![Federal Reserve leaders challenged to do more to help communities of color during COVID-19 recession]()
by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 7, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON- Leaders of several regional Federal Reserve banks were challenged Wednesday to do more to help low-income and minority communities survive the COVID-19 recession, especially considering the recent breakdown of congressional financial relief talks. “The...
by Hangyun Kim | Oct 7, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – An increase in fiscal spending is necessary to respond to COVID-19, a panel of practitioners and experts from Japan, Germany, and the United States agreed at Wednesday’s online discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The...
by Hangyun Kim | Oct 1, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unanimously voted on Thursday to compel the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter to appear before the committee amid concerns over the tech giants’ monopolistic powers and legal immunity. The...
by Hangyun Kim | Sep 24, 2020 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – The new head of the United States Agency for Global Media failed to appear before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday, ignoring a subpoena the committee issued last week ordering him to testify amid questions over editorial independence at...
![Lawsuits increase while U.S.-listed Chinese companies face regulatory scrutiny]()
by Henry Ren | Sep 21, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
It is not just the Trump administration that plans a crackdown on Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. Shareholders want to make them pay, too. In 2020, U.S. shareholders have sued 20 Chinese companies that currently or used to sell shares on the New York...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 28, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
Commercial airplanes are already required to keep noise at levels similar to a subway train and tougher rules to make them even quieter might not justify the cost, a federal study has concluded. A newly released Government Accountability Office report found that...
