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US economic growth brakes sharply at 0.5%; slowest pace in two years

US economic growth braked sharply as consumer spending softened and a strong dollar continued to undercut exports, but a pick-up…

April 28, 2016 18:38 IST

Trans-Atlantic trade deal in focus as Barack Obama visits Germany

When President Barack Obama opens the world’s largest industrial fair in the northern German city of Hannover on Sunday, he’ll…

April 23, 2016 14:07 IST

US regulators concerned about leverage in large hedge funds

The heads of the major U.S. financial regulatory agencies on Monday raised concerns about a concentration of leverage in large…

April 20, 2016 14:49 IST

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Panama Papers: US set to force banks to seek identities of people behind shell-company accounts

The US Treasury Department intends to soon issue a long-delayed rule forcing banks to seek the identities of people behind…

April 7, 2016 13:43 IST

US Federal Reserve debated April rate hike but caution reigned due to global fears: Minutes

US Federal Reserve policymakers debated last month whether an interest rate hike would be needed in April though a consensus…

April 7, 2016 09:18 IST

US dollar to be blamed for economic slowdown: Forbes

While it is easy to blame the slowing of the US economy on foreigners, a recent article published by The…

February 9, 2016 22:32 IST

Proposed oil tax can be a good thing for US economy: Barack Obama

Strongly defending his decision to propose a USD 10-a-barrel on import and export of oil, US President Barack Obama today…

February 6, 2016 20:04 IST

Star Wars toys generate more than $700 million in sales in 2015

Star Wars toys generated sales of more than $700 million in the United States in 2015, making them “the number-one…

January 21, 2016 02:10 IST

Can cheap oil derail the US economy?

Where are oil prices heading? Are they going to $20 per barrel or is the worse of the capitulation in…

January 20, 2016 18:50 IST

Strong US private payrolls data point to economy’s resilience

US private companies added workers at a brisk clip in December, pointing to underlying strength in the economy despite signs…

January 7, 2016 12:30 IST

No. 2 US Fed official: Economy growing despite global weakness

The No. 2 official at the Federal Reserve said Thursday that the strong dollar and global economic weakness have been…

November 13, 2015 17:37 IST

No empty nest: Young women live with M & D like it’s 1940

Young women are living with their parents or relatives at rate not seen since 1940 as more millennial women put…

Updated: November 12, 2015 15:22 IST

Barack Obama signs 2-year budget, debt deal before default deadline

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bipartisan U.S. budget bill that avoids national default and sets federal spending…

November 2, 2015 23:18 IST

US jobless claims up slightly, four-week average lowest since 1973

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose less than expected last week, remaining at levels consistent…

October 22, 2015 23:03 IST

Why optimism about the US economy’s strength has dimmed

Consumers, fueled by job growth, cheaper gas and higher home values, would drive the US economy through global slump.

October 21, 2015 10:19 IST

Fairytale nation? How Denmark compares to the United States

Four centuries after William Shakespeare wrote ”something’s rotten in the state of Denmark” in his play ”Hamlet,” the small Scandinavian…

October 16, 2015 08:54 IST

Why US Federal Reserve did not hike rates in September

US Federal Reserve officials were almost ready to raise interest rates in September but held off because…

October 9, 2015 14:57 IST

US judge declines to undo govt order on green cards that hit India, China immigrants

Lawyers for a group of highly skilled immigrants from India and China say they’ll keep pressing the government to allow…

Updated: October 9, 2015 10:49 IST

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