In the wake of Apple’s announcement of the iPad, comes the first salvo in what is probably going to be a drawn out battle. Amazon.com has pulled books published by Macmillan, electronic or not, from its site.
Tensions rise as Bejing halts military exchange with WashingtonChina and the US are set for renewed confrontation after Beijing warned of serious repercussions following Washington’s announcement of a $6.4bn (£4bn) arms deal with Taiwan.Sanctions were imposed on US companies involved in the deal, and in one of a flurry of unsually strong statements condemning the [...]
Barack Obama will also propose a tripling of government funding for new nuclear reactors to more than $54bnBarack Obama used his presidential authority to help advance his climate change agenda today, announcing that the US federal government and agencies would cut their giant carbon footprints by 28% by 2020.The announcement was held up by administration [...]
State department climate change envoy Todd Stern writes to UN to formally promise to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020America embraced the accord reached at the Copenhagen climate summit yesterday by formally giving notice to the United Nations that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The announcement was the second piece of encouraging news from the [...]
• Campaign tour to give details of economic plan• Allies welcome fresh focus on boosting employmentBarack Obama flew out of Washington today on the first leg of a campaign to sell to disenchanted voters the job creation programme he set out in his state of the union address.Obama used Wednesday’s speech to mark a significant [...]
Barack Obama must move quickly if he is to repeal the law denying gay Americans the right to serve in the armed forcesPresident Obama announced in his first state of the union address last night that this year he will “work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans [...]
The announcement that President Obama will freeze non-military discretionary spending for three years has the liberal caucus in a tizzy.
The Dutch carmaker could pay General Motors a nominal fee, with the Swedish government guaranteeing loans, according to reports GM is expected to make an announcement on Saab later today.
This is the chosen metaphor of the White House for the new middle-class agenda that will be at the heart of the new direction”[M]iddle class families in the ’sandwich generation’ — struggling to care for both their children and their parents — will also benefit from new initiatives to support elder care for seniors, and [...]
Shareholder Resolution Filed Early As Company “Rushes to Pay Huge Bonuses”Goldman Sachs is issuing its much anticipated earnings announcement on Thursday (October 15, 2009), and is expected to set aside up to $20 billion for executive …