Treasury prices higher on worries over Europe
December 08, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. government bond prices are rising as nervous investors shifted money into conservative investments over worries that a solution to the European debt crisis...
Treasurys edge up as Europe deal seems delayed
December 07, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. government bond prices are slightly higher, after remarks by a German official dimmed hopes that European leaders could craft a far-reaching agreement at a...
Dollar rises after US unemployment rate falls
December 02, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar is rising against the euro after the U.S. government said the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in 2 1/2 years. The Labor Department...
US says Iran spy charges false
December 20, 2011
Asked if the US government believed Hekmati has been falsely accused of being a spy, Nuland said,'' We do. On Monday, Washington had demanded Hekmati's immediate release,...
Dollar strengthens after US debt talks fail
November 21, 2011
Some analysts think the U.S. government's debt could be downgraded again. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 250 points. Global stock markets also fell. The euro...
Asia stocks rise as data shows US layoffs easing
December 15, 2011
Investor sentiment rose after the U.S. government reported that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week to 366,000, the fewest since May...
US steel industry wins trade case against China
December 20, 2011
For more than two decades, the U.S. government had refused to consider subsidy cases against the Chinese government because China was classified as a non-market economy. However...
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