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Fed seen renewing low rates, extended period vow
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:22:00 GMT
Analysts widely expect the central bank to say again that high unemployment and low inflation warrant holding borrowing costs “exceptionally low” for “an extended period”
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Obama said poised to offer more healthcare changes
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:00 GMT
After a healthcare summit last week failed to win Republican converts, Obama and his fellow Democrats have been expected to launch a final push for an overhaul of the $2.5 trillion US healthcare industry
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Coke to buy Coca-Cola Enterprises’s North American assets
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:31:00 GMT
The acquisition includes consideration of Coke’s current stake, $8.88 billion of CCE debt and all the North American assets and liabilities
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Obama-Dalai meeting demonstrates President’s support
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT
The Obama-Dalai meeting came amidst strong objections from China, which said such an engagement would adversely affect Sino-US relations
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Fed seeks to calm markets after discount rate rise
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMT
Discount rate up by 25 bps, first rate move since Dec 2008; Fed emphasizes broad borrowing costs to stay low; markets see move as step to normalizing policy
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Fed hikes discount rate, says loose policy to stay
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:19:00 GMT
Fed raises emergency lending rate by 25 bps; first rate move since December 2008; Fed emphasizes move does not tighten monetary policy; Markets see move as first step to normalizing policy
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Officials probing plane crash into US tax office
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:51:00 GMT
In Washington, a federal law enforcement official identified the pilot as Joseph Stack and says investigators are looking at an anti-government message on the Web linked to him
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Kardashian exposes US Air Marshal on Twitter
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:04:00 GMT
Kardashian’s ‘tweet’ sparked fury among some of her followers, who raised concerns about the star exposing such confidential information
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US warship on schedule in Hong Kong despite China tension
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:53:00 GMT
Speculation had swirled on whether China might prevent the Nimitz from visiting over the arms sales and in retaliation for a planned meeting between the Dalai Lama Obama
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Obama to announce loan guarantee for nuclear plant
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:34:00 GMT
Obama was to make remarks Tuesday after touring a jobs center in Maryland. He was expected to announce the loans to build and operate a pair of reactors in Burke, Georgia, by Southern Co., an administration official said Monday
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China urges US to cancel Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:55:00 GMT
Tensions with Washington have arisen over issues from trade to currencies to the US plan to sell $6.4 billion of weapons to Taiwan, the island that China treats as an illegitimate breakaway province
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Google book project | US stance firm but not enough for Indian writers
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:38:00 GMT
The US justice department report says that foreign rights holders have been left out of negotiations
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Euro debt tops agenda at G-7 meet
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:06:00 GMT
World stock markets slid to 3-month low on Friday as the worries intensified about a potentially huge bailout and a destabilization of the euro zone
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Blame disputed as Concorde crash trial opens
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:30:00 GMT
Prosecutors argue that the supersonic passenger jet never would have crashed in July 2000, killing 113 people, if a Continental Airlines DC-10 hadn’t dropped a piece of titanium onto the runway
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion budget with massive deficits
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:31:00 GMT
In an effort to address the deficit, the president’s budget would institute a three-year budget freeze on programs outside of the military and homeland security
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Senate backs Bernanke for second term at Fed
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:06:00 GMT
US President Barack Obama welcomed the Senate vote and said he looked forward to working with Bernanke going forward
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Obama to propose $33 bn tax credit to create jobs
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:28:00 GMT
The House of Representatives approved a $155 billion jobs bill in December, the Senate is considering its own version, and Obama used his annual State of the Union address on Wednesday to call for a new jobs bill
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No tax breaks to firms that outsource jobs, says Obama
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:25:00 GMT
Obama said job creation would be the country’s number-one focus in 2010, and called for a new jobs bill, which will provide for taking $30 bn of the money US banks repay and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit
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IMF raises growth forecasts for global economy to 3.9%
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:51:00 GMT
“The global recovery is off to a stronger start than anticipated earlier but is proceeding at different speeds in the various regions,” the IMF said
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Gates faces flak for US’ Pakistan policy
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMT
The trip, Gates’ first to Pakistan in three years, proved that the history of US foreign policy is full of unintended consequences
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