by Patty Nieberg and Lucas Robinson | Nov 13, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Americans concerned about government collection of their personal data should consider how much data is collected by private companies and what they do with it, according to the top lawyer for the National Security. “Consider how much information...
by Jessica A. Floyd | Nov 1, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON– Securities and Exchange Chairman Jay Clayton emphasized driving investment “through transparency, through efficiency, and through competition” on Thursday during a discussion at Georgetown University. Speaking at Georgetown University, Clayton...
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by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Oct 24, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – About one in five American households don’t have a recent credit history, a new Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. survey of underbanked households found. The commission completed its seventh survey on what it called “underbanked” Americans, or people who...
by Jessica A. Floyd | Oct 17, 2018 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — Investors are beginning to take advantage of tax incentives included in last year’s tax reform law in 8,700 areas designated by governors and certified by the Department of Treasury as “opportunity zones,” a U.S. Conference of Mayors official said...
by Daniel Grimes | Oct 11, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON–Iran, China, Russia and North Korea pose the biggest cyberthreat to the United States because they want to dominate their regions and see the U.S. as a threat to their leadership, a former top CIA official said Thursday. “North Korean leader Kim Jong...
by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Oct 11, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies are “scams,” a financial expert told the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but another expert said cryptocurrencies are innovating financial transactions safely. Dr. Nouriel Roubini, a New York University professor,...
