9/11, George W Bush, Afghanistan, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Recession, Facebook, Unemployment, Barak Obama and You Tube - this almost sums up the whole of the first decade this millennium for the United States. We have put together a series of events that changed your and in fact our lives. Take a short walk... Deep down the memory lane...Try to remember where you were when hell broke loose, joy came knocking on your doorstep. Where were you when politicians lied, slapped taxes, or kept their pro...
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 29, 2010
Political and religious leaders dominate the list of men who are most admired in the U.S., according to a random phone survey of more than 1,000 U.S. residents.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 28, 2010
Autism is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. Just 20 years ago, about one in 5,000 children were diagnosed with the disorder. The current rate, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is 1 in 110.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 21, 2010
As Congress considers a broad tax deal proposed by President Barack Obama and Republicans, high tech and manufacturing businesses are particularly favorable to a provision that would extend research and development tax credits.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 14, 2010
The partisan tensions surrounding the healthcare and compensation bill for sick Ground Zero workers today broke into an open war of words between U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-WY, and two of the bill’s authors.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 13, 2010
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to higher opening after the Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims declined last week.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Dec 09, 2010
Futures on major U.S. indices point to higher opening on Thursday as better-than-expected Japanese economic growth boosted sentiment.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Dec 09, 2010
Stocks crept higher in a choppy trading session as traders likely had more time to digest the implications of the extension of George W. Bush’s tax cuts for two years, as well as a renewal of unemployment insurance for long-term jobless for thirteen months.
Palash Ghosh
Dec 08, 2010
Longer-term, the potential impact of the tax cuts upon the stock market and economy remain rather fuzzy, given the multitude of other issues facing investors, including perpetually high unemployment in the U.S., a seemingly never-ending sovereign debt crisis in Europe and constant friction with China over trade and currency.
Palash Ghosh
Dec 07, 2010
A moderate stock rally fueled by a compromise between President Obama and Republicans on tax extensions and unemployment benefits petered out in late-session trading, resulting in a narrowly mixed results for major equity indices.
Palash Ghosh
Dec 07, 2010
Futures on major U.S. indices extended earlier gains on Wednesday after ADP reported that private-sector employment recorded the largest gain in three years in November.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Dec 01, 2010
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to higher opening on Wednesday as better-than-expected manufacturing reports from China and Europe buoyed sentiment.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Dec 01, 2010
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to higher opening on Wednesday, the first trading day of December, ahead of a wave of economic data including ADP national employment report.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Dec 01, 2010
Stocks dropped again over fears of spreading euro zone debt crisis, although equities seemed to stabilize somewhat on mid-afternoon reports that Republic politicians agreed to compromise with President Obama on extending the George W. Bush-era tax cuts.
Palash Ghosh
Nov 30, 2010
President Obama was injured in a basketball game and received stitches on his lips after he was accidentally elbowed by a fellow player on late on Friday. According to the White House, the president received 12 stitches under anesthesia.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 27, 2010
The saga surrounding the extension (or repeal) of George W. Bush’s tax cuts seems to be changing daily, almost hourly. It’s a highly complex and contentious issue that will (perhaps unfortunately) be decided solely by politics.
Palash Ghosh
Nov 19, 2010
A congressional advisory panel has recommended that politicians in Washington D.C. pressure the Obama administration into more forceful action against China for keeping its currency artificially undervalued and, thereby, worsening the trade deficit of the U.S.
Palash Ghosh
Nov 17, 2010
Boston-based college admission and career solutions provider ConnectEDU has raised $7-million in funding from a consortium led by Allen & Co. to establish regional service centers across the U.S. catering high schools, colleges and employer partners.
Nagesh Narayana
Nov 15, 2010
The U.S.-South Korea free trade talks broke down as the two sides failed to resolve principal differences over U.S. beef and auto exports to South Korean markets, but Presidents Barack Obama and Lee Myung-bak said they still hoped the deal could be clinched.
Jijo Jacob
Nov 11, 2010
