2021-07-08 130 Countries Back Deal on Global Minimum Tax for Large Companies
Some 130 countries have agreed on a worldwide minimum tax, an idea backed by President Joe Biden. The minimum tax…
2021-07-02 Trump Organization, Finance Chief Charged with Tax Fraud
New York’s government lawyers charged the Trump Organization and its long-time finance chief Thursday with carrying out a 15-year operation…
2021-06-10 US Considers Launching ‘Digital Dollar’
A top Federal Reserve official said the United States is moving forward with a plan to develop a “central bank…
2021-05-06 US Small Businesses Struggling To Find Workers
Small businesses across America are putting up “Help Wanted” signs and other advertisements seeking workers. But in many cases, the…
2021-04-18 Argentina Struggles with Increased Poverty, Inflation
The neighborhood of Manzanares outside the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina looks poor. People cook with firewood. Some have…
2021-04-15 What Happens When Women Run the Economy?
Women now have many of the jobs controlling the world’s largest economy. And they are trying to fix it. Treasury…
2021-04-07 Forbes: 493 New Billionaires, 40 Got Rich Fighting COVID
The coronavirus pandemic caused factories to close, forced people out of work and resulted in economic recessions for much of…
2021-02-09 Tesla Says It Will Accept Bitcoins for Car Payment
American carmaker Tesla said on Monday that it had invested around $1.5 billion in bitcoin, an internet-based form of money.…
2021-01-20 China Reports 2020 Economic Growth After Strong Last Quarter
China’s economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter of 2020 to end the year with a growth rate of…
2021-01-15 Biden Proposes $1.9 Trillion Plan to Fight COVID-19, Help Economy
President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a coronavirus action plan that centers on mass vaccination in the United States and more…
2020-11-24 Should Europe’s Economies Re-open for Christmas?
The Christmas season has always been important for the economy. Stores, hotels and travel businesses usually make their money at…
2020-11-19 US Government Ends Boeing 737 MAX Flight Ban
After two deadly crashes and nearly two years of investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max…
2020-10-16 World Bank Approves $12 Billion to Finance Coronavirus Vaccines, Care
The World Bank has approved $12 billion in financing to help poor countries buy and give out coronavirus vaccines, tests…
2020-10-15 US, Britain Fight Foreign Bribery, But Most Nations Do Very Little
A new report rates the United States and Britain as the largest exporters most active at enforcing rules meant to…
2020-10-05 Vietnam’s Economic Hopes Fade as COVID-19 Takes Away Business
Vietnamese officials have lowered expectations for their country’s normally fast-growing economy in 2020. The officials noted that weakness in the…