by Fatemeh Jamalpour & Katanga Johnson | Aug 3, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
BALTIMORE – Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) opened its doors to the public in the largest hiring spree in the company’s 23-year history today, with 1200 new roles filled in the charm city alone and 48,800 more nationwide. From 8 a.m. to noon, the electronic commerce and...
by Mengjie(Jessie) Jiang | Jul 27, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration should use more coercive economic sanctions and smart diplomacy to curb North Korea nuclear and missile threats amid the rising tensions between Pyongyang and Washington, a group of experts say Thursday. Speaking at the Center for a...
by Hannah Levitt | Jul 21, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — A Federal Reserve task force Friday called on the U.S. financial system to make faster payment solutions available to every consumer and business by 2020. The Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force issued a final report that recommended a framework...
by Mengjie(Jessie) Jiang | Jul 20, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Negotiations for a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement should give President Donald Trump “a victory,” but not at the expense of Mexico and Canada, Canadian Ambassador David MacNaughton said Thursday. MacNaughton, speaking at a forum...
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by Misha Euceph | Jul 20, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Proposals to tax money transfers from the U.S. to citizens in other countries won’t stop the terrorist funding sent through informal channels like hawalas, experts warned a House terrorism subcommittee on Tuesday. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., proposed...
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by Yemeng Yang | Jul 20, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Facing a 60-day deadline and a looming summer congressional recess, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas vowed Wednesday that he and his fellow Republicans have enough time to overturn a rule that allows consumers to band together and sue financial institutions....
