United States

Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 05:13 UTC
US economy growing again but not enough to quell frustration about jobs

The United States economy is growing but not enough to help with jobs. The US Commerce Department says GDP grew 2%, at an annual rate, between July and September - a slight increase from the previous quarter.
Friday, October 29th 2010 - 04:00 UTC
Bed bugs that have infested New York City take over the UN building

The dreaded bed bugs (mites) that have infested New York City have spread to the United Nations landmark headquarters building, reports Foreign Policy.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 04:32 UTC
US Treasury bonds fetch negative yield ahead of Fed’s actions to prop inflation

US Treasury Department sold securities that fetched a negative yield for the first time, implying investors are willing to pay the government to own its debt. This is a milestone in the current rock-bottom interest rate environment, as the Federal Reserve is widely expected next week to announce it will buy more Treasuries to jump-start a sluggish economy.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 02:55 UTC
US says China is “committed” to allow the Yuan to appreciate

United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said he believes China is now “committed” to allowing the Yuan to go up in value. Mr Geithner made the comment in a TV interview before he held talks with China's Vice-Premier, Wang Qishan.
Monday, October 25th 2010 - 02:45 UTC
California voters support undocumented immigrants as “advantageous”

California voters have an overall positive opinion about immigrants and support those undocumented aliens who have been working in the state for years should be able to remain and go on with their lives.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 03:07 UTC
Geithner promises Brazil it won’t allow the US dollar to weaken

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Brazil’s Finance Minister Guido Mantega that the Obama administration won’t allow the US dollar to weaken, Mantega said.
Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 08:37 UTC
Prime farmland in Argentina costs almost as much as in United States

Prices for the best farmland in Argentina’s breadbasket, the humid Pampa have risen on average 10% this year according to registered operations reports. This means the hectare of prime agriculture land in Argentina now costs almost the same as the average price of farmland in the state of Illinois, 14.000 US dollars.
Wednesday, October 20th 2010 - 03:06 UTC
US Treasury launches fourth sale of Citigroup common stock

The US Treasury Department said it has launched a fourth sale of 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup Inc common stock under a prearranged trading plan.
Wednesday, October 20th 2010 - 01:02 UTC
Geithner vows not to devalue the dollar for export advantage

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner vowed that the United States would not devalue the dollar for export advantage, saying no country could weaken its currency to gain economic health.
Wednesday, October 20th 2010 - 00:57 UTC
World Bank warns the US about consequences of dollar liquidity

Surging capital inflows threaten Asia's economic stability, the World Bank warned after Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to draw the venom from a global row over currencies by vowing not to devalue the dollar.