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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 23:37 UTC
Protestors beaten in Boston; in New York a “Billionaire’s tour” is planned

Tensions boiled over Tuesday in downtown Boston, where police arrested over 100 protesters from the Occupy Boston movement after the group expanded its encampment.
Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:44 UTC
”We are the 99%” protestors in downtown Chicago disrupt bankers’ events

Thousands of protesters, including teachers and religious leaders, converged on downtown Chicago Monday to rally against economic inequality, with two financial industry events in their crosshairs.
Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:38 UTC
Business leaders tell Obama how millions of jobs could be created

President Barack Obama could create millions of jobs by attracting more foreign capital to the United States, helping entrepreneurs and being more aggressive in energy, business leaders said.
Monday, October 10th 2011 - 22:40 UTC
Markets react positively to Merkel/Sarkozy promise of Euro zone plan

Stocks rose sharply in Europe and in the US on Monday as investor sentiment were buoyed by a renewed pledge by France and Germany to come up with a plan to tackle the Euro zone debt crisis by month's end. International pressure has been building for bold steps from Europe to avert a global economic backlash.
Monday, October 10th 2011 - 05:24 UTC
“Occupy Wall Street” demonstrators try to move from spontaneous to organized

United States ‘Occupy-Wall Street” demonstrators said they are growing out of their lower Manhattan encampment and are exploring options to expand to other public spaces in New York City.
Friday, October 7th 2011 - 18:04 UTC
US September job figures bring sigh of relief to markets

US employment grew more than expected in September and job gains for the prior months were revised higher, according to a government report, released Friday, that could ease fears the economy was heading into recession.
Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:46 UTC
Obama says he shares the “Occupy Wall Street” protestors’ frustrations

United States President Obama on Thursday called the “Occupy Wall Street” protests a reflection of a “broad-based frustration about how our financial system works” and pledged to continue fighting to protect American consumers.
Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 05:01 UTC
“Occupy Wall Street” movement spreads from New York across the US

Demonstrators from New York City to San Francisco took to the streets Wednesday to protest what they call a growing wealth disparity between large US corporations and average citizens in the wake of the financial crisis.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 07:46 UTC
US congress bipartisan support for trade agreements with Colombia, Korea and Panama

United States industry leaders have welcomed words of encouragement from Republican congressional leaders that have given new hope for implementation of proposed US free trade agreements (FTA) with Korea, Colombia and Panama.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 19:52 UTC
Federal Reserve tries to calm markets; promises further action to prop the economy

The Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to help a fragile economic recovery held back by a weak job market and financial stresses in Europe, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.