International Business News - 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 When President Barack Obama sits down with his Chinese counterpart next week to talk climate change, it is highly unlikely they will craft a definitive plan to tackle global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224077-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/obama-hu-climate-talk-could-spur-copenhagen.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/obama-hu-climate-talk-could-spur-copenhagen.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:38:10 EST President Barack Obama is unlikely to sign climate legislation ahead of a December U.N. global warming meeting in Copenhagen, the White House's top climate and energy coordinator Carol Browner said on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/221647-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091002/obama-unlikely-sign-climate-bill-before-december-aide.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091002/obama-unlikely-sign-climate-bill-before-december-aide.htm Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:51:17 EDT President Barack Obama's multitasking abilities will be tested this week as he juggles war, diplomacy and finance on a high-profile world stage along with the American public's top concern: the U.S. economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220874-obama-pushes-economic-message-ahead-of-big-summits.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090921/obama-econimic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090921/obama-econimic.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:39:36 EDT Shares of U.S. health insurers climbed on Thursday as analysts said President Barack Obama's highly anticipated speech urging Congress to act on health reform revealed no "game changers." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/hmo-shares-rise-after-obama-health-reform-speech.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:30:07 EDT Tepid demand for mortgage refinancing slowed the early repayment of most U.S. bonds backed by home loans in August, with the spring rush having run its course and unlikely to resume without new record low mortgage rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/us-mortgage-prepays-drop-obama-programs-progress.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:38:28 EDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed new data showing the U.S. manufacturing sector grew for the first time in 19 months in August, saying it was yet more evidence the U.S. economy was slowly recovering. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219557-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-factory-datagood-sign-says-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/us-factory-datagood-sign-says-obama.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:26:15 EDT Three major hospital associations have offered to contribute about $155 billion over 10 years to help pay for a U.S. healthcare overhaul, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing industry sources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/uhospitals-offer-155-billion-health-reform-report.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:50:19 EDT U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a $106 billion war bill into law in near future. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090618/obama-sign-106b-war-bill.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:24:20 EDT The Obama administration faces a dilemma over how to respond to Iran's disputed election. Analysts say that strong criticism could backfire but a muted response leaves an impression of weakness. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090615/obama-faces-dilemma-over-iran-039disputed-election.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:55:09 EDT U.S. president Barack Obama is on his second visit to Europe on Thursday in 10 weeks after previously attending a NATO summit jointly hosted by Germany and France at the beginning of April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090605/obama-rsquoeuropean-visit-attend-65thday-ceremony.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:09:38 EDT President Barack Obama announced Tuesday his intent to nominated Inez Moore Tenenbaum as new chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Robert S. Adler as a new commissioner of the agency, according to a White House's statement http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090505/obama-intends-nominate-chair-cpsc.htm Tue, 05 May 2009 13:49:09 EDT U.S. president Barack Obama said on Saturday he will take whatever necessary measures to prevent the flu outbreak and protect the safety and security of the American people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090502/obama-pledges-take-whatever-necessary-prevent-flu-outbreak.htm Sat, 02 May 2009 20:04:33 EDT President Barack Obama on Friday called for the government to stop backing private loans to college students and replace them with direct government loans to young people. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212666-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/college-loan-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/college-loan-obama.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:56:51 EDT U.S. President Barack Obama discussed North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons threat with Japan's Prime Minister Tarso Aso in a telephone talk Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/obama-discusses-nkorea-039threat-with-japan-pm.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:37:58 EDT President Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States should explore more clean energy like wind and solar and less on oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090422/obama-promotes-clean-energy-on-earth-day.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:21:36 EDT President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday to encourage Americans to volunteer, which also expands ways for college students to make money. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090421/obama-signs5billion-service-bill-encourages-volunteers.htm Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:59:33 EDT President Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $2.73 million last year and paid $855,323 in federal taxes, an amount that would increase by $102,000 if his budget plan were in effect. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090416/obama-039855k-tax-bill-wound-increase-under-his-budget-plan.htm Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:49:55 EDT The House and Senate Thursday approved President Obama' ambitious and expensive budget blueprints and endorsed a $3.5 trillion spending plan that would trim Obama's spending proposals for the fiscal year that begins in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/congress-approved5-trillion-budget-stimulate-economy.htm Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:07:19 EDT U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife gave the Queen of England a personalized iPod during his visit to the UK this week for the G-20 summit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/obama-presented-queen-englandpersonalized-ipod.htm Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:34:16 EDT President Barack Obama told Europe on Friday it must do more to help the United States win the war in Afghanistan, looking to leverage his huge popularity here to wring concessions from NATO allies. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/211612-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/us-reaches-out-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090403/us-reaches-out-europe.htm Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:15:57 EDT