government aid

The World Trade Organization has ruled that some U.S. government aid to aircraft maker Boeing Co. is illegal.

The rejection is a setback for Prudential’s ambitions to expand, and could also hinder A.I.G.’s ability to repay $182 billion in U.S.

Without government aid, economists say many formerly middle-class Americans are at risk of slipping into poverty, even as economic conditions improve.

WASHINGTON - The government was moving ahead Wednesday on a fresh multibillion dollar cash infusion to stabilize auto financing company GMAC Financial Services, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

(Economic & Social Research Council) Greater government aid to overseas development charities does not discourage individual giving, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Fears that increasing government grants would serve to "crowd out" donations from individuals are unwarranted.

If anything, say researchers, the opposite is the case, with greater government grants to development charities appearing to encourage individual donors to give more.

Citigroup has received government aid several times in the past 80 years, and this time around, some investors see its infusion of federal cash as a good sign.

As financial firms navigate a life more closely connected to government aid and oversight than ever before, they increasingly turn to Washington, D.C.

As financial firms navigate a life more closely connected to government aid and oversight than ever before, they increasingly turn to Washington, D.C.

Taxpayers face losses on a significant portion of the $81 billion in government aid provided to the auto industry, an oversight panel said in a report to be released Wednesday.

Fannie Mae is seeking an additional $10.7 billion in government aid after posting another massive quarterly loss as the taxpayer bill from the housing market bust keeps growing.