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San Diego-area emergency physician Amy Aminlari saw front-line medical workers at the onset of the pandemic helping patients infected with COVID-19, while not having adequate personal protective equipment. Aminlari, who tested positive for COVID-19, co-founded Last Mile San Diego to get masks and other personal protective equipment to front-line providers and at-risk communities that didn’t have access to adequate PPE throughout San Diego County. As part of her efforts, Aminlari, who lives i...

8 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arguably the last thing new U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants to take up during her first days in office is a financial market imbroglio involving one of her last private sector business relationships. FILE PHOTO: U.S. outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, U.S. December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo But as hedg...

Robinhood and Citadel’s relationship comes into focus as Washington vows to examine stock-market moves Douglas MacMillan, Yeganeh Torbati © Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images This photo illustration shows the logos of video game retail store GameStop and trading application Robinhood in a computer and on a mobile phone in Arlington, Va. on Jan. 28. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images) Robinhood, the online trading app heralded by some as a democratizing force t...

Trump Administration Quietly Eased Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire The reversal by the Treasury Department during the administration’s final days came after an appeal by lobbyists with close ties to the former president. The Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler was accused of using his connections to the former Congolese president to arrange corrupt mining deals.Credit...Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Jan. 24, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly moved in its final days to ease sanctions ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that Didem Nisanci will serve as Janet Yellen's chief of staff once Yellen is confirmed by the Senate. Nisanci, who most recently served as global head of public policy at Bloomberg L.P., was previously the chief of staff for the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Obama-Biden administration. Jason Leibenluft will serve as counselor to the Treasury secretary after having been a...

Publishing date: Jan 20, 2021  •  January 20, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Article content WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is unlikely to vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary until next week, congressional sources said on Wednesday despite a push by Democrats to confirm her on Thursday. News of the expected delay came as the new administration of President Joe Biden, who was sworn in on Wednesday, named several people to senior Treasury post...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/senate-panel-to-meet/"></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee scheduled a meeting for Friday to consider the nomination of Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary, raising the possibility that she could be confirmed by the full Senate later that day, congressional sources said. The new administration of President Joe Biden is pushing for speedy confirmation of key [&he...

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee scheduled a meeting for Friday to consider the nomination of Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary, raising the possibility that she could be confirmed by the full Senate later that day, congressional sources said.

The Biden administration announced a set of top Treasury Department staff appointments Wednesday evening, including a number of former Obama administration officials. They will work for Janet Yellen, whose confirmation as Treasury secretary is expected soon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that Didem Nisanci will serve as Janet Yellens chief of staff once Yellen is confirmed by the Senate. Nisanci, who most recently served as global head of public policy at Bloomberg L.P., was previously the chief of staff for the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Obama-Biden administration. Jason Leibenluft will serve as counselor to the Treasury secretary after having been a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress...