* Cocoa gains on No. American Q2 grind * Sugar rangebound after expiry of spot August contract (Recasts; adds comment, closing prices, background; adds NEW YORK dateline/byline) NEW YORK/LONDON, July 17 - Cocoa futures bounced...
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 - Food stamps, the main U.S. antihunger program which helps the needy buy food, set a record in September as more than 31.5 million Americans used the program -- up 17 percent...
NEW YORK, Nov 6 - North American paper and packaging producers that have been struggling with falling demand and high costs are now being pushed to the brink by the credit market freeze. Manufacturers of...
TOYOTA Motor Corp, the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, will freeze wages and offer voluntary redundancy to plant workers in North America for the first time as it widens output cuts to adjust for slumping vehicle demand.
During the Chinese Spring Festival, North-American material markets were steady. However, the current MDI price went down 10 cents per pound in average, enforced by...
The Bush administration is considering a partial nationalization of some banks, buying up a portion of their shares to shore them up and restore confidence as part of the $700 billion government bailout. The notion of government ownership in the financial sector, even as a minority stakeholder...
NEW YORK, Nov 25 - The U.S. Mint said on Wednesday it will suspend sales of the popular American Eagle 1-ounce bullion coins as rising demand depleted its inventory. "The United States Mint has depleted...
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 - The U.S. government on Tuesday urged Americans to volunteer to help feed their neighbors, noting that almost 15 percent of the country's households had a hard time getting enough to eat...
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed....
* IRS offshore amnesty program has unprecedented response * New disclosures mean "billions of dollars" for Treasury * UBS must still turn over 4,450 American accounts * U.S. lawmaker says deal leaves too many loopholes...