Mystery virus kills thousands of lambs
Thousands of lambs have been killed by a new virus that is threatening the survival of many British farms. The National Farmers Union has called it a potential “catastrophe” and warned farmers to be...
Category: Currency
Global Opposition Grows against EU Emissions Law
A European Union law to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from airlines traveling to and from Europe has drawn a joint protest from 23 non-EU countries and sparked talk of a global trade war. The...
U.S. weighs release of oil reserves, world frets about Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering a release from its strategic oil reserves, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday, acknowledging the harm that supply disruptions from Iran could have on the...
Chinese investors to tread more carefully in Africa
(Reuters) – China’s oil and commodities firms are set to tread more carefully in Africa after being stung by kidnappings, seizures of cargo and, most recently, the expulsion of a chief executive. But they...
Europe’s banks bleed from Greek debt crisis
(Reuters) – The scars of Greece’s debt crisis were laid bare in heavy losses from a string of European banks on Thursday, and bosses warned the region’s precarious finances would continue to threaten economic...
White House seeks to deflect blame over rising gas prices
(Reuters) – Under fire from Republicans over rising gasoline prices, the White House on Tuesday highlighted factors beyond its control for gains in global oil markets, as it sought to deflect blame over a...
Obama takes tougher stance on higher education
WASHINGTON (AP) — Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question...
Colo. bill would legalize gold, silver currency
DENVER – Colorado State Senators will consider a bill that would allow people to use gold and silver as currency. A similar measure is already in place in Utah and is being considered in...
‘Germany Has Been the Winner in the Globalization Process’
In an interview with SPIEGEL, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff, 58, says it was a mistake to bring all the southern European countries into the common currency. He also argues that Greece should be granted...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Global Business Conference
On February 21-22, Secretary Clinton will host the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference. The conference will bring together senior officials from U.S. business support organizations from over 100 countries; U.S private sector executives...
