France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says

France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says

The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to meet fiscal requirements set by the E.U.
Harrison J. Goldin, 88, New York City Comptroller in Fiscal Crisis, Is Dead

Harrison J. Goldin, 88, New York City Comptroller in Fiscal Crisis, Is Dead

He weathered the storm as the city’s chief financial officer for 16 years and jousted with Mayor Koch in a public feud and a losing primary bid to replace him.