- Obama looks to strike a personal chord in India
Obama will delve into various issues during his upcoming visit to India.
09 Jul, 2010, 04.09 AM IST
- Senate Democrats said to have numbers to pass reform bill
Senate Democrats have the 60 votes needed to approve a procedural motion on Thursday aimed at moving the financial-regulation bill towards ...
21 May, 2010, 01.29 AM IST
- Biggest banks would be forced to shrink under senators’ plans
Citigroup , Bank of America and their biggest rivals could be forced to shrink or divest businesses under proposals emerging as the US Sena...
03 May, 2010, 05.15 AM IST
- Financial debate blocked for a third time
US Senate Republicans blocked Democrats from starting debate on a Wall Street rules overhaul for a third time this week, saying they want t...
29 Apr, 2010, 06.39 AM IST
- I got bad advice on derivatives: Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton said he should have pushed for regulation of financial derivatives when he was president, rejecting the advic...
19 Apr, 2010, 04.30 AM IST
- New fiduciary rules for brokers face challenge
Lobbying by insurers and banks, including Morgan Stanley, may eliminate a proposed new standard that would make retail brokers more account...
13 Feb, 2010, 01.19 AM IST
- Nearly 1/4th of US Senators turn up for Shankar's reception
In yet another sign of deepening relationship between India and the US, nearly one-fourth of American Senators, including some of the most ...
29 Jul, 2009, 11.02 AM IST
- AIG untanglement more difficult: Geithner
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner foresees a lengthy involvement with American International Group and is not ruling out more aid to the ...
20 May, 2009, 09.39 PM IST
- Geithner takes responsibility for AIG bonus fiasco
The treasury head of Barack Obama administration, Timothy Geithner, has taken the responsibility for the controversy over $ 165-mn executiv...
20 Mar, 2009, 06.16 PM IST
- Bush may ask to tap rest of bailout next week
The Bush administration is considering telling Congress as early as next week that it wants to tap the unused $350 bn of the financial indu...
06 Dec, 2008, 10.17 AM IST
- Floor managers in Senate oppose killer amendments on N-deal
Democratic Senators seek to ensure that US nuclear exports to India do not help boost New Delhi's nuclear weapons programme. In Pics: Agart...
02 Oct, 2008, 01.04 AM IST
- Paulson agrees to put limit on executive pay: Report
Reversing his position, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has agreed to put some limits on the pay packet of executives of bankrupt finan...
25 Sep, 2008, 03.48 PM IST
- Senate hearing on India-US nuclear deal begins
Bush administration has stepped up its efforts to push the nuke deal.
19 Sep, 2008, 02.00 AM IST
- US Senate hearing on Nucler deal kicks off
Senate Foreign Relations Committee kicked off a hearing on the deal.
19 Sep, 2008, 12.32 AM IST
- After last week's debacle, a critical step for Freddie Mac
Troubled mortgage giant Freddie Mac is aiming to sell off three billion dollars in securities on Monday following last week's meltdown, in ...
14 Jul, 2008, 03.13 AM IST
- SEC clears easier accounting norms for foreign cos
Federal regulators eliminated a rule requiring foreign companies with US-traded shares to explain their financial results in line with US a...
17 Nov, 2007, 01.30 AM IST
- US to probe Borse Dubai - Nasdaq deal
New US procedures were introduced following a controversy which erupted when Dubai Ports World, another Dubai-controlled company, was force...
20 Sep, 2007, 10.34 PM IST