Number of deals declined 18% during the first half.

Agency hopes to encourage more companies to go public.

Move comes as the retailer struggles with an industrywide sales slump.

President Trump said last week such a deal could be arranged 'very, very quickly.'

As impasse on health care looms, theres talk of canceling August recess.

The Obama administration's regulation had been criticized.

The CFTC wants to standardize the data sent to trade repositories.

Smarter attack could cause large claims, underwriter says.