AFP – World oil prices fell Friday as traders digested news of a sharp economic slowdown in leading energy consumer the United States.
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AFP – US economic growth slowed dramatically to 2.4 percent in the second quarter of this year, the Commerce Department said Friday, prompting fears the recovery is losing steam.
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AFP – US President Barack Obama Saturday praised a Wall Street reform law enacted this week and rejected a Republican plan to jump-start the economy, saying it will take the country backward.
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AFP – US President Barack Obama’s administration on Friday lowered its 2010 federal budget deficit estimate by 84 billion dollars to 1.471 trillion dollars on projected spending declines.
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AFP – Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned the outlook for the US economy was “unusually uncertain”, saying the central bank could step in if the recovery fails.
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AFP – The US Senate voted to restore unemployment benefits to help some 2.5 million Americans ahead of November mid-term elections shaped by deep voter anger at high joblessness.
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AFP – The US Senate voted Tuesday to advance legislation restoring unemployment benefits to help some 2.5 million Americans ahead of November mid-term elections shaped by deep voter anger at high joblessness.
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AFP – US President Barack Obama on Monday slammed Republicans for blocking an extension of unemployment benefits, charging that the minority party was failing desperately needy Americans.
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AFP – The Federal Reserve revealed it was weighing new measures to keep the faltering US recovery on track Wednesday, warning jobs and growth will be tougher to regain than expected.
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