its debt "hunger bonds," and it's held by almost all major mutual funds in the United States.
The production company behind the American version of the Russian state-funded network RT has officially filed as a foreign agent with the Department of Justice.