Having finished digesting its acquisition of Harris-Teeter, grocery store giant Kroger (NYSE:KR) is rumored to have an appetite for yet another acquisition.
(AP/Iranian Presidency Office) The Obama administration on Wednesday paid $490 million in cash assets to Iran and will have released a total of $11.9 billion to the Islamic Republic by the time nuclear talks are scheduled to end in June, according to figures provided by the State Department.
Obama denies US paid Iran to release hostages, says ISIS still a threat. President Obama on Thursday pushed back on claims that the United States paid $400 million for the release of four American hostages in Iran â defending the transaction as evidence that the controversial nuclear deal with Tehran acted as a catalyst for progress in other areas.