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The House voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to testify about her alleged role in the tax-exempt targeting controversy.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen repeated her stance that the economy needs much support given the "considerable slack" in the labor market.

The rebels said on Wednesday they would boycott Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq and keep two major export terminals shut.

NBC sealed the exclusive deal to broadcast three winter games and three summer games from 2022 to 2032.

The retailer has experienced an increase in competitors as the organic food market blooms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said this would create conditions for dialogue between the Ukrainian authorities and the separatists.

A drastic fall in revenue hurt the bank's first quarter.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said there is still "considerable slack" in the labor market; geopolitical tensions pose risks.

Rolls-Royce Energy’s gas turbine and energy compressor business has nearly 2,400 employees with an installed base of 2,500 gas turbines.

Major U.S. and European firms are under investigation for possible bribery violations, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Martha Stokes discusses what caused the infamous Flash Crash in 2010 and if such a panic could recur.

The huge bank is said to be trying avoid compliance costs.

The decision is the biggest victory yet for the 'fossil free' student movement.

Tesla is expected to report 24 percent more revenue but lower net income as the company continues to invest heavily.

In the last nine months of 2013, the net income of e-commerce giant Alibaba increased 305 percent year-over-year.

The U.S. government has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into how customers' stock orders are routed, executed and filled.

Twitter shares fell more than 12 percent today, which caused the stock to fall below $37 for the first time since it began trading on Nov. 7.

Office Depot's announcement sent the retailer's shares up about 10 percent before the bell today.

Singapore aims to limit tax evasion by U.S. citizens, just when the country is becoming a major wealth-management hub.

The survey showed a slight acceleration in input cost rises which, coupled with the accelerating recovery, may ease concerns about disinflation.

The definitive agreement comes as pharmaceutical companies struggle against the growing market share of generic medicines.

Target is not the only retailer to experience a data breach, and experts say that customers will return.

Winning seats on Sotheby's board of directors is only the latest in a string of critical assaults on established companies by Daniel Loeb.

Credit Suisse is in talks with the U.S. Justice Department to pay as much as $1.6 billion to resolve ongoing tax investigation.

U.S. and EU measures against Russia are sending companies to China for financial partnerships.

In a video on the Justice Department's website, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said legal action against financial institutions is imminent.

Trustee Irving Picard said the fourth interim payout will go to victims of the Ponzi scheme who had 1,081 accounts at Madoff's firm.

After a months-long battle, auction house Sotheby's has given in to activist hedge fund investor Dan Loeb's demands.

The big New York pharmaceutical company booked declining revenue in its two biggest operations.