The U.S. government is apparently getting into the mergers and acquisitions business, which should alarm ordinary Americans — ...

History shows there are times when government decides some companies are too important to leave entirely to market forces.

Argentina’s central bank dipped into its already-depleted reserves to sell more than $1 billion of the US currency over three days to defend the peso.

Earlier this week, Uncle Sam’s red-white-and-blue getup, a la Cinderella’s dress, morphed into dirty rags once the clock ...