United States

Monday, May 9th 2011 - 00:53 UTC
Two-day strategic and economic dialogue between US and China

Top US and Chinese officials will be meeting for two days in Washington, starting this Monday. The heads of 16 US government agencies and representatives from 20 Chinese government departments will discuss the most difficult issues in a complex, interdependent relationship.
Friday, May 6th 2011 - 17:24 UTC
Top US grain processors join the ‘bio-fuel refineries rush’ in Brazil

Cargill Inc and the world’s largest grain processor Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, are planning to invest about 560 million US dollars in new bio-fuel refineries in Brazil.
Friday, May 6th 2011 - 17:21 UTC
US payrolls expanded in April, but jobless rate climbed to 9%

United States employers in April added more jobs than forecast. Payrolls expanded by 244,000 last month, the biggest gain since May 2010, after a revised 221,000 increase the prior month, the Labour Department said Friday in Washington.
Friday, May 6th 2011 - 02:36 UTC
US jobs market remains soft and unemployment claims rose in April

The number of claims for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, pushed up by auto-plant shutdowns and other unusual events that seasonal variations failed to take into account, the Labour Department said.
Friday, May 6th 2011 - 00:03 UTC
Commodity prices fall for the fourth day running; oil below 100 USD per barrel

Commodity prices fell on Thursday for a fourth day, following weak economic news from Europe and the US. Oil prices were down 10% at one stage, with US light, sweet crude ending the day below 100 US dollars a barrel.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 06:53 UTC
Two wars and 15 years to catch the most hated and feared men in the world

Osama Bin Laden came to the world's attention on 11 September 2001, when the attacks on the United States left more than 3,000 people dead and hundreds more injured. In a matter of three years, the Saudi-born dissident had emerged from obscurity to become one of the most hated and feared men in the world.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 06:46 UTC
“Justice has been done”, said Obama announcing the killing of Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on United States soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a fire-fight with US forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Obama announced.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:37 UTC
US economy still slow says Fed; polls show Americans gloomy but optimistic

The US economy is not fully recovered from its deep recession, with housing still weighing on growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday in a speech spelling out ways the US central bank has studied lower income communities.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 05:51 UTC
US growth in first quarter much slower than anticipated

US economic growth slowed in the first three months of 2011 to an annualised rate of 1.8%, corresponding to a 0.4% quarterly increase. This compares with a revised annual growth rate of 3.1% in the previous quarter, official figures show.
Friday, April 29th 2011 - 05:21 UTC
Oil soars to its highest in 31 months and US dollar plunges to three year low

United States crude oil futures rose Thursday to hit a 31-month high settlement after a volatile trading session while the US dollar fell to a three-year low against major currencies following on the Federal Reserve's intention to keep interest rates near zero.