FundsEU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assetsMay 8, 202412European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and...
EconomyYellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at TrumpMay 7, 202413WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the...
EconomyUS jobs report for April: Likely a slower but still-strong pace of hiringMay 3, 20249WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs...
CryptocurrencyBinance founder sentenced to 4 months in prison for allowing money launderingMay 1, 20244SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison...
MoneyBinance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money launderingApril 30, 202418Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing in a Seattle courtroomBy GENE JOHNSON Associated...
BankingRegulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this yearApril 27, 202425Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New YorkApril 26, 2024, 7:51...
InvestingStudents protesting on campuses across US ask colleges to cut investments supporting IsraelApril 27, 202418Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools:...
MoneyBiden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into lawApril 26, 202419WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine...
BankingUS postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against PalestiniansApril 26, 202419WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that an Israeli army battalion committed grave human-rights abuses against...
FundsMany large U.S. cities are in deep financial trouble. Here’s whyApril 25, 202411Truth in Accounting estimates that 53 of the largest cities in the U.S. were not generating enough revenue to pay...