Posts Tagged ‘U.S’

Huntington Economist Says U.S. Economic Growth Will Be Slow & Steady

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Despite employment worries, the U.S. economy continues to show steady, if unremarkable growth, according to George Mokrzan, Ph.D., senior economist at Huntington (Nasdaq: HBAN) (www.huntington.com). “We can expect to see a steady 2 percent growth rate f View full post on All Stories

U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Water Companies Continue Water is Your Business Series in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Highlight the Relationship Between Water Infrastructure, Business, and the Economy CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce today hosted a forum at the Sheila Doyl View full post on All Stories

G20 Plan Addresses Currency Wars, Trade Imbalances

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) – Leaders of the G20 nations concluding a two-day summit in Seoul, Korea, on Friday agreed to avoid an all-out currency war and monitor trade balances but failed to come up with a plan to stabilize the world economy. Finance ministers from the G20 nations [...]

Indian PM, Obama Agree India Not Stealing American Jobs

AHN News Staff New Delhi, India (AHN) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh insisted Monday that instead of “stealing American jobs,” India was helping “improve the productive capacity and productivity of America.” Speaking with Singh at a joint press conference at Hyderabad House, U.S. President Barack Obama tried to assuage India’s fears over his views [...]

Fed’s $600 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan Drives Stocks Up

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – The Federal Reserve’s announcement to buy $600 billion in bonds to stimulate the economy sent global markets rallying and U.S. stocks surging on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was back in the same height before the crash of Lehman Brothers [...]

Gross Domestic Product Grew At A Tepid 2% During Q3

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 2 percent during the third quarter of 2010, according to the first estimate released Friday by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. This compared to private sector expectations of 2.1 [...]

U.S. Announces $2 Billion Military Aid To Pakistan Tied To Tax Reforms

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The United States on Friday concluded a strategic dialogue with Pakistan with the announcement of more than $2 billion in military aid to the South Asian country. Turning aside repeated concerns from New Delhi that Islamabad has been diverting U.S. taxpayers’ money to [...]

Data shows small gains, monetary stimulus seen

A batch of new U.S. data on Thursday painted a picture of an economy stuck in slow-growth mode, reinforcing views the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy further next month to try to reinvigorate the recovery. View full post on All Stories

Jobs Data, Earnings Buoy Futures (Market Update)

U.S. stock futures gained on Thursday after weekly jobless claims declined and a… View full post on Business Stories

U.S. Dollar Plunges In Value Against Japanese Yen

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The U.S. dollar reached a 15-year record low value in currency trading against the Japanese yen on Thursday. Currency traders acted ahead of an anticipated monetary easing move by the U.S. Federal Reserve. That left the dollar valued as low as 81.11 yen [...]

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