The written signature of the brand-new Treasury Secretary nominee is a googly, illegible pictograph — and that's what makes it so cool. Will it makes its way to every printed bill in the country?
There has a been a lot of talk on Twitter about something involving the making of a platinum coin worth $1 trillion in order to avoid the upcoming debt ceiling fight. Don't know what anyone is talking about? Never fear, we're hear to explain the #mintthecoin movement.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appeared on all five of the Sunday talk shows to give his thoughts on the current state of the fiscal cliff negotiations.
The president asked for a whole lot in his opening offer to Republicans Thursday, and they rejected it.
Timothy Geithner's future, mapped out by his father-in-law, Prince Harry is going to be making a brief appearance in D.C. next month, and Jennifer Aniston's rep swears she isn't secretly scouting nice places to get married in Greece.
Relive the highlights from a Sunday morning's worth of political talk shows.
It turns out the people in charge of running the U.S. economy thought, in 2006, that the housing market (which was faltering even then) was going to be just fine and wouldn't affect the rest of the economy at all.
Throwing support behind protesters, Elliot Spitzer urged Obama to sack Tim Geithner
Anger at Obama is "inexplicable," Treasury secretary says
The treasury secretary can't catch a break even on his big 5-0
Plus: Alan Ball's new TV show will be a dark look at the Amish
The ratings agency says there is still time for the government to tackle the possibility of a downgrade before 2013
He tells Obama he will stay through the 2012 election
The White House is putting "intense pressure" on him to reconsider his plans to leave
The next deadline: introducing a bill today in the House
Pretty much everyone agrees: crisis. But the details are interesting
The Treasury Secretary may or may not step down, but speculation has started
Geithner may need a break after dealing with the financial crisis
Timothy Geithner's endorsement makes her selection a "foregone conclusion"
Other figures include Sarah Palin, Timothy Geithner, and Balloon Boy's dad
Barring a surprise, France's finance minister is poised to lead the global institution
Meanwhile, Democrats rush to take credit for the news
The reviews for HBO's adaptation of Andrew Ross Sorkin's bestseller are in
All the details you need to know before the film's HBO premiere
Some Treasury accounting tricks will buy Congress a few more months to negotiate
All told, nearly half of U.S. households pay no federal income tax
Failing to raise debt ceiling could lead to another financial crisis
Big business pushing for tax on overseas profits to be cut to five percent
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