Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Rep. John Boehner said Wednesday he plans to use the new political power he would gain as Speaker of the House to continue tax cuts for middle-income and wealthy Americans. Boehner spoke at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol to update the [...]
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Japanese PM Announces Approval Of Free Trade Policy
November 10th, 2010
davidguide Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Yokohama, Japan (AHN) – Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged Tuesday to bring Japan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a multilateral free-trade agreement that Kan hopes will help restore the nation’s flagging economy. The TPP aims to eliminate tariffs of member countries in 10 years. Currently, nine Asia-Pacific countries are [...]
Foreign Investment Returns To Middle East, But Cautiously
November 6th, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates David Rosenberg – Less than a year after Dubai World holding company shocked global investors by asking to delay repayment of its debt, money from abroad is flowing back to the Middle East. But the region still has a long way to go before it returns [...]
Fed’s $600 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan Drives Stocks Up
November 5th, 2010
davidguide 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
October 30th, 2010
davidguide 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 [...]
David Beckham Says He Will Remain In L.A. For Remainder Of Deal
October 28th, 2010
davidguide John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – David Beckham still wants to play for England, but he has no plans to end his stay with the Los Angeles Galaxy before the end of his current contract. Beckham is currently trying to help lead the Galaxy to an MLS title. [...]
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