CryptocurrencyUS reaches over-$4 billion settlement with world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, AP source saysNovember 21, 2023108WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to...
FinanceUnited States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensionsSeptember 22, 202361WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on...
MortgagesAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs to highest level in more than 20 yearsAugust 17, 202357The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news...
Currencies‘Dollarization’ of North Korean economy, once vital, now potential threat to Kim’s ruleJune 8, 202332SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before fleeing North Korea in 2014, Jeon Jae-hyun kept U.S. dollars as a store of...
PensionOregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claimsJune 6, 202365SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general announced Monday she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp....
BankingYellen declares bank system sound, as new rescues orderedMarch 17, 202357WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors and investors Thursday, even as...
BankingAfter Silicon Valley Bank collapse, US and UK work to prevent crisisMarch 13, 202354NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project...
BankingSilicon Valley Bank collapse: What you need to knowMarch 13, 202367WASHINGTON (AP) — Two large banks that cater to the tech industry have collapsed after a bank run, government agencies...
BankingUS government moves to stop potential banking crisisMarch 12, 2023103NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government took extraordinary steps Sunday to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic...
EconomyUS economy sending mixed signals: Here’s what it all meansFebruary 28, 202363WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe it was just too good to be true.For a few weeks in late January and early...