Finance News

January 21, 2021

Trump's pardon largesse a boon for well-connected fraudsters

A former congressman who pocketed millions of dollars in bribes from defense contractors. A Republican fundraiser who was ...

January 19, 2021

Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rohit Chopra to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a ...

January 18, 2021

N. Korea's parliament rubber stamps new development plans

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has passed decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where leader Kim Jong Un ...

January 14, 2021

Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots grow to combined $1.39B

With the widest reach of any lotteries in the U.S., Powerball and Mega Millions are designed to produce eyepopping jackpots ...

January 13, 2021

India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws

India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and ordered the creation ...

January 12, 2021

IRS gets more relief payments out after delays

The IRS said that after initial problems, it is getting more of the second round of relief payments to taxpayers.

January 07, 2021

Didn't get your relief payment yet? You aren't alone

Didn't get your second relief check yet? You aren't alone. While the IRS and Treasury have distributed the bulk of the ...

January 07, 2021

Ugandan police confront Bobi Wine during online briefing

Police in Uganda confronted popular opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine during his online press conference Thursday ...

January 07, 2021

Dutch prosecutors won't investigate scandal-hit tax office

Dutch prosecutors declined Thursday to open an investigation into possible discrimination by staff at the country's tax ...

January 06, 2021

Some taxpayers find relief payments sent to wrong account

A number of taxpayers who use tax preparation services, such as H&R Block and TurboTax, say their second relief payments were ...

January 05, 2021

France launches service to make deadbeat parents pay

France is launching a new government service empowered to take money directly from the bank accounts of parents who fail to ...

December 31, 2020

China fines 3 online vendors for misreported prices, sales

China’s market regulator on Thursday fined JD.com Inc., a unit of Alibaba Group and a third e-commerce outlet on charges of ...

December 29, 2020

FAA outlines new rules for drones and their operators

Federal officials say they will allow operators to fly small drones over people and at night, potentially giving a boost to ...

December 28, 2020

Arbitrator rules that FAA chief aided retaliation case

A U.S. Labor Department judge says the head of the Federal Aviation Administration helped Delta Air Lines retaliate against ...

December 26, 2020

French investigators to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

A team of French investigators will come to Beirut next month to participate in interrogating former Renault-Nissan boss ...

December 25, 2020

Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government’s ...

December 25, 2020

Asian shares mixed with most markets closed for Christmas

Stocks rose in China and were little changed in Japan on Friday with most world markets closed for Christmas holidays.

December 24, 2020

China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe

Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up the ...