Tag: United States

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:08 UTC

  As BP Oil Spill Advances; Florida Declares State of Emergency

  

  State of Florida Governor Charlie Crist declared on Friday a state of emergency in coastal counties because of the threat from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 07:38 UTC

  Under the Banner “We Are All Arizona” Thousands will Protest May First in the US

  

  The United States immigrant community will be taking to the streets on Saturday May first—International Workers' Day—in 70 cities to demand migration reform and to protest an Arizona law which criminalizes illegal immigration.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 03:50 UTC

  Lab Production of Green Hamburgers is “No Longer Science Fiction”

  

  The lab production of meat without the need of slaughtering animals is no longer science fiction and could be producing “green” hamburgers in less than ten years according to the list of Time Magazine fifty main inventions of the year.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 02:13 UTC

  US Economy Expands 3.2%, Third Consecutive Quarter of Growth

  

  The US economy grew in the first three months of this year, but at a slower rate than the previous quarter. US consumer spending saw its biggest increase in three years in the first three months of 2010, which drove the country's overall economy to its third consecutive quarter of growth.

• Friday, April 30th 2010 - 05:35 UTC

  Out of Control Oil Spill Reaches Louisiana Coastline; BP Shares Plunge

  

  Oil started washing ashore on the US Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well, the US Coast Guard reported. Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are thought to be spilling into the water after last week's explosion on a BP-operated rig (NYSE:BP), which then sank.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 06:59 UTC

  Obama Nominees for the Fed Support “Job Creation and Low Rates”

  

  US President Barack Obama is expected to announce this week his choice of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen as vice-chairman of the Fed Board of Governors, according to congressional sources.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 03:12 UTC

  Federal Reserve Anticipates Exceptionally Low Level Rates for an Extended Period

  

  The US Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to leave interest rates unchanged saying the current recovery will not result in rampant inflation and anticipated exceptionally low level rates for an extended period.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 21:05 UTC

  US Tests Farming Shovelnose Sturgeon for Caviar on a Soy-Based Diet

  

  Ongoing effort to find new uses for soy-based products has kicked off at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (US) for shovelnose sturgeon caviar production.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:29 UTC

  Banks Serving Rich Argentines Moving from Bs. As. to Miami and Montevideo

  

  More than ten investment banks, including Wells Fargo, HSBC, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse, will leave Argentina in the coming weeks, a Buenos Aires newspaper reported Monday.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 05:58 UTC

  Obama Speaks for the First Time with Honduran President Lobo

  

  United States President Barack Obama spoke this week for the first time with Honduran President Lobo to discuss the situation in Honduras, said the White House.