Congress

• Bipartisan Bills Aim to Ease Dodd-Frank Swaps Pushout

  By Cheyenne Hopkins and Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  March 7, 2013

  House and Senate measures would allow more swaps trading at federally insured banks.

• Deal to Raise Revenue on Foreign Income Gets Closer

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  February 28, 2013

  Bipartisan deal could make it easier for U.S. companies to bring home foreign income that has been taxed elsewhere.

• Bond Market Sees Slower Growth than Obama

  By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  February 19, 2013

  Yields suggest economic expansion will fall short of administration’s projections.

• Congress Seen Allowing Spending Cuts to Start

  By Kathleen Hunter and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  February 18, 2013

  Tactic would give both sides a greater incentive to compromise.

• States Move on Minimum Wage

  By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg  |  February 14, 2013

  While Republicans in Congress balk, 19 states have enacted a minimum wage higher than the federal level.

• Congress Lacks Plan to Halt Spending Cuts

  By Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  February 13, 2013

  Legislators have about two weeks to avert $1.2 trillion in cuts.

• Postal Service Plans To End Saturday Mail Deliveries

  By Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg  |  February 6, 2013

  Move could save Post Office up to $2 bln a year.

• U.S. Budget Discord Seen as Top Threat to Global Economy

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  European debt crisis ranks as second biggest worry for investors, poll shows.

• Obama Seeks to End Business Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  GOP opposition to tax increases may hinder Obama's effort to axe breaks.

• Dell’s Overseas Cash May Be Key in LBO

  By Zachary R. Mider and Jesse Drucker, Bloomberg  |  January 18, 2013

  Repatriating company’s $14 bln of cash, investments outside U.S. could mean tax bill.