The Supreme Court's decision to loosen campaign finance restrictions on corporations means a tsunami of company cash is likely to flood through the political system, giving big firms and labor unions even more influence over candidates.
Global technology spending will resume growth in 2010 as the broader economy improves slowly but steadily, according to research firm Gartner Inc.
Amid the towering columns that will anchor the Florida Marlins' new ballpark stood the 6-foot-7 pillar of their pitching staff.
The perennially frugal Florida Marlins have reached an agreement with the players' union to increase spending in the wake of complaints the team payroll has been so small as to violate baseball's revenue sharing provisions.
The tech downturn is over and a recovery is on the way after a "dismal" 2009, as companies resume spending on computers and software, according to a new analysis.
Gov. Mike Rounds says South Dakota has spent $276 million of the $655 million in federal stimulus funds allocated to state agencies.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, saying federal spending is out of control, on Thursday called for the passage of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget.
The U.S. spent an average of $7,681 per person on health care in 2008, for an eye-popping total of $2.3 trillion — even though spending actually slowed dramatically that year because of the recession, a new federal study says.
Construction activity fell for a seventh consecutive month as spending on both residential and commercial projects declined, a worrisome sign that lingering troubles in construction will act as a drag on the overall economic recovery.
Next year may be to appliance buyers what 2009 was to car buyers: time for government rebates.
Expecting a stash of gift cards for the holidays? Better use them wisely.
Consumer spending and incomes are both expected to show gains for November, increases that should provide support for the economic recovery.
Add this to your list of holiday rituals: After trimming the tree and fighting the crowds for doorbuster deals, there's the annual hunt through a closet for last year's gift wrap and ribbon.
President Barack Obama has signed into law a $1.1 trillion bill that increases the budgets in many areas of the government by about 10 percent, including health, law enforcement and veterans' programs.
Congress is knocking nearly $1 billion off President Barack Obama's request for Afghanistan's security forces and instead devoting the money to buying more mine-resistent vehicles for U.S. troops there.
Hess Corp. said Monday it is raising its 2010 capital budget by 22 percent, with the majority of spending going toward exploration and production.
The 57-35 roll call by which the Senate voted to approve a $1.1 trillion spending bill that combines six of the 12 annual appropriation bills for the 2010 budget year that began Oct. 1.
The 221-202 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a year-end spending bill that would boost funding for domestic programs and foreign aid.
A massive year-end spending bill has cleared a key obstacle in the Senate.
If the wreaths, menorahs and trees were jarring when they appeared before Halloween and you decided to wait to decorate — or if you just plain procrastinated — now's the time to get cracking.
Highlights of a $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate on Sunday and sent to President Barack Obama:
The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans' programs.
The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday.
They're both entrepreneurial Greenwich businessmen. They're both politically connected, though neither has held statewide elective office.
With images of spray-on snow and tacky plastic needles dancing in their heads — especially after the craze for renditions in red — many holiday purists dismiss fake Christmas trees.