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Capital Research & Management wanted to buy into the Facebook Inc. initial public offering. But days before the IPO, an underwriting bank on the deal warned the big investment firm about Facebook's dimming revenue prospects.

The Los Angeles firm, armed with information from a May 11 "roadshow" meeting with underwriters and Facebook, along with similar estimates of its own, slashed

Five days left: It's looking more and more like Washington may not get a deal done in time to avert the fiscal cliff. What happens to the economy if lawmakers don't cut a deal and the tax hikes and spending cuts become law?

The worst-case scenario is if Congress stands by and lets the fiscal cliff stay in effect all next year. Economists expect the U.S. economy would then fall into a

Dealing with extremism abroad and its spillover at home will present an enormously complex challenge for the next president. Over the last five years, conflicts in Syria and Iraq have continued to frustrate the United States diplomatically, sapped military resources and provided a breeding ground for Islamic State radicals, who have spread bloodshed and destruction in the region and the West

If you want to hear the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration is hoping to pas,s you've got to be a member of Congress and you've got to go to classified briefings and leave your staff and cellphone at the door.