United States

Friday, October 26th 2012 - 20:39 UTC
US Court rules against Argentina: all bondholders must be treated equally, including hold outs

US appeals court ruled Argentina discriminated against bondholders who refused to take part in massive debt restructurings in 2005 and 2010 by deciding to pay them later than bondholders who agreed to participate.
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 19:21 UTC
Big business call on US Congress to cut the budget deficit with tax reform

Chief executives of more than 80 big US corporations, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Boeing, joined forces today to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax reform and spending cuts.
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 06:47 UTC
ARA Libertad-Romney family link makes Cristina criticize the Republican candidate

Argentine President Cristina Fernández joined the US presidential campaign harshly criticizing Republican candidate Mitt Romney and stating she is “more alike” the current head of state, Democrat Barack Obama, who is running for re-election.
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 06:39 UTC
US sues Bank of America for mortgage fraud; ex Goldman & Sachs, two years in jail

Bank of America is being sued for 1bn dollars for alleged mortgage fraud. The civil lawsuit has been brought by the US Attorney Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, New York.
Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 00:10 UTC
Fed pledges all efforts and policy tools to combat “elevated” unemployment

In its last meeting before the November 6 presidential election, the Federal Reserve confirmed its current fresh-money support program for the recovery of the US economy arguing that growth continues slowly and unemployment rate “remains elevated”.
Wednesday, October 24th 2012 - 21:04 UTC
First time in US presidential race history that no candidates are WASP

Argentine political analyst and historian Rosendo Fraga writes about the US presidential elections and their global impact, plus underlining some interesting facts about the country’s population and religion trends and their impacts.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 03:15 UTC
“How to Look Expensive”, the international beauty bible that suits body and budget

By Teresita D'Alessandro* - Reading “How to Look Expensive,” the new book written by Glamour Magazine’s Contributing Beauty Editor, Andrea Pomerantz Lustig, makes you feel like you found the pot of gold at the end of a fashionable rainbow!
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:37 UTC
US oil company team visit Falklands to assess industry’s infrastructure support

US based Noble Energy and farm-in partners with Falkland Islands Oil and Gas (FOGL) visited the Falklands to meet with their partners and the Falklands government and to assess in-situ the oil related infrastructure.
Friday, October 19th 2012 - 00:02 UTC
Obama administration admits trade, security and migration as pending issues with Latam

President Barak Obama ends his four years in January with free trade and security, particularly in Central America, as pending issues to develop in Latin America, said Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jackson in a press round with foreign correspondents.
Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 23:13 UTC
Hilary Clinton announces “energy diplomacy”, an issue of “wealth and power”

Energy is key to economic development and political stability, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, citing example of developing countries like India and China where energy needs are growing rapidly along with their economies.