And what tax payer dollars have to do with it.

Real estate brokers say the proposed tax changes would hit expensive cities the hardest.

Texas, Florida, and especially Puerto Rico say they need tens of billions of more in funding to help recovery efforts. But how do economic cost estimates from a disaster get turned into legislation?

Banks hope that a crackdown on the secrecy behind U.S.-based shell companies will make their jobs easier.

The president's tweets make the job tougher.

China's Community Party Congress — an event that happens twice a decade — kicked off today.

Let's wrap up the week in business and economic news.

If the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act isn't extended, homeowners with forgiven debt will have to pay taxes on that debt.

And how funding for gun violence research could make a difference.