Florida small businesses struggle as many get denied COVID-19 loans

by Nicole Girten | Jul 1, 2020 | Business

Democrats and Republicans reached a rare consensus Wednesday: The federal government is moving too slowly in providing loans to companies struggling with the pandemic. A federal loan program for small businesses has denied 48 percent of applicants, leaving 2.5 million...

Treasury toact with ‘urgency’ on humanitarian requests for sanctioned countries

by Anne Snabes | Apr 20, 2020 | Business, Featured

The head of the Office of Foreign Assets Control said Friday she wants to ensure that economic sanctions against foreign countries do not impede U.S. humanitarian relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but the former director of the agency said the business community wants...

DOT cannot satisfy consumers by clarifying definition of “unfair” and “deceptive practices”

by Bing Xiao | Feb 26, 2020 | Business, Business & Tech

WASHINGTON — Consumer advocates say the Transportation Department’s proposed new rules to protect commercial aviation passengers don’t go far enough to stop the “unfair and deceptive practices” the rules are meant to stop. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao...

Hearing highlights necessity of private data protection legislation

by Brian Johnson | Oct 24, 2019 | Business, Business & Tech

WASHINGTON – Senators on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee generally agreed Thursday that Congress must pass legislation to increase data privacy protections, but that’s where the agreement ended. Congress should pass comprehensive data privacy...

China isn’t complying with WTO commitments, Intellectual Property Alliance official says

by Bing Xiao | Oct 3, 2019 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — China has violated the World Trade Organization free trade regulations through rampant piracy and tight restrictions for foreign companies trying to access online markers, an official of the Intellectual Property Alliance said Wednesday. Speaking at...