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The U.S. Treasury Department says allies must work together to create shared standards for regulating cryptocurrencies so that it's harder for bad actors to get away with crimes.

The agency announced this April that it intends to begin using a "dormant" authority to conduct regulatory examinations of nonbank financial companies when they pose risks to consumers.

Direct lenders are lavishing risky companies and private-equity firms with capital at rates below what's available in the volatility-lashed high-yield and syndicated-loan market.

The Pennsylvania teachers' fund is a microcosm of problems at many public pensions—and some retirement experts say more bad news may come.

The slowdown in consumer spending, the main driver of the U.S. economy, adds to concerns about the economic outlook.

Q&A with Geoff White, author of the new book "The Lazarus Heist," about the increasing sophistication—and success—of North Korean hackers.