by Harvard Zhang | Jun 30, 2016 | Business & Tech
The lead negotiator for President Obama has intensified efforts to persuade a skeptical Congress to pass a divisive free-trade agreement with Pacific Rim countries, a deal that Donald Trump this week called “a continuing rape of our country.” U.S. Trade Representative...
by Katie Murar | Jun 29, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON–The Obama administration on Wednesday said why they acted in the face of a lack of regulation of financial planners who guide millions of Americans seeking help with investments and retirement accounts. In April, the Labor Department finalized new...
by Harvard Zhang | Jun 29, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON–A proposed trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union will survive Great Britain’s decision to leave the single market, the European Union’s commissioner in charge of trade said Wednesday. Speaking at an event in Washington, EU...
by Harvard Zhang | Jun 29, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON–A lackluster recovery for start-up firms from the Great Recession has put a strain on an already-fragile U.S. economy, threatening the job market and productivity, and contributing to greater income inequality, according to a Senate hearing Wednesday....
by Harvard Zhang | Jun 27, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The U.S. futures regulator has tightened market monitoring after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, aiming to assure the derivatives and futures markets keep functioning in an orderly manner, the head of the agency said Monday. The U.S....
by Xuanyan (Iris) Ouyang | Jun 27, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — U.S. bank officials said Thursday the Basel III reforms are too complex and do not align with reality in the United States. The complaints about the international regulatory framework came before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee....
