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• Beyonce, Jay-Z trip to Cuba licensed, treasury says

  Ros-Lehtinen .Ros-Lehtinen and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart , both Florida Republicans , had expressed concerns to the Treasury Department about the trip and wanted to know if it was licensed.Beyonce and Jay-Z marked their fifth wedding anniversary in Havana   Read more »

• Krauss: Don't blame Europe for bad jobs news in the U.S.

  timing of U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew's trip to Europe this week couldn't be better, given the extremely disappointing U.S. jobs report last week showing that only 88,000 new positions were created in March.No doubt that's a coincidence and the trip   Read more »

• U.S. to EU: Ease off austerity

  beyond our shores, and we have an immense stake in Europe's health and stability," Lew said in Brussels. "The United States has no bigger, no more important economic relationship that it does with Europe."EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy , who chairs   Read more »

• US Treasury Secretary Lew to meet key EU leaders

  -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is starting a series of meetings with key European Union leaders during his first official visit to the region.Lew is expected to urge the European officials to promote more growth-friendly policies to counter the debt   Read more »

• Mexico sees strong peso, 4 percent growth in 2014

  -- Mexico's Treasury Department says the peso will end the year with an average exchange rate of around 12.5 to $1, following recent gains.The department had originally predicted an average rate of 12.9 to $1 when it drew up the 2013 budget last year, but   Read more »

Around the web

• IRS Probe Ignored Major Groups

  admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an internal investigation was underway. 3:10 PM from AOL Small Business Read more »

• Romney Hurls Criticism Over Scandals: 'I'm Not A Fan Of The President'

  should be appointed because only a special council can investigate the administration." "The IRS reports to the Treasury Department, that reports to the president. The buck stops at the president's desk," Romney said. "He's indicated he wants to look into 9:52 AM from TV Squad Read more »

• GM returns to IPO levels

  on average earn the company $7,000 in profit per truck, the Journal said. Investors are also encouraged by the U.S. Treasury Department's announcement that it would divest itself of GM stock by April 2014. The government currently owns 241.7 million shares, 9:08 AM from United Press International Read more »

• United States Increases Sanctions Against Syria

  United States Treasury Department issued new sanctions against Syria this Thursday as a response to the continuous abuses the Bashar al-Assad regime has committed against its own citizens. Among the sanctions were the blacklisting of four senior officials, 6:19 AM from Empowered News Read more »

• AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes

  businessmen. It also required the president to update the list as new information became available. But an AP review of Treasury Department online reports found that a small amendment to an existing entry was the only change from the time Obama took office 2:33 AM from ABC-KVUE Austin Read more »