South Sudan became an independent nation in July, and it’s looking for business. An international conference in Washington Wednesday and Thursday is focusing on the new country in Africa and featuring speeches from President Salva Kiir and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But a South Sudanese American living in Washington says there’s much more [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 14, 2011
US retail sales growth slows down
13 December 2011 Last updated at 14:45 GMT Most shops reported stronger-than-expected business in the closely watched Black Friday sales US retail sales crept up another 0.2% in November according to official data. Compared with a year earlier, they were 6.7% higher, in line with recovery rate seen since early last year, the Commerce Department [...]
December 13, 2011
Protesters halt operations at some western ports
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Protesters halt operations at some western ports 13 Dec 2011 After their successful attempts to block trucks and curb business at busy ports up and down the West Coast, some Occupy Wall Street protesters plan to continue their blockades and keep staging similar protests. Thousands of demonstrators forced shipping [...]
December 12, 2011
Mitt Romney attacked as out of touch over $10,000 TV bet attempt
Mitt Romney was accused of being out of touch with working-class America on Sunday, after the Republican presidential candidate tried to make an impromptu $10,000 bet during a TV debate. The slip, at the time of high unemployment and a growing poverty divide, could damage Romney three weeks before the first of the Republican contests [...]
December 11, 2011
GOP presidential debate in Iowa: as it happened
Live from Des Moines, it’s Saturday night – and welcome to live-blogging coverage of the GOP presidential debate in Des Moines, as Mitt Romney takes off the gloves against Newt Gingrich. That’s our hope at least – although when Mitt Romney takes the gloves off it’s usually to reveal yet another pair of gloves underneath. [...]
December 2, 2011
November 29, 2011
Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.
November 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pakistan PM: No more “business as usual” with U.S. 28 Nov 2011 Pakistan’s prime minister ruled out “business as usual” with the United States on Monday after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and the army threatened to curtail cooperation over the war in Afghanistan. “Business as usual [...]
November 28, 2011
US Thanksgiving retail sales up
28 November 2011 Last updated at 11:39 GMT US retailers have reported a bumper start to the Christmas season US retail sales figures in the critical Thanksgiving weekend rose 16% versus a year ago to $52.4bn, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has said. The figures include Black Friday, the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday, [...]
November 24, 2011
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran
(CNN) — The United States announced tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, joining Britain and Canada in a coordinated effort to tighten the screws around the country’s suspected nuclear weapons program. The new measures target Iran’s petrochemical industry and its oil and gas business, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The United States also [...]
November 18, 2011
Clinton Talks Trade, Investment, Not Burma at the ASEAN Summit
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is promoting U.S. economic engagement with Asia during the East Asia Summit in Bali. The secretary focused her public remarks on increasing economic ties to the region. ASEAN Clinton Download: MP3 | Windows Media Right click (Control click for Mac) and choose Save Link/Target As D. Robinson related report: In [...]
November 13, 2011
Economics, Iran; Issues in Obama APEC Talks
U.S. President Barack Obama, in Hawaii hosting the APEC summit, has met with leaders from China, Russia and Japan. Mr. Obama’s talks with Presidents Hu Jintao and Dmitry Medvedev covered economic issues, non-proliferation efforts, and Iran’s nuclear program. Mr. Obama and President Hu last met in Cannes, France on the sidelines of the G20 summit [...]
November 8, 2011
November 3, 2011
Workers, students join Occupy rally in Oakland
November 3, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Workers, students join Occupy rally in Oakland 02 Nov 2011 Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters marched in the streets of Oakland on Wednesday as they geared up with labor unions to picket banks, take over foreclosed homes and vacant buildings and disrupt operations at the nation’s fifth-busiest port. Demonstrators [...]
October 31, 2011
Western Companies See Prospects for Business in Libya
October 30, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Western Companies See Prospects for Business in Libya 29 Oct 2011 The guns in Libya have barely quieted, and NATO’s military assistance to the rebellion coup that toppled Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not end officially until Monday. But a new invasion force is already plotting its own landing on [...]