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Highlights: Geithner testifies on small business jobs act

The following are highlights from a Senate Small Business Committee hearing on Tuesday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifying on the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

U.S. cannot overhaul tax code in 2 months: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the country's tax code was riddled with special preferences but it was not possible to fix the system before the end of the year.

G20 Meeting: U.S.’s Geithner Sees ‘Ray of Light’ in Plan to Stop Europe Debt Crisis

The Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King talks to US Treasury Secretary Geithner and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in Paris

The chief public finance official of the world's largest economy said Sunday that he sees a ray of light in Europe's most recent effort to stop its sovereign debt crisis. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, while attending a Group of Twenty (G20) meeting in Paris, said he is encouraged by the latest effort to address the crisis.

Paris G20 finance chiefs closing remarks

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors put strong pressure on euro zone leaders at a two-day meeting in Paris to come up with a convincing solution to the bloc's debt crisis and avert the risk of a fresh global recession.

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Geithner Warns Republicans on Blocking Consumer Watchdog

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warned Republicans about delaying the confirmation of a director to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Jobless claims data points to labor improvement

New claims for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but hovered near levels normally associated with improving labor market conditions, in a hopeful sign for the struggling economy.

Euro QE and a Gann 1/8 Line

While fear fosters headlines, cash is what creates stories. And cash is the route the European Central Bank has chosen to go.

Highlights: Geithner testifies on financial stability to House

The following are highlights from a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Thursday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifying on the Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress.

Jobless claims hint at labor market improvement

New claims for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but hovered near levels normally associated with improving labor market conditions, a hopeful sign for the struggling economy.

EU crisis poses risk to global recovery: Geithner

Europe's worsening debt crisis could significantly damage the U.S. economy, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned on Thursday as he urged Europe to shore up its bailout fund.

Canada hopes for exemption on U.S. FATCA rules

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty voiced cautious optimism on Wednesday that Canada would be granted an exemption from an onerous U.S. tax reporting law that he called an inefficient use of capital.

Fast TARP exit meant less capital for some banks: U.S. audit

Some large U.S. banks would have stronger capital bases to better deal with today's market stresses had regulators not relaxed bailout repayment criteria in late 2009, a new government audit showed on Friday.

Geithner: Business should back development banks

U.S. businesses should support the role of multilateral development banks in trying to bolster global growth because their efforts help boost export markets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday.

Riot police stand in front of the parliament during a rally in Athens

Eurozone Struggles to Stem Crisis; Obama Urges Action

Euro-zone officials are working to magnify the firepower of the region's rescue fund, European Central Bank policymakers said on Monday, while President Barack Obama piled on pressure for Europe to staunch a sovereign debt crisis that threatens the world economy.

ECB fights to avoid role in euro zone rescue fund

The European Central Bank battled to avoid being dragged further into the area of fiscal policy this weekend, as its policymakers stood firm against using the ECB to help supercharge the euro zone's rescue fund.

IMF urges ECB to play bigger crisis-fighting role

European policymakers, stung by criticism for failing to stem the euro zone debt crisis, face the tough task of quickly stopping fallout from Greece's near-bankruptcy from spreading into the world economy.

European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn

European Debt Crisis: a Small Hint at Fiscal Union?

The European debt crisis has deteriorated to a point where global leaders are publicly urging the Eurozone to get its act together.

Europe aims to beef up crisis fund, world urges action

Europe is working to ramp up the firepower of its bailout fund, top officials said on Saturday, as the United States, China and other nations raised the alarm about its debt crisis hurting the world economy.

European gov'ts, ECB must team up on crisis: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner bluntly told European governments on Saturday to eliminate the threat of a catastrophic financial crisis by teaming up with the European Central bank to boost the continent's bailout capacity.

European governments, ECB must team up on crisis: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told European governments on Saturday to eliminate the threat of a catastrophic financial crisis by working more closely with the European Central bank to boost the continent's bailout capacity.

Bill Gates backs financial transaction tax to aid poor

A report by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Group of 20 ministers on Friday proposes raising new funding for poorer countries by taxing financial transactions, tobacco, and shipping and aviation fuels, according to details of a G20 report obtained by Reuters.