Washington

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said a rising U.S. debt burden could derail the current expansion.

Chief Judge Merrick Garland appeared unconvinced by Justice Department attorney Gretchen Wolfinger who argued on behalf of the decision by the Internal Revenue Service to release only limited information in a “suspected practitioner misconduct” case.

The federal government ran a $100.5 billion deficit in October.

Examiners found that Mark Stewart Saunders was improperly relying on permission from a customer's daughter.

The Senate is poised to confirm Kansas Banking Commissioner Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board. But the nominations for the two other open seats are still in limbo.

Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are causing the U.S. trade deficit to widen, not unfair Chinese trade practices, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said U.S. policy makers ought to be gradually lifting interest rates to bring an economy that’s running above potential in for a soft landing.

The dollar value of net pension liabilities rose in 43 states while the dollar value of outstanding tax-supported debt rose in 17 states, the report said.

The board stands by its chief economist's conclusions after criticism from the Bond Dealers of America.

The vote ends the effort to create a new city and ends the legal debate over who would have been responsible for Stockbridge bond debt.