Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson on Monday proposed raising taxes on groceries, clothing, cigarettes and other consumer goods to eliminate a projected budget shortfall.

Here’s something you don’t often see in this town at the heart of the state’s $9 billion citrus industry: a sign at the public library that says, “ICE! On sidewalk. Be careful!”

Soldiers accompanied government inspectors as they temporarily shut down dozens of retail stores in Venezuela on Monday, aiming to prevent hefty price hikes after the country devalued its currency.

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s effort to expand its lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp of misleading shareholders over bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch & Co.

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Australia – Digital Economy – E-commerce – Trends & Statistics” report to their offering.

Latin America and the Caribbean lost 2.2 million jobs in 2009 amid the global financial crisis, reversing five straight years of falling unemployment, the International Labor Organization said Monday.

The Obama administration announced on Monday funding for nine projects designed to significantly increase fuel efficiency in heavy trucks and passenger vehicles, with more than half the money coming from the $787 billion stimulus package.

Now we’ll never know just how many jobs were funded by the $787 billion stimulus program.

Unemployment at 10%, new terror concerns and political capital spent on a health care bill that a majority of Americans don’t want.

Fed unlikely swayed by jobs data