WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. has no desire to break economic ties with China as she began two days of talks with her Chinese counterpart on Thursday. The finance leaders are aiming to make progress on a slew of economic issues at a time when competition has markedly intensified between…

A $276 million expansion that will double the capacity of the Savannah Convention Center is set to open in early January 2024, but no progress has been made on plans for a 400-room hotel to support the expanded convention center. In June 2023, Brookfield Properties backed out of an agreement to build the convention center…

The sun fades over the Dillon Marina and surrounding condominiums on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Liz Copan/Summit Daily News archive The Dillon Town Council approved a public finance agreement Tuesday, Nov. 8, that will help fund public infrastructure associated with developer Jake Porritt’s proposal to redevelop the town core. The council split 5-2, with Mayor…

Gov. Jim Justice has suggested a 5% pay raise to offset rising insurance premium costs for public employees, but West Virginia’s Senate Finance chairman says officials will need to calculate how much state government can actually afford to spend. Eric Tarr “You can’t just write checks and then not be able to pay them later,”…

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 5:05 pm ETListen(1 min)Here’s an upside to persistent inflation: More of your income will be taxed at lower rates next year.The Internal Revenue Service announced its annual inflation adjustments to federal income-tax brackets for 2024 Thursday, an increase that slightly outpaces the current inflation rate. This means some Americans will pay…

CompaniesTotalEnergies SEFollowNovatek PAOFollowPARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions against a major Russian liquefied natural gas project in which French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) is a shareholder do not appear to pose a big risk to European gas supplies, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told Reuters on Thursday.Le Maire, who said France was in contact…

The Spanish Presidency of the EU Council is leaning towards the exclusion of the financial sector from the EU corporate accountability rules, which are currently under inter-institutional negotiations, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv. In the document, prepared ahead of a meeting of member state attachés on Friday (10 November), Spain – which…

In this week’s episode we cover how states can reform higher education, ways that managers can make their employees happier at work, the plans consumers have for holiday spending, and how environmental regulations get in the way of affordable housing. Our interview this week is with personal finance YouTuber Spencer Johnson. We talk about starting…

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Banco Santander Executive Chair Ana Botin plans to deepen the lender’s corporate banking presence in the U.S. in renewable finance, auto lending and wealth as part of a broader strategy to expand in the world’s biggest economy.”Our strategy is very focused on playing to our strengths,” she said in…