House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., arrives for a Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on April 2, 2019. Rep. Neal, whose committee has jurisdiction over all tax issues, has formally requested President Donald Trump’s …
Read MoreHouse Dem asks IRS for 6 years of Trump’s tax returns, setting up showdown with White House
More Iranians are paying big money to buy passports in neighboring countries through bribery or fraudulent information, in a bid to evade U.S. sanctions and the Trump administration’s travel ban on Iran and six other nations, multiple sources have told …
New York (CNN Business)Tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could have a big impact on oil prices. Saudi Arabia held $166.8 billion in Treasury securities as of July, According to the …
Read MoreSaudi Arabia owns (at least) $166.8 billion in US debt – Trending Stuff
A Turkish delegation to Washington refused to commit to releasing an American pastor, as both sides sought a way out of an escalating feud, a U.S. official said. Turkey raised concerns about a state-run lender, Halkbank, that’s under investigation for …
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Washington (CNN)The US has released a sweeping list of prominent Russian business and political figures, in defiance of Moscow and implementing a Congressional law designed to punish Russia for election meddling. Some of those named are already subject to US …
Read MoreUS names Russian oligarchs in ‘Putin list’ but imposes no new sanctions – Trending Stuff
China added to bond investors’ jitters on Wednesday as traders braced for what they feared could be the end of a three-decade bull market. Senior government officials in Beijing reviewing the nation’s foreign-exchange holdings have recommended slowing or halting purchases …
Read MoreChina Weighs Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries – Trending Stuff
In the third quarter of this year, 1,376 Americans renounced their U.S. citizenship, putting the annual tally on track to top 2016’s record, data from the Treasury Department show. If this year’s fourth quarter mirrors that of 2016, when 2,365 people chose …
Read MoreAmericans Are Renouncing Citizenship at a Record Pace – Trending Stuff
Kristel Cabuling isn &#x 2019; t your common reserve bank auditor. She climbs up mountains, sings for a choir and research studies pole-dancing in her off hours. &#x 201C; My buddies question where I get time to do a great …
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Mexico City (CNN)It’s time to discuss the wall. United States President Donald Trump signed executive orders requiring a border wall Wednesday, followed hours later on by Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto’s pledge Mexico would never ever spend for it. Trump: …