Brandon Bell / Getty Images The government looks increasingly likely to shut down as soon as this weekend after President-elect Donald Trump quashed a government funding bill lawmakers had negotiated.

WASHINGTON − Congress passed a bipartisan spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would have left thousands of federal employees furloughed just days before the winter holidays.

Assertion (A): The government can reduce the deflationary gap by purchasing government securities in the open market. Reason (R): The Central Bank purchases government securities in the open ...

In a model with consumption wealth effects and geographic heterogeneity, these responses imply a marginal propensity to consume out of a dollar of stock wealth of 3.2 cents per year. We also use the ...

A continuing resolution (CR)—a temporary spending bill that Congress can use to fund the federal government in the short term—was expected over the weekend, with votes taking place this week.

A government department spent almost £1,200 of taxpayers' money on two ministerial folders, official figures show, external. It came as Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a crackdown on government ...

Formal discussions between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to draw up a new programme for government have begun. The party's deputy leaders, Jack Chambers and Helen McEntee, met this evening to set the ...

If you need a reason to economize as you plan a holiday light display that outshines the sun, consider these inconvenient truths: Many Americans – and some entire neighborhoods – are expending ...

Meanwhile, more than 2.8 million people have signed an online petition calling for another UK general election. People now recognize that carbon dioxide is a life-essential gas and methane is a ...

Marginal benefit is a small but measurable benefit to a consumer if they use an additional unit of a good or service. It usually declines as a consumer decides to consume more of a single good.

Indian markets saw a slight rebound in foreign fund inflows in the week ending December 6 after facing consistent outflows over the past two months. This reversal of flows comes after more than ...

He said the government is coordinating with the insurgents, and that he is ready to meet rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, who made a triumphal appearance at ...