WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek on Monday to strike a balance between taming skyrocketing U.S. budget deficits and giving the economy a boost to ease the pain of double-digit unemployment.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is working on proposals for a multibillion dollar “green fund” to help countries tap funds to deal with the effects of climate change, the head of the institution said on Saturday.
Regulators shut down a big bank in California on Friday, along with two banks in Georgia and one each in Florida, Minnesota and Washington.
Protesters Handbill, Sing & Dance, Telling Auto Show Attendees to ‘Beware the Bailout Bandit’
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, dozens of Teamsters who deliver new cars for a living, along with consumer activists from CarBuyersB…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is the daily “Profile America” feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30: MAIL-ORDER GARDENING
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s budget proposal will call for tripling government loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an administration official said on Friday, a move sure to win over some Republican lawmakers who want more nucle…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amo…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is the daily “Profile America” feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29: AMERICA IN 1950
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Thursday backed Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term running the Federal Reserve, the world’s most powerful central bank, despite deep misgivings over his perceived policy missteps.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Statement by Jacob Snow, Chairman of the Western High Speed Rail Alliance, in response to President Obama’s awarding of $8 billion in funding for high-speed rail:
“This is a significant start for the future of mobil…