Tag: Government business and finance
Official confirms man now linked to 5 deaths
Authorities are still investigating claims made by a man who said he killed a total of 16 people in multiple states, though a law...
Turkey’s president fires central bank governor by decree
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor, who in his four months in office had won the praise of investors for...
Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law
ISTANBUL — Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a...
Indiana utility fined $1.1M for pipeline safety violations
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — State regulators have fined Northern Indiana Public Service Co. more than $1 million — the largest in Indiana history — for...
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble...
Ex-UK cycling doc banned from medical work over drug order
MANCHESTER, England — British medical authorities on Friday banned the former doctor of the British Olympic program and the Tour de France-winning Team Sky...
Fed to end relaxed capital requirements for large banks
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says it will restore capital requirements for large banks that were relaxed as part of the Fed’s efforts to...
Congressional Democrats push $50B bill for nonprofits
Congressional Democrats are pushing a federal bill that would give nonprofits $50 billion to help them retain employees, hire newly unemployed workers and expand...
Report: DOJ investigating Visa over debit card business
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Visa is under investigation by the Department of Justice's antitrust division over whether the company pushes merchants into more expensive forms...
S Carolina lawmaker draws ire from fellow Dems on trans bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-three South Carolina Republicans have signed onto a measure aimed at blocking hormonal treatments for transgender youth. But the bill’s chief...
