Politics Oct 31 Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Israel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
World Oct 18 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: German police searching for assailants who tried to firebomb Berlin synagogue In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Germany are hunting the assailants who tried to firebomb a synagogue in Berlin, President Biden's nominee for ambassador to Israel pledged to ensure that Israel gets all it needs for defense, Vladimir Putin…
World Jun 27 Days before deadline, Senate to consider Puerto Rico rescue package Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is warning of widespread consequences, from layoffs of police officers to a hospital closure, if the Senate fails to act before Friday on a rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics May 06 Obama stresses need for action on corporate tax evasion President Barack laid out what's needed to support the U.S. economy after a federal government report revealed weak job gains. By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press
World Jan 19 Here’s what Congress can do about Puerto Rico’s debt WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico's $72 billion public debt crisis has forced congressional leaders to pay attention to a U.S. territory that's usually on the sidelines of American politics. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Jun 18 New $10 bill will be the first in more than a century to feature a woman By Kristen Doerer “The new ten will be the first bill in more than a century to feature a portrait of a woman,” Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced Wednesday. Yes, that’s right. The United States will soon have a woman on its… Continue reading
Jun 17 Move over Alexander Hamilton, the next $10 bill will feature a woman By Kristen Doerer The last woman featured on paper U.S. currency was Martha Washington back in 1891. She remained on the one dollar bill until 1896. Before that, Pocahontas graced the 20 dollar bill for a mere four years from 1865 to 1869. Continue reading
Apr 17 G-20 finance officials confronting global weakness, market instability By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Finance officials from the world's major economies are searching for the right mix of policies to bolster a still-weak global recovery nearly six years after the Great Recession while confronting a range of new threats from a soaring… Continue reading
Sep 08 Treasury wants to make overseas inversions less profitable for U.S. corporations By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. companies are shifting their addresses abroad in an effort to reduce their U.S. taxes. The maneuver is known as a corporate inversion. Continue reading