Posts Tagged ‘Finance’

NYC mayoral hopeful’s aides broke finance rules: prosecutors

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Closing arguments began on Tuesday in the fraud trial of two former fundraising associates of John Liu, a Democratic candidate in New York City's mayoral race, with prosecutors saying that he would have known the campaign routinely used illegal methods to solicit funds. Prosecutors told the jury that [...]

World finance leaders say growth still weak

WASHINGTON (AP) — While world finance leaders say the global economy has improved slightly this year, they said the outlook for the future was uneven with growth and job creation still too weak. Tweet This Post

World finance leaders issue sober assessment

WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders meeting in Washington have come out with a somber assessment of the global economy. Tweet This Post

French finance minister calls off meeting with U.S. treasury secretary

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has canceled a meeting in Paris with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that had been scheduled for Tuesday, a Treasury official said. No reason was given for calling off the meeting, the official said on Monday. (Reporting by Anna Yukhananov; Writing by Jason Lange in Washington; Editing [...]

[video] Finance Expert Saves Struggling Zoo By Firing All Employees, Getting Rid of Cages

On Today NOW!, the savvy businessman who turned a zoo on the verge of bankruptcy into a money-making machine shares management tips with Jim and Tracy. The Onion Tweet This Post

Senate Finance chief wants trade promotion bill this year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said on Tuesday he hoped to pass legislation this year to boost the White House's ability to negotiate new trade agreements, renewing a law known as trade promotion authority that expired in 2007. Baucus said he wanted to renew both trade promotion authority (TPA) and trade [...]

Proposed Indonesia c.bank shuffle raises concern over finance minister’s role

JAKARTA, March 5 (Reuters) – Moves by Indonesia’s PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono to put his finance minister in chargeof the central bank is leading to concerns that he may beseeking someone more malleable to run the state coffers in therun up to next year’s elections. Yudhoyono made the surprise announcement on Feb. 22 that hewanted Agus [...]