House Republicans and Democrats are requesting that the Department of Labor significantly narrow its definition of fiduciary in a rule the agency is currently drafting that would impact the sale of retirement products.

South Carolina's House will consider a bill requiring newly hired employees to work an additional two years to collect full retirement benefits, while current employees could still retire after 28 years.

Moderate, secular and well-educated people propelled Mitt Romney to victory in Ohio's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, an exit poll of voters showed. Rick Santorum drew robust support from the state's most ardent conservatives and eked out a modest margin among the working class, whom he has targeted in his...

Growth in U.S. worker productivity slowed at the end of last year, while labor costs rose. Fewer gains in worker output suggests employers must add workers if they want to meet higher demand.