United States

• Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 05:03 UTC

  United States joins worldwide effort against illegal fishing

  

  The United States has brought added momentum to global efforts targeting illegal fishing by adhering to a FAO-brokered international pact.US Ambassador to the United Nations agencies in Rome, David Lane, this week formally presented FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva with the US' instrument of ratification of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2016 - 08:08 UTC

  Bloomberg fears a three way race could help Trump, and gives up idea of running as an independent

  

  Michael Bloomberg has decided against throwing his hat in the United States 2016 presidential ring. On Monday, March 7, the former New York City mayor, 74, penned a lengthy explanation on his website The Bloomberg View. as to why he will not run for president.

• Saturday, March 5th 2016 - 06:29 UTC

  US jobs market in February underlines strength of the economy

  

  The United States economy added 242,000 jobs in February, far better than the 190,000 expected by economists. The Labor Department numbers underlined the strength of the US economy and may allow the Federal Reserve to gradually raise interest rates this year. Another 30,000 jobs were also added to the previous estimates for December and January.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2016 - 04:47 UTC

  Republicans work out strategy to stop Trump in Ohio and Florida primaries

  

  Following on Donald Trump's sweeping win on “super-Tuesday” Republican strategists are planning support for Ohio governor John Kasich so he can take his state presidential primary on 15 March and similarly with hopeful Senator Marco Rubio in his home state of Florida.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 23:46 UTC

  Trump tsunami: Republican hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer to become Rubio's finance chairman

  

  Paul Singer, the influential hedge fund billionaire from New York who endorsed Marco Rubio in October, is set to be named as his national finance chairman according to various US press reports. Singer is well known in Argentina for bringing a lawsuit against the government in the holdouts dispute.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 22:43 UTC

  US becomes a net natural gas exporter for a week with a shipment to Brazil

  

  United States turned into a net natural gas exporter for a week after the first liquefied natural gas export from Cheniere Energy Inc's Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana left for Brazil. The United States however is not expected to become a net exporter of gas on an annual basis until 2017 after more pipelines to Mexico and LNG export terminals enter service, according to federal energy estimates.

• Monday, February 29th 2016 - 11:59 UTC

  US economy grows faster in 4Q, but high inventories could impact 1Q of 2016

  

  The United States economy grew at a faster pace than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the latest official figures. Growth was an annualized 1% in the quarter, compared with an initial estimate of 0.7%.

• Monday, February 29th 2016 - 07:28 UTC

  Praise for Argentina's economic reforms from US, China and Europe at G20

  

  Argentina received support for its economic reforms from the United States, China and Europe during the Finance ministers meeting held in Shanghai over the weekend in anticipation of the G20 heads of state and government summit next June, according to a release from the Argentine Finance ministry.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 - 06:18 UTC

  Two abstract expressionist master pieces sold for 500 million dollars

  

  United States billionaire Ken Griffen, paid $500 million for two paintings by abstract expressionist masters in one of the largest private art deals ever. Griffin, founder of Chicago-based hedge fund firm Citadel, bought works by Jackson Pollack and Willem de Kooning from David Geffen's foundation.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 - 06:07 UTC

  Apple and US government appeal to public opinion on the court's privacy dispute

  

  The public dispute in the United States between the Justice Department and Apple continued Monday as the tech giant called on the government to withdraw its demand for help in unlocking a phone used by one of the shooters in December’s terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and instead let a commission of experts discuss the issue.