Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Incoming Republican House Speaker Wants to Keep Tax Cuts

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 [...]

Japanese PM Announces Approval Of Free Trade Policy

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 [...]

Dr Singh, Obama begin restricted talks

United States President Barack Obama on Monday began talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a wide range of bilateral and other issues. After a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Obama drove to the Hyderabad House from Rajghat to begin restricted talks with the prime minister, which would be followed by delegation-level talks. The [...]

Obama urges India to look for peace

President calls for rebuilding of trust in wake of Mumbai terror attacks as US state visit notches up £6bn in trade deals Barack Obama urged India today to strengthen peace efforts with Pakistan after relations dived following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. “My hope is that over time, trust develops between the two countries, that [...]

Foreign Investment Returns To Middle East, But Cautiously

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

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 [...]

Crime Rates in Central Park Skyrocket

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Crimes in one of the most visited tourist destinations in the country, Central Park have skyrocketed 45% over last year, and Manhattan officials are blaming the poor economy. According to law enforcement officials as of Oct. 24 90 major crimes were [...]

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 [...]

David Beckham Says He Will Remain In L.A. For Remainder Of Deal

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. [...]

Boxer Maintains Narrow Lead In California Senate Race

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Sacramento, CA, United States (AHN) – The latest University of Southern California/Los Angeles Times poll has Sen. Barbara Boxer ahead of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in one of the nation’s most competitive races this mid-term election. Boxer narrowly leads among likely voters, 50 percent to 42 percent, the [...]

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