United States

Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 08:01 UTC
US with highest poverty levels in 52 years: 46.2m including 14.7m children

Poverty in the United States has grown steadily in the past few years. According to the US Census bureau, 46.2 million people lived in poverty in 2010, the highest in the 52 years poverty estimates have been published.
Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 06:56 UTC
US regulator says it has discovered ‘apparent failures’ at 10 credit rating agencies

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has discovered “apparent failures” at 10 credit rating agencies. SEC said it was concerned that the agencies - including Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's - were not making timely and accurate disclosures or managing conflicts of interest.
Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 05:21 UTC
‘Occupy Wall Street’ protestors vowed to keep fight in spite of 700 arrests

Anti-Wall Street protesters vowed to keep up their fight on Sunday despite the arrests of more than 700 people the previous day for blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge in an unauthorized protest.
Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 05:34 UTC
NYC mayor blasts US visa policy: turning away skilled workers ‘national suicide’

The United States needs to allow more visas to help the economy and should let highly skilled engineers who study in US universities stay in the country, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in Washington.
Friday, September 30th 2011 - 01:32 UTC
Dissident Fed member forecasts a ‘painfully protracted recovery’

Federal Reserve's move last week to further lower borrowing costs was risky and won't significantly speed up a “painfully protracted” recovery, one of the officials who dissented against the decision said on Thursday.
Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 16:31 UTC
US jobs and GDP stats still poor, but not as bad as previously estimated

US new unemployment benefit claims fell to a five-month low last week, while the economy grew slightly more than previously reported in the second quarter, according to data from the Labour Department.
Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 16:17 UTC
US decision to vote against loans for Argentina “will not affect funding for 2012”

Washington's decision to vote against loans for Argentina from multilateral development banks “will not affect the country's funding for 2012”, an Argentine government source said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 00:12 UTC
US will vote against loans to Argentina in World Bank and IDB

The US State Department said on Wednesday that Argentina must normalize relations with creditors. The statement follows an announcement last week from the Treasury Department warning that the US will vote against granting loans to Argentina in multilateral organizations.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 14:51 UTC
Obama proposes Roberta Jacobson for Western Hemisphere Affairs

US President Barack Obama suggested that acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, be ratified in office, the White House announced.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 02:39 UTC
Gallup governance poll shows 81% dissatisfied with the US political system

A record-high 81% of US citizens are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed, adding to negativity that has been building over the past 10 years.