http://www.mail.com/organizations/23390-us-department-treasury.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/23390-us-department-treasury.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2092596-treasury-officials-told-irs-probe-june-2012.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2092596-treasury-officials-told-irs-probe-june-2012.html 2013-05-17T22:42:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087238-us-explores-ways-to-press-iran-nuke-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is looking at new ways to pressure Iran over its nuclear program. The State Department's nuclear negotiator with Iran, Wendy Sherman, and the Treasury Department's sanctions chief, David Cohen, are telling Congress that the U.S. is exploring different ways to press Tehran into making nuclear concessions. ... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087238-us-explores-ways-to-press-iran-nuke-program.html 2013-05-15T14:18:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069684-vatican-us-treasury-agree-to-share-financial-data.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican signed an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday to exchange financial information as part of its efforts to comply with international anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing norms. It's the fourth such agreement inked by the Holy See as it seeks to improve its reputation in global financial circles ... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:14:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069684-vatican-us-treasury-agree-to-share-financial-data.html 2013-05-07T21:14:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html MIAMI (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the communist island was licensed. U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida have written to the U.S. Department of Treasury expressing concern about the trip. In the letter, both sai... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:34:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html 2013-04-08T20:34:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — A former navy chief of the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau who is suspected of being a kingpin in the international cocaine trade was brought to the U.S. for trial on drug charges following his arrest at sea by federal drug agents, authorities said Friday. Four other men apprehended in the operation also were brought to New York... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:28:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html 2013-04-06T01:28:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1954916-geithner-book-deal-release-scheduled-2014.html NEW YORK (AP) — Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has a book deal. Geithner has an agreement with Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House, Inc. Crown announced Thursday that Geithner's book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2014 and will provide a "behind-the-scenes" account of the financial crisis. Few Treasury secre... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:06:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1954916-geithner-book-deal-release-scheduled-2014.html 2013-03-14T17:06:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1921002-lew-set-to-start-treasury-budget-cuts-loom.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Lew is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as Treasury secretary and will have to hit the ground running. He is taking over the job just a day before huge automatic government spending cuts are set to take effect. He's likely to be involved with any negotiations to reverse the cuts, and also in budget talks next month to continue fun... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:03:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1921002-lew-set-to-start-treasury-budget-cuts-loom.html 2013-02-28T09:03:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1916550-us-senate-panel-backs-lew-nomination-treasury.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's choice of Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary and sent the nomination to the full Senate. Lew would succeed Timothy Geithner, who completed a tumultuous four-year term in which he helped lead the administration's response to the financial crisis and recession. The c... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:52:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1916550-us-senate-panel-backs-lew-nomination-treasury.html 2013-02-26T16:52:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1891168-nkorea-to-face-sanctions-nuke-china-key.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the past decade, the world's most powerful nations have turned to sanctions in an attempt to punish North Korea for a series of rocket launches and nuclear tests. Their stated goal: to stop North Korea's march toward acquiring an arsenal of nuclear-armed long-range missiles. The sanctions, however, have failed to slow Pyongya... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:56:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1891168-nkorea-to-face-sanctions-nuke-china-key.html 2013-02-15T00:56:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1888980-lew-signals-support-tax-code-rewrite.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary, pledged to work with Congress on a comprehensive overhaul of the tax code while urging lawmakers to avoid automatic spending cuts that could slow the economy's progress. During a three-hour confirmation hearing Wednesday, Lew fielded a broad range of questions about how ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:44:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1888980-lew-signals-support-tax-code-rewrite.html 2013-02-13T21:44:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1885884-treasury-chief-lew-faces-early-budget-tests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The to-do list that awaits Jacob Lew, President Barack Obama's choice to be Treasury secretary, is daunting. Bridge disputes in Congress on taxes and spending. Shrink budget deficits. Manage tense economic ties with China. Press Europe to reduce debts while fighting a recession. Defend the U.S. financial overhaul law. Prevent a global cu... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1885884-treasury-chief-lew-faces-early-budget-tests.html 2013-02-12T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1872418-ap-newsbreak-timothy-geithner-planning-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will write a book focusing on his response to the financial crisis, The Associated Press has learned. Geithner, 51, will be represented by Washington-based attorney Robert Barnett, who confirmed Wednesday that Geithner would be meeting with publishers, but otherwise declined comment. Barnett has n... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1872418-ap-newsbreak-timothy-geithner-planning-book.html 2013-02-06T14:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846284-geithner-sees-us-economy-strengthening-gradually.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner thinks the U.S. economy will strengthen this year — as long as Congress avoids cutting spending too deeply in a budget deal and Europe's economy gradually improves. In an interview Friday on his last day in office, Geithner told The Associated Press, "The economy is stronger than people apprec... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846284-geithner-sees-us-economy-strengthening-gradually.html 2013-01-25T19:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1842434-why-geithners-treasury-leadership-proved-divisive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has saluted the outgoing Timothy Geithner as one of the best U.S. Treasury secretaries ever. He's surely been among the most contentious. Not since the Great Depression had an administration inherited so many grave financial threats at once. To many, Geithner deserves credit for helping steady the banking system an... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1842434-why-geithners-treasury-leadership-proved-divisive.html 2013-01-24T07:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1819798-obama-debt-limit-fight-imperils-elderlys-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring "we are not a deadbeat nation," President Obama warned on Monday that Social Security checks and veterans' benefits will be delayed if congressional Republicans fail to increase the government's borrowing authority in a looming showdown over the nation's debt and spending. Obama said he was willing to negotiate deficit reductio... