Oil gains for fourth-straight week on US sanctions
Oil prices closed lower on Friday but strengthened for a fourth-consecutive week, as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian ...
Biden administration punishes key players in major Chinese hacks of US government
The Biden administration on Friday made one final push to expose what officials say is a rampant Chinese cyber-espionage ...
China Pounces on Russia's Fire Sale of Prized Assets
In December, Russia reportedly sold its stakes in certain Kazakh uranium deposits to Chinese-owned companies. This involved ...
US Identifies Chinese Firm Behind Salt Typhoon Hacks on Telecom Networks
The State and Treasury Departments say Chinese cybersecurity vendor Sichuan Juxinhe is behind the hacks into numerous US ...
Oil Tankers U-Turn and Buyers Go Elsewhere as Russia Sanctions Bite
On Jan. 10 the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 161 tankers and traders involved in about 2,000 ...
Chinese entities sanctioned over roles in American cyberattacks
American officials on Friday slapped a Chinese company and a man affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security with ...
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US sanctions Chinese firm behind sweeping Salt Typhoon telecom hacks
The Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Chinese firm Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. and Shanghai-based hacker ...
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Treasury Nominee Bessent Defends Trump Policies in Testimony; Promises to Press China to Resume Ag Purchases in Phase 1 Agreement
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent outlined a three-pronged approach to tariffs during his Senate testimony this week, ...
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Treasury nominee calls for stronger Russia sanctions and Fed independence at confirmation panel
Bessent pledged to maintain a free IRS tax filing system at least for the 2025 tax season, while studying whether it should continue after that.
The U.S. Sanctions Beijing Firm Behind Major ‘Salt Typhoon’ Telecom Hacks
The U.S. Treasury Department said Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. was directly involved in the deep compromises of the ...
Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications ...
The Week in Oil: U.S. Sanctions on Russia Boost Prices as Markets Await Trump's Return
The U.S. central bank is set to meet at the end of the month and has made widely clear that it is taking a break from rate cuts. Higher rates typically lead to a stronger dollar, which makes oil and ...