Tag: Treasury Department

Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen said that the terrorist group has seen its most important revenue stream, sales of oil from wells it controls, significantly choked off since the U.S. began airstrikes. (AP Photo)

Treasury: ISIS doesn’t have the money to run a government

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2014 5:56 pm

"The world cannot afford a European lost decade," Lew said. (AP/Hassan Ammar)

Lew faults Europe’s leadership ahead of G-20 meetings

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2014 11:23 pm

(Getty File Photo/Chip Somodevilla)

Geithner had ‘deep distrust and scorn’ for populism against banks

Joseph Lawler · October 30, 2014 9:55 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell has selected her next chief of staff. (AP Photo)

HHS’ Sylvia Burwell names next chief of staff

Kelly Cohen · October 30, 2014 12:00 pm

The principles of transparency that apply to regular banking also apply to virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, the Treasury's point man on stopping terrorist financing said Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Bitcoin ‘requires compliance’: Treasury financial crimes chief

Joseph Lawler · October 29, 2014 3:55 pm

Treasury agency will regulate some Bitcoin companies

Treasury agency will regulate some Bitcoin companies

Joseph Lawler · October 27, 2014 9:46 pm

Treasury: Islamic State raking in millions from oil, ransoms

Treasury: Islamic State raking in millions from oil, ransoms

Joseph Lawler · October 23, 2014 3:55 pm

How to Make the Inversion Problem Even Worse

How to Make the Inversion Problem Even Worse

Ike Brannon · October 21, 2014 6:01 pm

Drugmaker Shire wants AbbVie to stick with its roughly $55 billion acquisition bid, and it is reminding its U.S. counterpart of the hefty breakup fee it will receive if things don't work out. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Drug company reconsiders inversion following new executive action on taxes

Joseph Lawler · October 15, 2014 5:57 pm

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew:Â "The President's policies and a strengthening U.S. economy have resulted in a reduction of the U.S. budget deficit of approximately two-thirds - the fastest sustained deficit reduction since World War II."Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Deficit falls to $483 billion in 2014

Joseph Lawler · October 15, 2014 4:00 pm

Monday's meeting included Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, right, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, left, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, and other top U.S. financial regulators in addition to Gruenberg. (AP Photo)

U.S., U.K. regulators meet to game out a big bank failure

Joseph Lawler · October 13, 2014 5:56 pm

(AP File)

Export-Import Bank sent $675 million to the Treasury in fiscal 2014

Joseph Lawler · October 9, 2014 7:22 pm