Also in the interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," Obama defended his decision to shut down the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ...

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- Slouching alone at the head table before a room of business reporters today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner looked like an overgrown prep school student facing the expulsion board.

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Over the weekend Tim Geithner paraded himself all over the weekend talk shows while he proved that he barely deserved to pass econ 101. That’s right, the Secretary of the US Treasury doesn’t ...

Today the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is proud to announce the appointment of Mona Sutphen and Eduardo Mestre as the new Co-Chairs of our Board of Directors, succeeding Secretary Timothy ...

She pointed out that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner also used TurboTax and made some very well-publicized errors on his tax returns that almost derailed his nomination. (After first appearing ...

What was on Bear Stearns' books that was scaring [Tim] Geithner and Bernanke? Well, I would say that unfortunately none of it scared them until the market seized up with lack of liquidity.

On Wednesday Tim Geithner sat down with a bunch of journalists to talk about his new book, "Stress Test: Reflections On Financial Crisis." It gave him a chance to clarify things, elaborate on ...