United States

Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 21:05 UTC
US Tests Farming Shovelnose Sturgeon for Caviar on a Soy-Based Diet

Ongoing effort to find new uses for soy-based products has kicked off at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (US) for shovelnose sturgeon caviar production.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 05:58 UTC
Obama Speaks for the First Time with Honduran President Lobo

United States President Barack Obama spoke this week for the first time with Honduran President Lobo to discuss the situation in Honduras, said the White House.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 01:04 UTC
Bernanke Warns White House About Failure to Reduce Federal Budget Deficit

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said a failure to reduce the federal budget deficit may push up interest rates over time and impair economic growth, putting the recovery at risk.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 22:06 UTC
US Senate Claims Goldman Sachs Knowingly Profited from Mortgage Collapse

The chairman of an inquiry into the causes of United States' financial meltdown has attacked the role of Goldman Sachs. Senator Carl Levin spoke of the reckless greed that infected Wall Street's financial community.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 06:03 UTC
US Judge Griesa Denies Request to Suspend Argentina’s Debt Swap

A US judge denied requests by a class of mostly individual bondholders to suspend or disapprove of Argentina's 20 billion US dollars debt swap.
Monday, April 26th 2010 - 05:24 UTC
Goldman Sachs Incriminating E-mails Surface in US Senate Investigation

Investment bank Goldman Sachs executives boasted about the money the bank was making while the US housing market was collapsing in 2007, released company e-mails show.
Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:34 UTC
US Navy Celebrates Earth Day With Flight Test of “Green” F/A Super Hornet

The United States Navy celebrated Earth Day April 22 by showcasing a flight test of the “Green Hornet,” an F/A-18 Super Hornet multi-role fighter jet powered by a 50/50 blend of conventional jet fuel and camelina aviation bio-fuel.
Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:05 UTC
US Credit Agencies Influenced by Banks that Paid Their Fees, Says US Senate

The behaviour of two credit rating agencies in the run-up to the financial crisis has been criticised by US senators following an investigation.
Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 07:00 UTC
Obama attacks critics of banking reforms to end “reckless practices”

US President Barack Obama has attacked critics of his banking reforms in a speech which warned that without change the financial crisis will be repeated. Reckless practices and financial firms that acted like “bandits” should never be allowed to operate again, he said.
Saturday, April 17th 2010 - 06:19 UTC
Taxpayers will no longer be hostages of banks “too big to fall” promises Obama

US President Barack Obama has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises. The plans - the most far-reaching yet -include limits to the size of banks and restrictions on riskier trading.