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United States has 1,639 cases of new flu, CDC says

8 May 2009 15:27:24 GMT

CHICAGO, May 8 - The United States has 1,639 cases of the new H1N1 flu in 43 states, with two deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on on Friday. U.S. officials...

FACTBOX-How big is UBS in the United States

3 Aug 2009 00:45:45 GMT

July 31 - The United States said on Friday it has reached an agreement in principle with Swiss bank UBS on their tax evasion dispute and hopes to hammer out the details of a settlement...

China, United States Begin Economic Dialogue

4 Dec 2008 09:09:55 GMT

BEIJING (AFP)--China and the United States began a twice-yearly economic meeting here Thursday, officials said, which was set to be dominated by discussions on how to cope with the global financial turmoil. The two days...

FACTBOX-Facts about wind power in the United States

28 Jul 2009 07:03:18 GMT

July 28 - A proposed wind farm in Nantucket Sound is in the running to become the United States' first offshore wind project, and could add clean energy capacity to the densely populated Northeast. Below...

FEATURE-Offshore wind could be next wave for United States

27 Jul 2009 23:02:51 GMT

* Proposals off East Coast, Texas, in Great Lakes * Developers says eases transmission line challenge * Proposed Massachusetts project faces local opposition HYANNIS, Mass., July 28 - The Cape Cod resort area, famous for...

COLUMN-Carbon geography of the United States: John Kemp

14 May 2009 01:16:21 GMT

-- John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own -- LONDON, May 13 - Unless advocates of a cap-and-trade emissions scheme can design a credible and well-funded compensation mechanism to compensate...

ANALYSIS-Will United States be forced to nationalise banks?

16 Jan 2009 09:45:19 GMT

NEW YORK, Jan 16 - The U.S. government's latest bank rescue, this time a multi-billion dollar lifeline handed to Bank of America, has led to more talk of what once would have been unthinkable --...

Funny Toy from United States

26 Nov 2008 01:47:15 GMT

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Blueberry from United States

21 Nov 2008 07:52:51 GMT

Blueberry form United States

"Ping pong diplomacy" celebrated

8 Jan 2009 05:00:37 GMT

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- They are not common diplomatic tools: several paddles, a few ping pong balls and some table tennis players from China and the United States.

The Best Big Companies: StanCorp Financial

28 Oct 2008 04:48:42 GMT

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. is a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company based in Portland, Oregon, United States...

The Best Big Companies: Aflac

28 Oct 2008 03:25:07 GMT

Aflac sells voluntary health and life insurance in the United States and Japan...

The Best Big Companies: JPMorgan Chase

24 Oct 2008 07:48:48 GMT

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the largest banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating financial services firms in the world.

The United States of Mind

24 Sep 2008 02:04:36 GMT

Social scientists suggest other applications for the research as well. In the Northeast "stress belt," health officials might consider programs to help folks relax. In the Midwest, a dutiful state like Kansas might look to woo more innovative personalities...

In Spotlight: Ben Bernanke

23 Sep 2008 05:28:24 GMT

Ben Shalom Bernanke is the incumbent Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve.

In Spotlight: Hank Paulson

17 Sep 2008 06:02:59 GMT

Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is the United States Treasury Secretary and member of the International Monetary Fund Board of Governors. He previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, one of the world's largest and most successful investment banks...

Venezuela insults United States, expels ambassador

12 Sep 2008 06:55:28 GMT

CARACAS, Sept 12 - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has thrust the OPEC nation into its worst diplomatic crisis for years by expelling the U.S. ambassador in a growing feud between Washington and Latin America's leftist...

In Spotlight: Sarah Palin

5 Sep 2008 04:54:19 GMT

Sarah Louise Heath Palin is the governor of Alaska and the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election...

Barron's(9/1) Other Voices: The United States Of Earth?

3 Sep 2008 03:00:09 GMT

With the dollar trading at historic lows and the U.S. probably facing a recession, one might think that Washington would pull out all the stops to attract buyers of American goods and investors in U.S....

Barron's(9/1) Other Voices: The United States Of Earth?

1 Sep 2008 05:31:52 GMT

(From BARRON'S) By John R. Liebman With the dollar trading at historic lows and the U.S. probably facing a recession, one might think that Washington would pull out all the stops to attract buyers of...

UPDATE 2-Hartford to keep U.S. property, life units

19 May 2009 01:22:42 GMT

* Company has scaled back outside United States * Shares rise 9.2 percent (Recasts, adds details of Hartford's finances) NEW YORK, May 18 - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said it plans to keep...

US scrap prices keep up

14 Jul 2009 08:16:11 GMT

July 14 MetalBiz--The tight supply of scrap steel scrap has led to the prices in United States remain going up. Compared to early in June, the steel scrap price of busheling on east...

China defends export policies

24 Jun 2009 03:18:45 GMT

China on Wednesday rejected charges from the United States and Europe that its restrictions on raw materials exports violated international trade rules...

WRAPUP 1-US,EU launch WTO case against China on raw materials

24 Jun 2009 01:16:17 GMT

* China had declined to reduce export tariffs * EU, US initially seeking consultations with Beijing * If talks fail, WTO panel to be asked to hear complaint WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, June 23 - The United States...

WRAPUP 1-U.S. existing home sales rise in May

24 Jun 2009 01:14:25 GMT

* Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rise in May * Supply of unsold homes on the market falls WASHINGTON, June 23 - Sales of previously owned homes in the United States rose at a...

INTERVIEW-Russia's Shuvalov blames US, EU for WTO talks failure

24 Jun 2009 01:10:24 GMT

MOSCOW, June 23 - The United States and European Union are to blame for Russia's decision to drop a unilateral bid to join the World Trade Organisation, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov told...

UPDATE 1-Loomis Sayles' Fuss says U.S. recession over

18 Jun 2009 18:38:44 GMT

NEW YORK, June 18 - Loomis Sayles' Dan Fuss said on Thursday the U.S. recession is over and the United States is set for a prolonged recovery that may take until 2011 to fully blossom....

US, India may breath life into Doha WTO talks

18 Jun 2009 09:46:17 GMT

The United States and India may be able to find a way to revive World Trade Organization talks that collapsed last year...

Canada decries 'rising tide' of US protectionism

15 Jun 2009 01:50:55 GMT

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, June 13 - Canada decried on Saturday a "rising tide of protectionism" in the United States, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the "Buy American" provisions in an economic stimulus package...

UPDATE 1-NYSE chief pushes U.S. systemic risk regulator

12 Jun 2009 01:38:43 GMT

* Says credit derivatives helped cause market plunge * Says Sarbox hurts small companies * Endorses Obama plan NEW YORK, June 11 - The United States should adopt a systemic risk regulator to police the...