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1819798-obama-debt-limit-fight-imperils-elderlys-checks.html 2013-01-14T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820442-geithner-govt-pass-debt-limit-mid-feb.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is telling congressional leaders that the U.S. government will exhaust its borrowing limit as soon as mid-February, earlier than expected. The government reached its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on Dec. 31, but began using bookkeeping maneuvers to keep from surpassing it. In a letter to congressional... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820442-geithner-govt-pass-debt-limit-mid-feb.html 2013-01-14T20:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1811688-us-arms-dealers-associate-arrested-australia.html NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of a notorious Russian arms dealer was arrested in Australia and charged with conspiring to buy planes so that weapons could be transported to the world's bloodiest conflicts, a U.S. prosecutor announced Thursday. Syrian-born American Richard Ammar Chichakli was arrested Wednesday at the request of U.S. authorities on charges ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1811688-us-arms-dealers-associate-arrested-australia.html 2013-01-10T22:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810600-obama-picks-lew-treasury-fiscal-issues-loom.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For 30 years, Jack Lew has had a hand in some of the biggest economic deals negotiated in Washington. What awaits him if he's confirmed as treasury secretary could far exceed any challenge of the past — a triple-decked potential crisis that will test his experience the moment he opens his office door on the third floor of the Treasury Building ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810600-obama-picks-lew-treasury-fiscal-issues-loom.html 2013-01-10T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808820-obama-to-tap-budget-expert-lew-to-lead-treasury.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be his second-term Secretary of the Treasury, turning to one of Washington's most knowledgeable budget experts to manage prickly fiscal negotiations with Congress and steer the still-shaky national economy. Lew's nomination, expected Thursday, accelerates the ove... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808820-obama-to-tap-budget-expert-lew-to-lead-treasury.html 2013-01-09T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1806660-reset-treasury-secretary-job-up.html Since winning re-election, President Barack Obama has announced new choices to head the State Department, Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency. But he has yet to act on another looming top-tier vacancy, that of Treasury secretary. Indications are now that Timothy Geithner will leave that post by the end of the month, regardless of whether the presiden... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1806660-reset-treasury-secretary-job-up.html 2013-01-08T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1793734-us-hits-borrowing-limit-moves-to-avoid-default.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is running up against its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit and is taking steps to avoid default. Reaching the limit Monday sets up another dispute between the White House and Congress over taxes and spending in the new year. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the government will take a series of accounting measure... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1793734-us-hits-borrowing-limit-moves-to-avoid-default.html 2013-01-01T03:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787536-us-treasury-to-take-steps-to-avoid-borrowing-limit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department will begin taking steps on Friday to delay hitting the government's $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on Dec. 31. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in a letter Wednesday to congressional leaders that the department will use accounting measures to save approximately $200 billion. That could keep the govern... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787536-us-treasury-to-take-steps-to-avoid-borrowing-limit.html 2012-12-26T22:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765034-obama-administration-boosts-penalties-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday stiffened penalties on Iran over its nuclear program by blacklisting 12 companies and individuals for their work in transferring sensitive technology and uranium enrichment. The departments of State and Treasury announced sanctions against seven more companies and five more people, freezing any assets... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765034-obama-administration-boosts-penalties-iran.html 2012-12-13T20:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747428-obama-seeks-to-personal-touch-cliff-talks.html FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama, trying to put a personal touch on "fiscal cliff" negotiations, visited a northern Virginia family's basement apartment Thursday to press his hard line on tax rate increases for the wealthy. "We're in the midst of the Christmas season," Obama said, sitting at a table in the Santana family's Falls Church home... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747428-obama-seeks-to-personal-touch-cliff-talks.html 2012-12-06T20:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1746518-geithner-ready-to-cliff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that the Obama administration is "absolutely" ready for the U.S. economy to go over the "fiscal cliff" rather than accept a budget deal that doesn't include higher tax rates for top earners. Geithner said the administration thinks budget deficits are so large that they can't be closed wi... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1746518-geithner-ready-to-cliff.html 2012-12-06T01:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1744098-analysis-obama-risk-going-cliff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It may be just a bluff or a bargaining ploy, but the White House is signaling that President Barack Obama is willing to let the country go over the "fiscal cliff," a hard-line negotiating strategy aimed at winning concessions from Republicans on taxes. If Washington really does fail to avert the looming series of tax hikes and spending c... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1744098-analysis-obama-risk-going-cliff.html 2012-12-05T22:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1737960-cliff-talks-white-house-waiting-gop-move.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have to stop using "political math" and say how much they are willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans and then specify the spending cuts they want, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in an interview that aired Sunday. Just four weeks from the proverbial "fiscal cliff," House Speaker John Boehner ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1737960-cliff-talks-white-house-waiting-gop-move.html 2012-12-02T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1737998-boehner-tells-geithner-you-serious.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he was "flabbergasted" when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (GYT'-nur) pitched the White House plan to save the nation from the "fiscal cliff." Boehner tells "Fox News Sunday" that after Geithner briefed him privately on Thursday, he looked at Geithner and said, "You can't be serious." Boehner called it "s... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1737998-boehner-tells-geithner-you-serious.html 2012-12-02T13:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1733448-pressuring-gop-obama-takes-fiscal-plan-to-pa.html HATFIELD, Pa. (AP) — President Barack Obama argued Friday that allowing taxes to rise for the middle class would amount to a "lump of coal" for Christmas, while Republican House Speaker John Boehner declared that negotiations to surmount a looming fiscal cliff are going "almost nowhere." Obama took his case to an audience in a Philadelphia suburb, saying ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1733448-pressuring-gop-obama-takes-fiscal-plan-to-pa.html 2012-11-30T23:36:00Z