Topic: United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday the United States needed more incentives to stimulate job growth and bolster a slow recovery from a "savage" recession. In televised interviews to argue for President Barack Obama's latest proposals for business ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A volatile political environment is boosting the possibility that U.S. lawmakers will pass legislation designed to prod China into letting its currency rise more rapidly against the dollar" class="inform">dollar. "The chances are certainly on the rise, I think for ...
Moody's says banks have so far written off about 2/3 of likely total of $744 billionMoody's Investors Service said Wednesday it appears U.S. banks have written off about two-thirds of the bad loans they're likely to face through 2011. "It is clear ...
Study finds more Texas Enterprise Fund projects fail to meet job-creation goalsTwo-thirds of the Texas Enterprise Fund companies that had to meet job-creation goals in 2009 in exchange for millions of dollars in taxpayer money failed to bring in the jobs they ...
Coca-Cola CFO Gary Fayard says US market still represents 'tremendous opportunity'Coca-Cola Co. still sees "tremendous opportunity" in the U.S. market although its growth is being outpaced by emerging markets such as India and China. Chief Financial Officer Gary Fayard said the market ...
Summary Box: A White House visit ahead, China's president calls for stable ties with USOLIVE BRANCH: Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants healthy and stable ties between the two countries. The remarks come before a possible ...
President Hu Jintao on Wednesday extolled "fresh progress" in China-US ties as he met a White House delegation that held talks here on thorny issues including North Korea, Iran and trade. "China looks positively on the fresh progress made in China-US relations, ...
As economy struggles, politicians should work to assist those in needLabor Day has been the traditional celebration of the American worker for more than 125 years, but this year it is difficult to find much to celebrate, particularly in Nevada. Unemployment in ...
Best bet for investors could lie in Canada and EuropeAs precious metals go, silver may not have quite the same mystique as gold. But let's be honest: The "white metal" has its backers, too. In fact, when Money Morning published its "How ...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama judge said on Tuesday he would appoint a receiver to oversee the sewer system revenues of debt-ridden Jefferson County, in a setback for county authorities. The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee for the county's creditor ...
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