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Sales of New U.S. Homes Fell More Than Forecast in July 27 Aug 2013 | 03:11 pm
Purchases of new U.S. homes plunged 13.4 percent in July, the most in more than three years, raising concern higher mortgage rates will slow the real-estate rebound... Read
Larry Summers vs. Congress, women, academia and everyone else 27 Aug 2013 | 12:54 pm
Larry Summers is President Barack Obama’s likely nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, despite the disapproval of Congressional Democrats. Obama has dismissed the criticisms by Congress as a “Washingt...
China's Lofty Goals for Shale Gas Development Just Pipe Dreams, Experts Say 27 Aug 2013 | 12:31 pm
China wants to reap the benefits of a shale gas revolution similar to the one in the United States, but there are many obstacles to this happening, experts say... Read
U.S. to hit debt limit in mid-October, Lew says 27 Aug 2013 | 12:20 pm
The U.S. government will hit the debt ceiling and be unable to borrow money to pay its bills in the middle of October unless Congress votes to increase the federal debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Jac...
Moody’s considers downgrading top US banks 26 Aug 2013 | 10:20 pm
Moody's has warned that it could cut the credit ratings of the six biggest US banks, saying the federal government may be less likely to bail them out if they got into trouble in the future... Read
Merkel rival demands halt of EU-US talks 26 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
Peer Steinbrueck, a candidate to be Germany's next Chancellor, has demanded to halt EU-US trade negotiations amid revelations that Washington is spying on its European allies... Read
Les banques fuient les matières premières 26 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
JP Morgan, la puissante banque américaine, cède ses activités dans le négoce des matières premières, alors qu'elle était devenue la première banque du secteur... Lire
Syrie: Bachar el-Assad dénonce les menaces occidentales 26 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
Bachar el-Assad s’exprime ce lundi 26 août dans les colonnes d’un journal russe. Le président syrien ne donne aucun crédit à un probable engagement occidental dans son pays. Et la diplomatie russe ren...
Stephen Harper doesn’t get new world economy: Walkom 26 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
Canada's Conservative government still has a fixation on free trade and free markets. But the Great Recession has changed everything... Read
Britain and Gibraltar explore legal case against Spain over border delays 21 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
The Foreign Office is lodging a formal complaint with Spain over the latest Gibraltar border bottlenecks. Spain imposed four-hour queues as a third Royal Navy warship left Portsmouth on Tuesday mornin...
