International Business News - Barack Obama http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif President Obama is at Wall Street today to speak from Federal Hall to mark one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and to breathe new life into efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/watch-president-obama-live-on-wall-street-here.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:49:28 EDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets President Barack Obama on Wednesday in a visit aimed at asserting Iraq's newfound sovereignty and encouraging foreign investors to return to the war-ravaged country. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217161-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/maliki-meet-obama-seek-support-investment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/maliki-meet-obama-seek-support-investment.htm Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:05:36 EDT As unemployment rises and economic forecasts sour, the White House has delayed until August the release of its mid-year budget review, which may include a record-shattering deficit projection. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217051-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/as-economy-bites-white-house-delays-budget-review.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/as-economy-bites-white-house-delays-budget-review.htm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:14:00 EDT Public support for President Barack Obama's strategy to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system appeared to waver as Republicans stepped up attacks on Monday on a plan they say is costly and unworkable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/obama-campaigns-public-support-healthcare-push.htm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:07:25 EDT President Barack Obama on Thursday sought to convince Republicans to support overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast-track through congressional committees with only Democratic support. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216878-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/obama-looks-republican-healthcare-backing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/obama-looks-republican-healthcare-backing.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:20:57 EDT Two key components of the Obama administration's bold plan to reshape U.S. financial regulation came under attack on Wednesday, with lawmakers and lobbyists engaged in a reform debate of immense scope. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216816-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090715/obamas-financial-reforms-grind-forward-under-fire.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090715/obamas-financial-reforms-grind-forward-under-fire.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:59:39 EDT President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, on Monday promised to apply the law impartially as Republicans questioned her objectivity on the first day of her confirmation hearings. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216660-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/republicans-contest-obamas-supreme-court-choice.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/republicans-contest-obamas-supreme-court-choice.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:15 EDT U.S. President Barack Obama told Africans on Saturday that Western aid must be matched by good governance and urged them to take greater responsibility for stamping out war, corruption and disease plaguing the continent. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216584-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090711/obama-africa-aid-must-be-matched-governance.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090711/obama-africa-aid-must-be-matched-governance.htm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:18:10 EDT President Barack Obama in a response to criticism that his administration's $787 billion stimulus bill has failed to help pull the economy out of the recession said the "Recovery Act has worked as intended." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090711/obama-recovery-act-has-worked-as-intended.htm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:11:34 EDT President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for Russia to forge a true partnership with the United States, promoting democracy and the rule of law but avoiding direct criticism of the Kremlin. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216365-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/obama-offers-russia-partnership-and-challenges.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/obama-offers-russia-partnership-and-challenges.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:45:18 EDT President Barack Obama on Friday praised the bravery of Iranians who protested against a disputed election in the face of "outrageous" violence, while a hardline Iranian cleric called for the execution of leading "rioters." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215838-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/iran-election-violence-quot-outrageous-quot-obama-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/iran-election-violence-quot-outrageous-quot-obama-says.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:55:06 EDT President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama on Thursday of behaving like his predecessor toward Iran and said there was not much point in talking to Washington unless the U.S. president apologized. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215744-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090625/ahmadinejad-compares-obama-bush.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090625/ahmadinejad-compares-obama-bush.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:04:20 EDT The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday on speculation the Federal Reserve may attempt to keep debt costs low by reducing expectations for higher interest rates at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090623/dollar-pressured-ahead-fed-meeting-outcome.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:52:16 EDT President Obama said on Friday that he is “committed to passing an immigration reform” which could give an opportunity for illegal immigrants to become citizens. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215463-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/obama-lsquo-american-people-believe-immigration-rsquo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/obama-lsquo-american-people-believe-immigration-rsquo.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:05:21 EDT President Barack Obama's administration sought to regain momentum on healthcare reform on Wednesday as lawmakers, stunned by the trillion dollar price tag, delayed the legislative timetable for the program. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215372-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090618/obama-team-tries-regain-momentum-on-healthcare.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090618/obama-team-tries-regain-momentum-on-healthcare.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:45:34 EDT Like all presidents, Barack Obama is finding it hard to deliver on some of the campaign promises he made last year, in some cases disappointing many ardent supporters who were critical to his election. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215368-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090618/obama-finds-some-promises-hard-deliver.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090618/obama-finds-some-promises-hard-deliver.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:29:16 EDT Defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage protests or gather in mosques to mourn those killed after disputed elections that set off Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215292-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/mousavi-calls-day-mourning-iran-dead.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/mousavi-calls-day-mourning-iran-dead.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:58:12 EDT In an interview with CNBC's John Harward on Tuesday, President Barack Obama added a comical touch by swatting as fly as the two spoke about the disputed Iran Election. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090616/obama-swats-fly-on-cnbc-interview-video.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:19:40 EDT The U.S. banking industry played down the Obama administration's proposals on Monday for the most wrenching regulatory changes since the Great Depression as just that -- proposals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090616/banks-view-regulation-plans-as-just-proposals.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:08:41 EDT Angela Merkel will meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington in late June for talks on Iran's presidential election, Middle East peace and next month's G8 summit, a spokesman for the German chancellor said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215184-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090615/merkel-talks-with-obama-on-iran-middle-east.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090615/merkel-talks-with-obama-on-iran-middle-east.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:24:09 EDT