The success of many industries at legally avoiding taxes shows why so many economists and tax experts believe the United States corporate tax code is terribly flawed.    

SEOUL, South Korea — This year, North Korea has been flaunting its nuclear hardware in an effort to extort concessions from the United States and South Korea. But the tactic has failed to provoke panic for one key reason: Officials doubt that

NACO, Mexico, May 25 (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United States.

NACO, Mexico, May 25 (Reuters) - Mexican activist MariaElena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotchof color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexicantown of Naco from a neighboring town in the United States.

The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.    

The final week of May will be critical for the markets as volatility hit a number of regional stock indices this week, although the United States was largely spared. For the week, the S&P 500 lost a little better than 1 percent, but this paled in

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks.

WASHINGTON -- As millions of Americans pack their cars ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the United States remains alone among the world's advanced economies in...

To be clear, a strong, growing, and collaborative trade relationship between the United States and India is in both parties' best interests. But India's recent trade policies are placing that relationship in jeopardy.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators will get access to Chinese companies' audit documents under a deal announced on Friday, opening the way to probes of bungled audits after a two-year stand-off between China and the United States.

U.S. regulators will get access to Chinese companies' audit documents under a deal announced on Friday, opening the way to probes of bungled audits after a two-year stand-off between China and the United States.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks.

A day after a sell-off hit much of the world, but spared the United States, the U.S. market was essentially flat on the last trading session of the week. Although there are signs that a pullback may be imminent, investors continue to pour money into

May 24 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team,...

GUATEMALA CITY — Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Investors worldwide poured $1.2 billion into corporate loan funds based in the United States in the latest week as signs the Federal Reserve could scale back on stimulus...

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Investors worldwide poured $1.2 billion into corporate loan funds based in the United States in the latest week as signs the Federal Reserve could scale back on stimulus sparked fears of rising U.S. interest rates, accord

* Gas-directed rig count steady, just above 18-year low * Horizontal rigs fall for second straight week * Oil rig count also drops for second week NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States was uncha

Vacation inequality, it turns out, is an actual problem in the United States.    

The United States' global rank in infrastructure has dropped off considerably from where it was four years ago, both in absolute and relative terms, according...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential senator on Friday expressed strong concerns about Japanese company Softbank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 mobile service provider, warning it could expose the United States to more Chi

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.

May 24 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team,...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24, (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24, (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused between $2 billion to $5 billion of insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said late Thursday.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.

ZURICH, May 24 (Reuters) - Switzerland's top representative on international financial affairs will step down at the end of August, the finance ministry said on Friday, as negotiations with the United States and the European Union over tax reach a cr

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said.

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said.

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said.

May 24 (Reuters) - Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said.

COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) - Danish drug maker NovoNordisk said it could launch obesity treatmentliraglutide in the United States by the end of next year andrejected some analysts' doubts over...

COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) - Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk said it could launch obesity treatment liraglutide in the United States by the end of next year and rejected some analysts' doubts over the medicine's commercial potential.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.

SEOUL, May 24 - Seoul shares edged up on Friday helped by auto and banking stocks, regaining some of the ground lost a day earlier on weak Chinese manufacturing data and concerns about less monetary stimulus in the United States.

By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of weekly inflows into the funds on record, data from Thomson Reu

By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of weekly...

SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened higher on Friday as technology and auto stocks regained some of the ground lost a day earlier on weak Chinese manufacturing data and concerns about less monetary stimulus in the United States.

SEOUL, May 24 - Seoul shares may open lower on Friday as investors digest weak Chinese manufacturing data and the possibility of less monetary stimulus in the United States, analysts said.

SEOUL, May 24 - Seoul shares may open lower on Friday as investors digest weak Chinese manufacturing data and the possibility of less monetary stimulus in the United States, analysts said.

(Reuters) - Farm equipment retailer Titan Machinery Inc said it expects to report a quarterly loss as demand was hit by a wet spring weather in the United States that delayed corn plantations,...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of inflows into the funds on record, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service sh

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of inflows into the funds on...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of inflows into the funds on...

A resolution passed Thursday calls for an exemption for “audiovisual” industries and online media in a free-trade deal now under discussion with the United States.