Finance News

February 24, 2020

Justices throw out seizure of church assets in Puerto Rico

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a court order to seize assets belonging to the Roman Catholic archdiocese of San Juan, ...

February 24, 2020

Sanders would use wealth tax for universal child care, pre-K

Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can fiance government-funded ...

February 22, 2020

In Brazil, fear of spreading police protests during Carnival

A violent police strike in northeastern Brazil has shed light on dissatisfaction among cops elsewhere in the country, with ...

February 21, 2020

Court in Thailand orders popular opposition party dissolved

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it ...

February 20, 2020

Conflict of interest fears cast shadow over EU budget talks

As European Union leaders deliberated over their 1 trillion-euro ($1.1 trillion) budget Thursday, lawmakers were deeply ...

February 20, 2020

Uber resumes operating in Colombia after three-week hiatus

Uber restarted operations in Colombia on Thursday after shutting down its app for almost three weeks. In a statement, the ...

February 19, 2020

IRS to pay visits to high-income taxpayers who fail to file

If you earn six figures and haven't been filing your taxes, the IRS may come knocking. The agency said Wednesday that it is ...

February 19, 2020

UK inflation jumps higher, reducing likelihood of rate cut

Consumer price inflation in Britain jumped higher in January, official figures showed Wednesday, undermining the case for the ...

February 18, 2020

Farmers block highways in Spain to protest low food prices

Farmers in fluorescent yellow vests blocked highways in southwestern Spain with tractors and other vehicles Tuesday in the ...

February 18, 2020

EU puts Cayman Islands, others on tax blacklist

The European Union has added four countries and jurisdictions to its blacklist of tax havens , including the British overseas ...

February 18, 2020

UK PM Johnson and estranged wife reach financial settlement

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his estranged wife Marina Wheeler have reached a financial agreement for their ...

February 18, 2020

Indian police open case against Kashmir social media users

Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have registered a case against unidentified internet users who employed virtual ...

February 17, 2020

French pension reform embarks on heated debate in parliament

French lawmakers on Monday started debating President Emmanuel Macron's divisive plan to overhaul the pensions system, ...

February 15, 2020

Lawmaker questions China's offer to build UK high speed rail

Allowing China's state-run rail construction company to build a high-speed rail line linking London with central and northern ...

February 14, 2020

EU chief unveils budget plan setting scene for tense summit

The European Council president unveiled Friday his proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget, but the figure falls far ...

February 14, 2020

Zuckerberg accepts that Facebook may have to pay more tax

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to throw his support behind international reforms that would require Silicon Valley tech ...

February 12, 2020

Argentina and IMF discuss debt in shadow of 2001 crisis

Argentina has been here before: recession, growing poverty, high inflation, billions of dollars in debt, a looming deadline ...

February 12, 2020

Sanders in talks with DNC to headline big-dollar fundraiser

Bernie Sanders is in talks with the Democratic National Committee to headline the first of two party fundraisers, where he ...

February 12, 2020

US survey finds smaller decline in medical bill worries

The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn't dropping like it used to, ...