Timothy Geithner

Obama-Xi summit shows the danger of personal diplomacy

2013-06-10 07:13:00

Since President Richard Nixon's visit to China in February 1972, American presidents have hoped that building personal rapport with Chinese leaders would strengthen bilateral ties and win political points at home. While Nixon's trip was a diplomatic...

The GOP's cynical debt limit ploy

2012-12-10 00:00:00

With President Barack Obama holding his ground on tax increases for the wealthy, congressional Republicans appear intent to make a tactical retreat from the fiscal cliff to an issue where they believe they have more leverage: the nation's debt ceiling....

Your guide to the fiscal cliff

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Are we about to go over a fiscal cliff? It's looking more likely, but it may not be as alarming as it sounds. Here are three things you need to know about the impending crisis over the so-called fiscal cliff, the combination of tax increases and...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2012-12-06 04:48:00

WEATHER: Sunny, high near 45. Tonight is expected to be increasingly cloudy, low around 37. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Sex abuse suspect had won trust as school employee: A temporary city schools employee...

Fast-growing local manufacturer? Yes, it is possible

2012-11-30 14:19:00

Drew Greenblatt's company has grown every year for the past six years — something many other firms, buffeted by the sharp recession, can't claim. What makes that all the more notable: It's a manufacturer. In Baltimore. With 35 employees, up from...

Md. lawmakers protest agency move to W.Va.

2012-09-10 09:40:53

Maryland lawmakers are protesting a plan by the Obama administration to eliminate 450 federal jobs in Prince George's County, but it is unclear whether they will be able to reverse it. The move to consolidate the Financial Management Services facility in...

A way around the debt-limit impasse

2011-07-05 10:56:00

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the United States does not have to default on its debt, and the Social Security and Medicare checks can continue to go out, even if Republicans and President Barack Obama cannot strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling by...

Treasury secretary to address economy in Baltimore visit

2012-05-14 14:24:00

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is scheduled to address members of the Greater Baltimore Committee Thursday. Geithner will be the headline guest at the group's breakfast meeting at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, where he will...

Good afternoon, Baltimore: Thursday lunchtime lowdown

2012-05-17 09:08:00

ON THE SITE... White Marsh Boscov's returns after four-year absence:�Boscov's, a well-known regional retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008, but will reopen at White Marsh Mall. Joppa man, 47, dies in motorcycle accident:�A 47-...

Geithner comments on Rawlings-Blake's bacon

2012-05-17 17:56:00

There were few laugh lines in U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's Thursday morning address to Baltimore's business community. But one of the biggest resulted from a bizarre off-script non sequitur Geithner made early in his speech. Setting:...

Treasury Secretary Geithner speaks to Greater Baltimore Committee

2012-05-17 15:47:00

Speaking to hundreds of Baltimore's business leaders in Harbor East on Thursday morning, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner praised President Barack Obama's handling of the recession and outlined his boss' financial reform wish list, which...

Jonah Goldberg: Searching for a surrogate

2012-06-11 04:00:00

Watching Bill Clinton act as Barack Obama's "No. 1 surrogate," in the words of National Public Radio, is as exquisitely painful as watching a runaway monkey with a paintball gun at a museum. Most of the pundits have focused on Mr. Clinton's motivations...

Outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner arrives at President Obama's inauguration ceremony on Monday.

2013-01-25 06:00:00

Timothy F. Geithner and his wife, Carole Sonnenfeld Geithner, at President Obama's inauguration last month, days before Geithner stepped down as Treasury secretary.

2013-01-21 00:00:00

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, shown with President Obama last week, says failing to raise the debt ceiling "would impose severe economic hardship on millions of individuals and businesses across the country."

2013-01-14 15:04:56