United States

Saturday, June 6th 2009 - 14:36 UTC
US job losses moderating but May rate reached 9.4%

The US White House economic adviser Christina Romer on Friday said that May payrolls data was consistent with a trend of moderating job losses, but the unemployment rate would stay high for a while.
Friday, June 5th 2009 - 05:29 UTC
US not contemplating the end of the embargo on Cuba

The United States government said it was satisfied with the resolution which revoked OAS sanctions on Cuba, but warned that it’s “not contemplating” for the moment talking about an end on the half century embargo on the Havana regime.
Friday, June 5th 2009 - 04:15 UTC
New York City remains the safest city in United States, according to FBI

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced that New York City remains the safest big city in the United States, according to the FBI’s Crime in the United States, the preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2008.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 16:12 UTC
Bernanke warns about financial stability; opens debate on inflation and rates

United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that the US spending spree now threatens the country's financial stability, amid growing questions over whether governments and central banks around the world have gone too far.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 08:31 UTC
Ford recovering US market share with sales up 20% from April

Ford, the only one of the “Big Three” US carmakers not to have gone bankrupt, has reported its share of the US market in May was its highest since 2006.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 10:40 UTC
Cisco and Travelers to replace Citi and GM in Dow Jones average

Shock waves of the financial crisis and its impact on the real economy have reached the United States Dow Jones Industrial Average which announced Monday the replacing of two iconic shares from its thirty blue chips index, announced Dow Jones & Company.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 04:11 UTC
End of an era for US auto industry: GM files for protection

Car giant General Motors (GM) has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history. The widely expected move comes after GM had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years.
Monday, June 1st 2009 - 07:50 UTC
Cuba/US step closer agree to resume migration talks

Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the United States over migration and mail service between the two countries, two senior US State Department officials said on Sunday.
Saturday, May 30th 2009 - 15:35 UTC
Mixed signals from the US economy: decline softening

The US economy shrank at an annual pace of 5.7% in the first quarter, a less severe drop than initially reported but still the second-biggest quarterly decline in 27 years, according to the US Commerce Department.
Friday, May 29th 2009 - 04:04 UTC
A Tribute to Outgoing United States Assistant Secretary of State Tom Shannon

In the coming weeks, Dr. Thomas A. Shannon, who protected a rational regional policy from the ideological knives of the Bush administration, will step down as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. By that time, President Obama’s pick for the job, Georgetown University Professor Arturo Valenzuela, will be confirmed by the Senate.