United States

Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 13:00 UTC
US increases arms sales and share of world market in 2008

United States not only increased its arms sales by nearly 50% last year but its share of world weapons sales also rose to more than two-thirds despite the global economic downturn, a newspaper reported Monday.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 08:34 UTC
Obama’s “on line” strategy to promote Lula da Silva’s successor

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva ruling Workers party has been in consultations with the communications team that worked with US president Barack Obama, with the purpose of helping design its campaign for the 2010 presidential election.
Saturday, September 5th 2009 - 06:28 UTC
US unemployment at record 9.7%, but some signs job cuts are easing

United States job cuts in August reached 216,000 pushing the unemployment rate up to 9.7%, the highest since 1983, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the US economy has shed 6.9 million jobs, the department said.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 10:24 UTC
US lifts restrictions and allows unlimited visits to relatives in Cuba

United States citizens with relatives in Cuba can send them unlimited cash and visit the island as long and often as they would like under new rules from President Barack Obama’s administration.
Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 10:08 UTC
US loss of jobs slowing but unemployment still above 9.5%

A report from a private researcher in United States established that August saw US employers cut the smallest number of jobs in nearly a year. ADP reports 298,000 non-government jobs were cut during August, which is considerably less than the prior month (360.000).
Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 10:06 UTC
Fed pleased with latest data but US recovery is still fragile

Federal Reserve policymakers were increasingly pleased by signs of improvement in the US economy but added that the recovery is still fragile, according to the minutes of their most recent meeting.
Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 03:40 UTC
H1N1 virus out-competes seasonal flu but not likely to mix into “super-bug”

The new H1N1 virus appears to out-compete seasonal flu, making it less likely to mix with other circulating flu viruses into a “super-bug” as some had feared United States researchers said this week.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 07:09 UTC
Scrappage program boosts Ford, Toyota and Honda sales in the US

US car sales responded positively to the government's 3 billion US dollars “Cash for Clunkers” program, led by a 17% sales jump at Ford and higher sales from Japan auto makers Toyota and Honda. However General Motors, Chrysler and Nissan still reported lower sales.
Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 05:47 UTC
WTO confirms ruling favouring Brazil in cotton dispute with US

United States faces annual trade sanctions of about 295 million US dollars for failing to scrap illegal subsidies paid to its cotton growers. However the punishment, imposed by the World Trade Organization (WTO), is far less than the 4 billion USD that Brazil, which brought the case, had wanted.
Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 01:32 UTC
Bank failures in United States jump to 84 in eight months

The number of bank failures in the United States reached 84 in the first four months of this year, following the collapse of three entities in California, Minnesota and Maryland, according to the latest report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FIDC