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Summers says U.S. economy getting back to normal

White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Tuesday the foundations for a return to growth had been laid and there were many signs economic life was getting back to normal.

Mid-Day Minute - August 11

Obama Attacks Health Firms; Madoff's Accomplice?; VMware's Big Grab

U.S. economy has bottomed: George Soros

The U.S. economy has hit bottom and the current quarter will see positive growth due to the government's stimulus spending, billionaire financier George Soros said on Tuesday.

Obama woos public on healthcare as debate heats up

President Barack Obama will seek to counter an onslaught of conservative opposition to his efforts to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system by taking his message to a town hall meeting with the public on Tuesday at a New Hampshire high school.

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Interview of President Obama in 1993 emerges

An interview of President Barack Obama in 1993 when he was only two years out of law school surfaced online recently for a documentary released last week on DVD called Becoming Barack.

Electric car future may power a charging industry

As makers from Tesla to Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) jockey to dominate the next generation electric-powered cars, a fight on which companies will control the lucrative market to fuel them is just getting started.

Three amigos summit dominated by swine flu, trade

Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather on Monday to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on simmering trade issues.

Three amigos Mexico summit to focus on trade

Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada -- also known as the three amigos -- begin a summit on Sunday in Mexico to talk about simmering trade issues and the threat of drug gangs.

Clinton presses Angola to fight corruption

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Angola on Sunday to do more to fight corruption during a two-day visit to the oil-producing country aimed at bolstering ties between the two nations.

Healthcare critics make outlandish claims, Obama says

President Barack Obama accused his critics on Saturday of resorting to outlandish rumors and misleading information aimed at derailing his efforts to overhaul the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system.

Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner formally requested that Congress raise the $12.1 trillion statutory debt limit on Friday, saying that it could be breached as early as mid-October.

Daily Wrap Up for August 7 - Energy

The Large Hadron Collider, a giant particle collider and also the biggest and most complex machine the man has ever made, will restart in November at a lower energy level,CERN said.

Angry Americans disrupt town-hall healthcare talks

At scattered events across the United States, protesters are confronting members of Congress whose summer town hall meetings aim to get a sense of how Americans feel about overhauling healthcare.

NAFTA leaders urged to rein in buy local impulses

North American business groups urged leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada on Friday to rein in buy local provisions they called a threat to free trade and economic growth.

Job losses cast spotlight on stingy safety net

The longest U.S. recession since World War Two is exposing gaping holes in the social safety net, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of falling through.

Daily Wrap Up - August 7

Investors heartened, Obama's 'true recovery,' Employers cutting less jobs

U.S. loses fewer jobs in July, jobless rate eases

The U.S. unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, giving the clearest indication yet that the economy was turning around from a deep recession.

Payrolls fall less in July, jobless rate eases

The U.S. unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, providing the clearest indication yet that the economy was turning around.

Obama: Worst may be over in economic crisis

President Barack Obama said on Friday the latest U.S. unemployment figures showed the worst may be over in the economic crisis but acknowledged there was more work to be done to put the economy back on track.

Obama gives healthcare pep talk as Senate leaves

President Barack Obama delivered a pep talk to a bipartisan group of senators negotiating a healthcare overhaul on Thursday as the U.S. Senate headed on vacation without a deal on his top domestic priority.

Serious climate talks hinge on U.S. bill: lawmaker

The fate of a U.S. climate change bill will send signals to the rest of the world as to whether upcoming global climate talks will be serious or not, one of the bill's co-authors said on Thursday.

Cash for clunkers gets a $2 billion boost

The U.S. Senate approved and sent to the White House on Thursday a $2 billion extension of the cash for clunkers autos sales incentive program.

Daily Outlook - August 7

Recovery more certain, AIG soars, No final tax deal

Payrolls fall less in July, jobless rates eases

U.S. employers cut 247,000 jobs in July, far less than expected and the least in any month since last August, according to data on Friday that provided the clearest evidence yet that the economy was turning around.

Stock index futures mixed ahead of jobs data

Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors braced for key monthly jobs data.

Asia stocks dip, Aussie dollar gets brief lift

Asian stocks dipped on Friday as investors grew cautious before a key U.S. jobs report, while the Australian dollar got only a brief lift despite signals from the central bank that interest rates could rise over time.