U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met China’s Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Sunday and “exchanged views” about economic relations between their countries, both sides said. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
A group representing the world’s most prominent finance ministers wrapped up a two-day meeting in Korea Saturday with a pledge to not engage in currency wars or other economically protectionist policies. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
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The state-by-state unemployment picture improved in September, with 23 states and the District of Columbia reporting lower unemployment rates, and Illinois and Mississippi slipping below the 10% point. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
The Obama administration has a big goal going into this weekend’s Group of 20 finance ministers’ meeting in South Korea: Press China and other nations to allow currencies appreciate. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
After spending more than three decades in a factory, Alan Moniz now works at a rehabilitation center, teaching people how to get out of bed and put on their shoes. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
Let is tell you an ugly truth about the economy, a truth that no one in power or who aspires to power wants to share with you, at least until after the midterm elections are over. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell last week, but continued to drift in the same range they have been for about a year, signaling ongoing weakness in the labor market. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
The move appears to be in response to the Volcker Rule. KKR announced a while back that it was forming a public equities business, and this is an extension of that strategy. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need as much as $363 billion in government payments by 2013, regulators said Thursday. View full post on Economic news – CNNMoney.com