Oil prices rise after Iran seizes oil tanker

The troubled firm reportedly told investors in November its liabilities had outstripped its assets.

President Biden says the agreement “clears the way” for Congress to avoid a government shutdown.

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save President Biden and Democrats in Congress turbocharged the Internal Revenue Service in 2022, handing the tax collector tens of billions of dollars to modernize and train a harder gaze on high-income earners and major corporations. Not even two years later, Republicans in Congress have succeeded…

The Employee Retention Credit was intended to be a financial lifeline to small businesses struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. The government program, seemingly flush with cash, led to the emergence of an industry of its own, which focused on helping businesses claim the credits. Suddenly, a parade of ads encouraging businesses to…

Two Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concerns about ex-Wall Street financiers overseeing the Commerce Department’s distribution of $39 billion in grants to the semiconductor industry, saying the staffing raised questions about the creation and abuse of a revolving door between government and industry. In a letter to the Commerce Department, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts…

News Corp announced Thursday that veteran communications advisor Arthur Bochner will become chief communications officer and executive vice president, following the retirement later this year of longtime spokesperson Jim Kennedy. Bochner, who has spent the past decade at Disney, will join News Corp — parent of the New York Post, Wall Street Journal and Dow…