United States

Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 10:03 UTC
Obama bans supply of military-style equipments to local police forces

President Barack Obama has banned the US government from giving certain kinds of military-style equipment to local police forces. The announcement follows criticism that police were too heavy handed in dealing with protests in Ferguson, Missouri, that turned violent last summer.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 01:53 UTC
Monsanto hits back with global campaign: “food is more than just a meal, it's love”

As the seed and chemical maker Monsanto woos Swiss agrochemicals firm Syngenta, the US company is also is trying to win over consumers in key international markets, rolling out social media and marketing campaigns.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:34 UTC
Rousseff expected at the White House next June 30: a long delayed bilateral agenda waits

Next June 30 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama, a highly anticipated event given tensions between the two governments over the past two years.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:08 UTC
Most immigrants to US now come from China and India displacing Mexico

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau, indicate that China and India have replaced Mexico as the top countries sending immigrants to the United States. Although people from Latin America still dominate the population of legal and undocumented immigrants in the U.S., it is now China and India that send more immigrants to the United States, the data said.
Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 10:30 UTC
Ex US president Carter ends Guyana election monitoring trip after falling ill

Former United States President Jimmy Carter ended an election-monitoring trip to Guyana early and flew home on Sunday after falling ill, the Carter Center, his nonprofit organization, said in a statement. The Carter Center provided only sketchy information on Sunday about the condition of the 90-year-old former president.
Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 08:43 UTC
Obama approves oil drilling in the Arctic Sea under certain conditions

President Barack Obama's administration on Monday approved petroleum giant Shell's request to begin drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Sea under certain conditions, despite opposition from environmental groups.
Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 08:46 UTC
US economy created 233.000 new jobs in April and unemployment falls to 5.5%

Employers in the US created 223,000 new jobs in April, a much larger increase than the month before. At the same time, the US Department of Labor said the unemployment rate dropped to a seven-year low of 5.4%, down from 5.5% in March.
Friday, May 8th 2015 - 18:34 UTC
David vs. Goliath: small-cap tech to save giant coal

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new mercury pollution regulations that took effect last month opened the flood gates for a new multi-billion-dollar energy industry that has investors scrambling to get in on second-generation technology poised for massive revenue gains.
Friday, May 8th 2015 - 08:13 UTC
Fed warns stock market levels present 'potential dangers', but sees “no bubbles forming”

The chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, has warned stock market levels present “potential dangers”, insisting current valuations, which have seen key US and UK indicators reach record levels, were “quite high”. However she did not see 'any bubbles forming'.
Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 05:49 UTC
US approves licenses for passenger ferry service with Cuba

The US Treasury Department has approved licenses for passenger ferry service between the United States and Cuba, a Treasury Department official announced. One of the licenses was issued to Baja Ferries, part of a major shipping group with passengers and cargo operations, including on Mexico's west coast, according to a lawyer who handled the license application.