TENNESSEE

Five Charming US Cities

IBTimes Logo
Quick. Name five of the busiest tourist towns in the US. Got it? Now, try to imagine how those cities looked years ago, before the influx of tacky souvenir shops and overcrowded buses, when mom and pop stores still adorned the main streets and where a familiar face greeted you at every corner.

Magna wins Volkswagen supply contracts

IBTimes Logo
Canadian auto parts maker Magna International said on Monday it has won contracts to supply a variety of components and systems for Volkswagen Group of America's new mid-sized sedan, expected to hit the U.S. market in 2011.
IBTimes Logo

Senators close to deal on financial regulation

Senators negotiating financial regulatory reform legislation said on Sunday they were close to a bipartisan agreement, but conceded they may not get a deal before a crucial Senate vote on Monday.
More news
IBTimes Logo

Sen Corker says sides nearing on consumer watchdog

Members of the Senate Banking Committee drafting financial reform have about reached a balance on the controversial consumer watchdog proposal, Republican Senator Bob Corker said on Tuesday, indicating a bipartisan deal could be reached soon.
IBTimes Logo

Senate financial reform talks snag on watchdog

Bipartisan agreement in the Senate on financial reform hit a snag on how much power to give a consumer watchdog office being proposed by Democrats, with marathon talks resuming on Sunday.
IBTimes Logo

Senate seeks bank reform, Obama weighs in

Key senators pushed for a bipartisan agreement on a package of reforms to tighten rules for financial industry behavior as President Barack Obama on Wednesday blasted critics who call his policies socialism.
IBTimes Logo

Senate talks on financial reform move ahead

Senate negotiations toward a bipartisan agreement on financial regulatory reform moved forward on several fronts on Wednesday and hopes were high for a pact early next week.
IBTimes Logo

Toyota recall hearings - Lawmaker opening quotes

Lawmakers delivered opening statements today during a hearing investigating Toyota's and the government regulators' response to complaints of unintended acceleration in the company's vehicles.
IBTimes Logo

Fed hikes discount rate but not tightening policy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday made its first interest rate move since December 2008, hiking an emergency lending rate it charges banks, but insisted borrowing costs would not rise for consumers or companies.
IBTimes Logo

Consumer watchdog threatens financial reform

A fight over an Obama administration proposal to create a new U.S. watchdog for consumer financial products threatened on Friday to derail progress toward tighter bank and capital market regulation, amid much posturing on both sides.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.