World Jul 16 Yellen visits India again to deepen ties and tackle global economic issues On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time to meet finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations about global economic challenges…
Politics Jul 11 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after U.S. sanctions the head of Serbian intelligence for alleged corruption The Treasury Department says Aleksander Vulin is accused of involvement in illegal arms shipments, drug trafficking and misuse of public office.
Politics Jun 21 IRS reduces tax return backlog by 80 percent and improves customer service, report says The IRS has processed tens of millions of tax returns faster this year compared with years past, and getting through to customer service on the phone is slowly improving.
Economy Jun 05 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, SEC lawsuit says Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the SEC lawsuit on Monday lists thirteen charges against the firm — including commingling and diverting customer assets to an entity Zhao owned called Sigma Chain.
World Jun 05 U.S. sanctions Russia-backed actors accused of trying to destabilize Moldova Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven members of a group linked to sanctioned Moldovan oligarch, Ilan Shor, currently in exile in Israel, and leader of Moldova's pro-Russia Shor Party.
Politics Jun 02 U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet Internet disruptions were instituted after homegrown anger over the September death of Masha Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country's morality police, led to large-scale protests.
World Jun 01 U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to assassinate John Bolton, others around the world The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official and others it says took part in wide-ranging plots to kill former national security adviser John Bolton and others around the world.
World May 19 How effective will a new round of sanctions be in stopping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? The latest sanctions target hundreds of people and firms — including those helping Moscow evade existing sanctions. They also target new sectors of Russia's economy.
Economy May 19 New poll shows majority of adults in U.S. say they are concerned about debt limit, don’t understand latest negotiations A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about how the nation's economy would be affected if the debt limit isn't increased and the government can't pay its debts.
Politics May 18 Here’s why a government default could be worse than a government shutdown All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn't increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns.