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The AIG bailout isn't going away, much as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner might like it to.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he believes it's reasonable to expect "positive job growth" by spring and that people should have confidence about an improving economic climate.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday moved to extend the government's $700 billion bailout fund into October 2010 and pledged to deploy no more than $550 billion of it.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday said that the U.S. economy appeared to be picking up steam and G20 leaders gathering in Pittsburgh this week would strive to ensure the recovery was balanced.

The U.S. economy is no longer on the edge of collapse, but Americans must reduce the budget deficit, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke squared off Friday in a public dispute on who should become the nation’s top consumer watchdog.

WASHINGTON — Despite persistently high unemployment, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan is on the "expected path."

"There's been substantial improvements in arresting what was the worst recession globally we've seen in generations," Geithner told lawmakers Friday.

Some senators criticize a plan that would give the Federal Reserve more power to police large companies.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday reassured the Chinese government that its huge holdings of dollar assets are safe and reaffirmed his faith in a strong U.S. currency.

After years of acrimonious economic relations with China, the U.S. insists it wants to turn the page and develop closer ties ...