United States

Thursday, October 13th 2011 - 05:37 UTC
US congress moves to block development loans to Argentina

United States lawmakers are trying to block development loans to Argentina and seek out allies to pressure President Cristina Fernandez to settle with holders of defaulted debt in exchange for funding development banks.
Wednesday, October 12th 2011 - 21:27 UTC
US labour market remains ‘serious challenge’ admits Fed ‘hawk’

The September jobs report was “a bit of positive news”, but the pace of jobs growth is still too slow to make a significant dent in the unemployment rate, a Federal Reserve policymaker said Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 12th 2011 - 05:51 UTC
Sharp economic predictor selling his firm because it looses money

Roubini Global Economics, the global investment research firm co-founded by doom and gloom economist Nouriel Roubini, is reportedly for sale, according to a report from CNBC.
Wednesday, October 12th 2011 - 05:49 UTC
Protestors from ‘Stop the Machine’ surge into a US Senate building

United States Capitol Hill police arrested six protesters Tuesday who surged into a Senate office building in Washington, chanting slogans for about 15 minutes before officers intervened.
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.