government regulation

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid currently has 57 Democrats on board, with two Republicans seemingly inclined to vote in favor as well. That leaves Reid one vote short.

On Tuesday, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act will go into effect, prohibiting financial institutions from transferring funds to so-called "unlawful Internet gambling" sites.

In Senate hearings, the Minerals Management Service came under fire for its poor regulation of offshore drilling. This contributed to the Gulf oil spill, shaping up to be the nation's worst environmental disaster ever.

In an interview with the Financial Times, James Hackett, chairman and chief executive of independent oil and gas company Anadarko Petroleum (APC) said, "Washington's energy and environmental policy risks plunging the United States into an economic tailspin that could make it the world's cleanest...

In an attention-grabbing headline, Rasmussen Reports recently announced that only 53 percent of Americans believe that capitalism is better than socialism. Apparently, 80 percent of investors allegedly root for capitalism, as do more than 90 percent of Republicans, while a whopping 30 percent of...