Category: Department

  • Crypto-Friendly Howard Lutnick Poised To Lead US Department Of Commerce Under Trump

    According to recent reports, Howard Lutnick, CEO of asset management firm Cantor Fitzgerald and a prominent supporter of cryptocurrency initiatives, is expected to be… nominated By President-elect Donald Trump to head the US Department of Commerce (DOC). This nomination comes amid growing speculation regarding Lutnick’s influence in shaping policies that…

  • Steelworkers: U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to double duties on Canadian softwood lumber is pure protectionism

    Article Content BURNABY, British Columbia, Aug. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers (USW) has criticized the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. “The U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to double existing duties and tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber products is nothing more…

  • Boeing in talks with US defense department on impact of guilty plea

    By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co is in talks with the U.S. Defense Department about how the planemaker’s planned guilty plea will affect its wide-ranging government contracts, a person familiar with the matter said. Boeing Co. has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of criminal fraud conspiracy…

  • D.C. Democrats send findings of Big Oil investigation to Justice Department (NYSEARCA:XLE)

    Imagine/E+ via Getty Images Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill said Wednesday that they had forwarded the results of their votes to the Justice Department Investigating major oil companies and whether the industry has deceived the public about the effects of fossil fuels on climate change. in Letter to the Ministry…