Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner talks about the economy, financial regulation and the likelihood President Barack Obama would seek another secretary of the Treasury if re-elected. He speaks with Bloomberg's Trish Regan

The chance that American taxpayers will actually lose any money if Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson decide that Fannie and Freddie need government support is very low: The interest payments they have coming in are greater than the interest payments they ha

(Updates with data on Greece in eighth paragraph, former White House adviser in ninth. See {EXT4} for more on Europe’s debt crisis.) Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Neel Kashkari, who was on the policy frontlines when Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. crumpled in 200

Some members of Congress have been accused of insider trading, so they wrote a new law to halt the practice. Is a law necessary to force Congress to do the right thing? Probably not, but the recent scrutiny given to the cozy relationships between members

When Xi Jinping was sent as a teenager to the countryside for "re-eduction as a peasant," he showed his mettle by lugging sackfuls of wheat on his back. At least, that’s the official version of the rise to power of China’s vice-president who is destined

Lloyd Blankfein may step down as chief executive of Goldman Sachs as early as this summer; and president and chief operating officer Gary Cohn is the lead candidate to replace him, according to a Goldman executive and a source close to the firm. A Goldma

Gary Cohn, right, is next in line to replace Lloyd Blankfein, left FORTUNE -- Lloyd Blankfein may step down as chief executive of Goldman Sachs as early as this summer; and president and chief operating officer Gary Cohn is the lead candidate to replace

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner should to be ordered to give a deposition in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEHMQ)’s lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co. , which alleged the bank siphoned $8.6 billion out of Lehman in the 2008 credit crisis, help

Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Although there are similarities with what the United States went through at the onset of the financial crisis, experts say the issues in

By Jeremy Page in Washington and Owen Fletcher in Muscatine, IowaXi Jinping, China's presumptive next leader, faced some of his country's fiercest critics Wednesday when he met lawmakers in Washington, before he was due to head to Iowa to attend a reunio

Although there are similarities with what the United States went through at the onset of the financial crisis, the issues in Europe are more complex and will take years to resolve, Henry Paulson, former Treasury Secretary and founder of the Paulson Insti

The structural issues around the EU are very difficult issues, says Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The important thing is to construct a big enough firewall so that we stabilize the banks and make sure they do not have a big systemic bank failu

The structural issues around the EU are very difficult issues, says Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The important thing is to construct a big enough firewall so that we stabilize the banks and make sure they do not have a big systemic bank fai..

Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson discusses the harsh rhetoric from political candidates on China's trading behavior and says that during a political season heavy criticism on China plays well. Paulson adds, while there is a lot of work that need..

The change in Beijing's leadership, however, is at least as important as any possible switch in Washington. The man visiting the White House this week will be the watchdog over the world's largest foreign currency reserves, worth about $3.2 trillion (€2.

Vice-President Xi Jinping meets US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. China and the US should work closer together to face common challenges, Xi said. Susan Walsh / Associated press Vice-president calls for stronger Sino-

The United States government and its NATO puppets have been killing Muslim men, women and children for a decade in the name of bringing them democracy. But is the West itself a democracy? Skeptics point out that President George W. Bush was put in office

Formal visit starts with gathering of historically significant officials WASHINGTON / NEW YORK - After a tiresome cross-Pacific flight, Vice-President Xi Jinping began his five-day US tour with a special lesson listening to senior US officials who either

WASHINGTON - Visiting Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping here on Monday called on the US side not to let its presidential elections negatively affect the development of Sino-US ties. "This year marks the election year of the United States. I believe no on