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Jobs are crucial US election year issue
May 07, 2010By Jim Malone The U.S. government's monthly jobs report said the economy added nearly 300,000 new jobs last month, the biggest monthly total in four years. The economy in general and the jobless rate in particular will be factors in this year's midterm...
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Friday's trading
May 07, 2010U.S. stock market indexes declined in Friday's trading. Investors are concerned about the Greek debt crisis, but encouraged by a report that shows the U.S. economy created 290,000 jobs last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.3 percent (1...
Gulf of Mexico: Workers struggle to contain massive oil spill
May 07, 2010Workers in the Gulf of Mexico are struggling to contain a massive oil spill as crude has begun to reach animal habitats along southern U.S. shores. Engineers from oil giant BP on Thursday lowered an enormous dome designed to remove petroleum from an...
Worries about Greek economy send stocks reeling
May 05, 2010Investor concerns about the debt crisis in Greece hurt stock markets in Europe and the United States on Tuesday. Major European stock indexes dropped three percent or more, key U.S. indexes were off between two and three percent, while Spanish stocks...
Foreign tourism drops in United States (video)
May 05, 2010By Steve Mort The US government predicts the number of overseas visitors to the United States will rise this year following a steady decline for much of 2009. The increase in arrivals is expected to come largely from developing nations, as the global...
Environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico in the making
May 02, 2010U.S. President Barack Obama heads to the state of Louisiana Sunday to inspect the damage and evaluate the threat from the large oil spill spreading from an undersea well. Officials say they are concerned about an environmental catastrophe in the Gulf...
Massive oil slick pushes onto US shoreline in Louisiana, wildlife in danger
April 30, 2010By Brian Wagner Boat crews are patrolling marshland along the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana for damage caused by a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Strong winds are pushing the slick closer to the shore. Weather experts say they expect...
Gulf of Mexico: US declares oil slick 'spill of national significance'
April 29, 2010By Brian Wagner U.S. officials say a damaged oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico may be leaking five times more oil than initially thought. Emergency crews are struggling to cap the leaking underwater well and stop oil from reaching the U.S. coastline. U...
Barack Obama: Wall Street reforms still urgently needed
April 24, 2010U.S. President Barack Obama says Wall Street reforms are urgently needed, even as the government ends many emergency programs that began during the financial crisis. In his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said those programs helped prevent millions...
US homes sales surge due to a temporary tax credit for buyers
April 24, 2010Government incentives trigger highest monthly spike in 47 years The U.S. housing market is giving the world's largest economy a boost. The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday that sales of new homes rose 27 percent in March, the biggest monthly jump...
