Economic Stimulus Plan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds plunged on Thursday, taking yields to their highest in a year and leading a selloff in bonds globally after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks sparked worries of a reduction in U.S. monetary...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the...

For the fourth year in a row, the St. Joseph High School Fed Challenge Team used its expertise and won the regional competition at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank last month. The winning team -- Nick Wawrykow, Graham Murphy, Robert King, Michael Oei,...

When the Springfield Port Authority awarded grants last month to a food bank, the new ice rink and for a statue of world boxing champion Davey Moore, it pushed the total the port authority has paid for local projects to near $1 million. "Good, bad or...

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said Thursday that the the lender could not approve Middle East Airlines' bid to acquire financially troubled Cyprus Airways as this could increase risk. "Commercially, this matter is left to MEA to assess the...

* S&P 500 coming off three days of gains, record close * Investors looking for catalysts after rally * Walt Disney, Whole Foods among companies on tap to report results * Indexes up: Dow 37 pts, S&P 2.1 pts, Nasdaq 6.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW...

In President Barack Obama's running argument with the Republicans in Congress over who's responsible for the legislative stalemate on Capitol Hill, he suffers self-inflicted wounds by continuing to run up the same white flag that undermined his own...

* CRB extends April's 3 pct loss on worrying US, China data * Brent crude, LME copper down about 3 pct in session * Wheat tanks too on profit-taking By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 1(Reuters) - Crude oil, gold and copper fell sharply on Wednesday in...

(Corrects Brent's Tuesday close and milestone for monthly loss, para 11) * Copper down 7 pct for April, sharpest drop since May 2012 * Brent oil also off 7 pct on month, biggest drop since May * Gold loses 8 pct for April, sharpest slide since December...

Work on a $2 million improvement plan at Louise Hays Park and the next mile of the Kerrville River Trail are set to begin this summer on the banks of the Guadalupe River. Malcolm Matthews, director of parks and recreation for the city of Kerrville, said...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama argued for “manageable” changes to Medicare and other social safety net programs as he released his budget proposal, a plan aimed at staking out the middle ground in the stalled deficit reduction talks. “...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's...