CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Wisconsin factory hailed by President Donald Trump as proof he was reviving U.S. manufacturing did not create enough jobs in 2019 to earn its owner Foxconn Technology Group tax credits, the state said on Monday, the second year it has missed its targets. FILE PHOTO: A […]
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Finance, Health Ministers pledge support for Universal Health Coverage
File photo: People wait in queue for hours – with no regard for social distancing – to get tested for Covid-19 at the Central Police Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The photo was taken recently Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune ADB, WHO, and the government of Japan jointly organized the symposium for […]
The Finance 202: Elizabeth Warren charges CEOs with fixating on profits despite do-gooder pledge
She charged members of the group — made up of the country’s top CEOs — with violating the pledge they made in August 2019 to embrace a new mission, focused less on maximizing profits for investors and more on promoting the well-being of their communities. “Rebuilding our economy so that workers, […]
TSP Board Nominees Skeptical of China Investment, but Pledge Independence
President Trump’s three nominees to the board that administers the Thrift Savings Plan told senators on Wednesday that they would leave politics out of their decision-making if confirmed, although they viewed Chinese investment as a risky proposition from a fiduciary standpoint. Trump nominated John Barger, Christopher Burnham and Frank Dunlevy […]