(Reuters) – Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan warned on Monday the global economy is in a grim state and the visiting U.S. commerce secretary said China would spend $1.7 trillion on strategic sectors as Beijing...
Most Americans still believe that our weather patterns are 100% natural and that our government has absolutely no control over the weather. Unfortunately, that is not the case at all. What you are about...
Conservatives are rallying in support of a balanced-budget amendment in the run-up to a Friday vote, warning fellow lawmakers that it’s just about the only way to ensure Congress follows through on vows to...
Bangladesh is looking for farmland outside the country. “Whether from the public sector or the private sector, the government of Bangladesh is fully behind any attempts to seek out unused land beyond its borders,”...
Greece is bracing for a large rally to mark the anniversary of the student uprising in 1973 that helped bring down the country’s military dictatorship. The march is expected to be joined by protesters...
Pop the champagne — the U.S. debt just surpassed $15 trillion. The inauspicious milestone comes as Congress tries anew to slash billions of dollars from the federal budget and at least slow the rise...
The employee complaints about financial difficulties come amid continued legal turmoil surrounding MF Global’s implosion. The US Attorney’s office, the FBI, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and others are investigating the circumstances surrounding the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future bankruptcy as the...
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has warned that the country’s economic growth may be hurt by the eurozone debt crisis, flooding in Thailand and a strong yen. It said the euro crisis was stifling...
Web firms including Google and Facebook have written to the US government in opposition to a proposed bill to combat piracy. Alongside AOL, Twitter and eBay they claim that the Stop Online Piracy Act...
