United States

Saturday, September 19th 2009 - 11:34 UTC
US tighter supervision of credit rating agencies

United States credit rating agencies will face tighter supervision under new rules adopted by the US financial watchdog.
Saturday, September 19th 2009 - 07:28 UTC
US/Cuba talks for resumption of direct mail service

The United States and Cuba have begun talks on resuming direct mail service, which has been suspended since 1963. US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Bisa Williams is leading the delegation to the negotiations in Havana.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:32 UTC
Brazil’s JBS moves into the US poultry market and consolidates at home

Brazil's JBS, the world's biggest beef producer, agreed this week to buy a controlling take in bankrupt US poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride and JBS' Brazilian beef rival Bertin.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:04 UTC
US interested in promoting bilateral trade with Brazil, in spite of Mercosur

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Thursday the administration of President Barack Obama was interested in promoting a bilateral trade agreement with Brazil, even when it could mean bypassing Mercosur.
Thursday, September 17th 2009 - 13:16 UTC
Warren Buffett says US economy still has not begun to climb out of recession

The United States economy has not begun to climb out of the worst recession since the Great Depression but the 'terror' that followed last year's near-collapse of the financial system is gone due in part to government intervention, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said this week in California.
Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 12:36 UTC
Uruguay and US express concern over possible arms race in South America

Uruguay and the United States expressed concern Tuesday that recent weapons purchases could lead to an arms race in South America. In a joint appearance, Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also pledged co-operation on trade, scientific research and other fields.
Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 12:15 UTC
US Senator introduced bill to extend trade benefits to Uruguay

United States Senator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday to extend US trade benefits to Uruguay. The move he says would increase pressure on Brazil to deepen commercial ties.
Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 07:23 UTC
US taxman corners evaders hiding in foreign holdings

Rich Americans who have evaded taxes by hiding their foreign holdings have about a week to decide whether to turn in to an Internal Revenue Service amnesty program or gamble that they will not be caught.
Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 12:00 UTC
Obama warns Wall Street bankers on anniversary of Lehman collapse

US President Barack Obama has warned bankers against complacency, saying that some in the industry are ignoring the lessons of the financial crisis. “We will not go back to the days of reckless behaviour and unchecked excess at the heart of this crisis,” he said.
Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 11:57 UTC
US extends trade embargo on Cuba for another year

Despite vowing a new beginning in the US-Cuba relations, President Barack Obama has decided to extend the 47-year-long US trade embargo on Cuba for another year.