Articles related to "Treasury Department"

If the government spends more money in a given fiscal year than it makes in revenue, it has a "deficit." The total of all the deficits is the "debt."

Timothy Geithner has been busy buying Treasuries these days, so to have the federal fund target rate almost at 0. So we know what he's doing now, but where has he been?

The US has decided to freeze assets of a group it says helps a Sri Lankan terrorist group purchase weapons and wage a bloody insurgency.

The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan is aimed at 7- 9 million homeowners facing foreclosure. Find out who qualifies and what steps need to be taken.

Learn more about Series EE and Series I low-risk savings bond investments offered by the U.S. Government's Department of the Treasury.

Iranian clubs - many backed by the Iranian government - dish out high salaries to Americans while Iranians enjoy U.S. culture but mourn tragic basketball death.

Since February, more than one million Americans have refinanced their home mortgages and more help is on the way, two Obama administration cabinet members said May 14.

The first Democratic president to be elected following the American Civil War, Grover Cleveland was also the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.

Geithner condemned AIG for its payout of $165 million in retention bonuses after accepting $70 billion in aid. It was a stain on a long and amicable relationship.

Although television and the movies greatly fictionalized the fight to bring down Capone, Eliot Ness's career needed no exaggeration to serve as a model of dedication.

Now that AIG, GM, and Bank of America are clamoring for their slice of the bailout pie, Congress and President Bush are in search of answers.

America is now one of Cuba's top 10 trading partners. At the same time, Washington enforces an embargo that prevents other countries from exporting to the island.

The government will not be issuing stimulus checks like it did last year under George W. Bush's administration.

Moore has called 'Sicko' a "comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth."

Once again Minnesota leads the fight against abusive consumer lending practices as litigation seeks to put a halt on foreclosures until new lending regulations are set.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I) VT and Congressman Ron Paul (R) TX have proposed bills in the Senate and House of Representatives demanding a full audit of the central bank.

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 3 years in federal tax court in Ocala, Florida. Who's the clear winner in this judgement? Taxpaying USA citizens.

Savings bonds, backed by the U.S. government, offer a safe place to build savings and a good way to buffer riskier investments in a portfolio.

The US & Chinese Presidents' chat included Climate Control, North Korea & Iran; however, an ever present underlying theme was the Sino - American symbiotic relationship.

Porky Pig was a cute Looney Tunes character with a lovable stutter who gave the world a completely new view of pigs, one that would never be associated with swine flu.

The IRS will begin sending economic stimulus payments, commonly referred to as "tax rebates," in May 2008.

The highly successful tax credit used to entice first-time home buyers was not only extended but also widened in scope by President Obama on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Health Savings Accounts offer a number of benefits for healthy people but may not be right for families or those with current health conditions.

J.S.G. Boggs is an exceptional conceptual artist and master forger who has fallen on hard times.

Phone booths served several generations well and inspired interesting stories, but they are subject to vandalism and don't fit in with the wireless culture.

Strained credit and wild financial speculation lead to panic in an era of bold industrial expansion at the dawn of the American Century, in the days before the Fed.

Puerto Rico will soon get its own peseta or quarter, now that Congress has approved a bill extending the U.S. Mint's popular state quarter program.

The U.S Treasury has blacklisted businessmen it believes are Mugabe supporters. A move that has embarrassed Britain. The news comes as cholera claims its 1000th victim.

Two more Obama appointees ran into money problems and withdrew their Cabinet nominations on Feb. 3.

Looking for a safer investment opportunity than the stock market? U.S. Savings Bonds have been available for over 200 years and are worth some research.

Starbucks Coffee fights to protect its name against a bar owner in downtown Galveston, Texas and then confronts pretenders in Russia and China.

Amid the hype of Washington's plan to rescue Wall Street bankers, congress and their political minions have failed to explain how the costly financials will be valued.

The AIG bonus fiasco cast a critical eye on Geithner. The benefactors of the bailouts he administered at the New York Federal Reserve Bank deserve equal scrutiny.

After mastering field photography during the Civil War, Timothy O'Sullivan created starkly beautiful images of the American West.

Treasuries are backed by the government, and are most likely the safest of investments; the payment of the interest and the principle is virtually ensured.

Unclaimed property in California is managed by the controller's office. Find assets, lost money, and make a legal claim for escheat using this article's information.

Bush snubs money for children's healthcare while asking for increases to military budget.

Howard Zinn, in A People's History of The United States, offers a penetrating critique of the universal ideas characteristically attributed to the Founding Fathers

New laws provide help for renters living in a house or condominium that is facing foreclosure. Tenants need to do research to make sure that their rights are protected.

The assassination of President William McKinley turned many Americans against immigrants and radicals, and led to enhanced presidential security.

Record numbers of homeowners are worried about the consequences of a missed mortgage payment. For some, a loan modification is a viable alternative to foreclosure.

The two dollar bill has everything-interesting facts, urban legends, celebrity fans, and myth. Some think it's unlucky, others think its value exceeds two dollars.

With Federal Reserve engineered bailouts of Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, and WaMu, will an additional $700 billion dollars from U.S. taxpayers bring calm?

As of fall 2009 the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), an important privacy law, became effective for U.S. employers and health insurance plans.

The U.S. House of Representative's financial regulatory reform bill was passed on December 11, 2009 and would increase federal oversight of U.S. financial markets.

Even before the official announcement that we have a "downturn" in our economy and later, that we are facing the greatest financial challenge since the great depression,

The euro's significant exchange rate gain against the dollar and growth as a foreign reserve holding among central banks challenges the global dominance of the dollar.