Washington Financial News
13.02 / 19:20
Target
MET
Binance
Reuters
CEO
Binance CEO Facing Possible Money Laundering Charges
U.S. prosecutors may charge Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its top executives with money laundering and sanctions violations, the latest twist in a probe that began in 2018 and gained traction during the FTX collapse that shocked the industry.
13.02 / 18:13
13.02 / 17:23
Provident
Software
Financial
Treasury Says Cloud Computing Poses Risks to Financial Sector
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department is warning about potential vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions relying on a small number of providers for cloud-computing services, convening a group of U.S. officials to study the issue.
13.02 / 17:23
COST
UPS
Fighting
Fed’s Inflation Fight Pushes Up Cost of U.S. Debt
WASHINGTON—An era of ultracheap debt is over in Washington as higher borrowing costs widen the U.S. deficit and fuel a partisan clash over raising the debt ceiling and how much borrowing could be too much.
13.02 / 17:23
SPY
U.S.-China Trade Grows as Spy Balloon Raises Tensions
WASHINGTON—U.S. commerce with China is on the rise, despite escalating national-security tensions over matters such as last week’s downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.
13.02 / 13:47
Where Are Layoffs Declining the Most? States Near the Nation’s Capital
Short supplies of labor have caused many employers to become more reluctant to lay off workers in the past year, especially in the states surrounding the nation’s capital.
12.02 / 14:55
COST
UPS
Fighting
Fed’s Inflation Fight Pushes Up Cost of U.S. Debt
WASHINGTON—An era of ultracheap debt is over in Washington as higher borrowing costs widen the U.S. deficit and fuel a partisan clash over raising the debt ceiling and how much borrowing could be too much.
12.02 / 14:55
Where Are Layoffs Declining the Most? States Near the Nation’s Capital
Short supplies of labor have caused many employers to become more reluctant to lay off workers in the past year, especially in the states surrounding the nation’s capital.
12.02 / 13:37
SPY
U.S.-China Trade Grows as Spy Balloon Raises Tensions
WASHINGTON—U.S. commerce with China is on the rise, despite escalating national-security tensions over matters such as last week’s downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.
12.02 / 13:37
Provident
Software
Financial
Treasury Says Cloud Computing Poses Risks to Financial Sector
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department is warning about potential vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions relying on a small number of providers for cloud-computing services, convening a group of U.S. officials to study the issue.
11.02 / 18:09
International
House Tax Leader Denounces International Plan to Raise Minimum Corporate Tax
WASHINGTON—The House’s top tax legislator criticized an international agreement to raise minimum taxes on corporations, saying Republicans in Congress wouldn’t accept the deal reached by the Biden administration and more than 130 countries.
11.02 / 18:09
COST
UPS
Fighting
Fed’s Inflation Fight Pushes Up Cost of U.S. Debt
WASHINGTON—An era of ultracheap debt is over in Washington as higher borrowing costs widen the U.S. deficit and fuel a partisan clash over raising the debt ceiling and how much borrowing could be too much.
11.02 / 18:09
SPY
U.S. Blacklists Chinese Companies It Links to Balloon Program
WASHINGTON—The U.S. blacklisted six Chinese companies Friday that it said were involved in Beijing’s surveillance-balloon program, in a move taken in retaliation for the suspected spy balloon that traversed the U.S.
11.02 / 16:05
Provident
Software
Financial
Treasury Says Cloud Computing Poses Risks to Financial Sector
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department is warning about potential vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions relying on a small number of providers for cloud-computing services, convening a group of U.S. officials to study the issue.
11.02 / 16:05
Where Are Layoffs Declining the Most? States Near the Nation’s Capital
Short supplies of labor have caused many employers to become more reluctant to lay off workers in the past year, especially in the states surrounding the nation’s capital.
11.02 / 16:05
SPY
U.S.-China Trade Grows as Spy Balloon Raises Tensions
WASHINGTON—U.S. commerce with China is on the rise, despite escalating national-security tensions over matters such as last week’s downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.
10.02 / 16:47
International
House Tax Leader Denounces International Plan to Raise Minimum Corporate Tax
WASHINGTON—The House’s top tax legislator criticized an international agreement to raise minimum taxes on corporations, saying Republicans in Congress wouldn’t accept the deal reached by the Biden administration and more than 130 countries.
10.02 / 15:47
UPS
SEC
Platform
Kraken
SEC ramps up enforcement against crypto’s staking practice
WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission escalated its enforcement campaign against the cryptocurrency industry with a settlement that could imperil a lucrative activity for other major crypto firms.
10.02 / 15:37
SPY
U.S.-China Trade Grows as Spy Balloon Raises Tensions
WASHINGTON—U.S. commerce with China is on the rise, despite escalating national-security tensions over matters such as last week’s downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.
10.02 / 14:29
SPY
U.S. Poised to Further Tighten Technology Exports to China After Balloon Incident
WASHINGTON—China risks losing even more access to Western technology after a suspected spy balloon traversed the U.S., as Washington and its allies consider punishing Beijing with stiffer restrictions on products it needs to advance its military and economic might.
10.02 / 11:17
Provident
Software
Financial
Treasury Says Cloud Computing Poses Risks to Financial Sector
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department is warning about potential vulnerabilities caused by financial institutions relying on a small number of providers for cloud-computing services, convening a group of U.S. officials to study the issue.
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