Barack Obama will travel to Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador early this year, the US president announced during State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress.
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to green technologies by vowing to flood America's highways with plug-in cars and will ask Congress for new programs to support sales and development of electric vehicles.
The U.S. dollar slipped on Thursday to 11-week lows, while commodity prices and Asian stocks rose after U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers voted unanimously to maintain a $600 billion bond-buying plan to fuel an economic recovery.
President Barack Obama and members of Congress agree that cutting the federal deficit is important but what should be cut and by how much is the debate ahead as the next budget battle takes shape.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday with the S&P 500 hitting a 29-month high, led by gains in commodity and tech shares after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave a lukewarm economic assessment.
The S&P 500 closed at a 29-month high on Wednesday led by gains in tech and commodity shares, as investors largely ignored the U.S. Federal Reserve's lukewarm economic assessment.
The S&P 500 hit a 29-month high on Wednesday as investors snapped up commodity and tech shares ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement, expected to continue to be supportive of markets.
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that we do big things in his State of the Union Address, challenging Americans and Congress to take on the global competition for jobs, and tackle the nation's huge debt and deficit.
Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has taken a job at Intel (INTC.O) to help innovate how music and other multimedia are used with smartphones and tablets.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for expanding high-speed wireless services to meet the voracious appetite of consumers and businesses, a task that could be tough because airwaves are a finite resource and demand is almost limitless.
The Federal Reserve is expected to nod to an improving U.S. economic outlook on Wednesday even as it reaffirms a plan to buy $600 billion in government debt to help speed recovery.
Stocks rose on Wednesday as U.S. President Barack Obama's call for a lower corporate tax rate offset a weak outlook from Boeing.
Senator Paul Ryan delivered the official Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Thursday. The following is the full text.
He did not use the name, but in his State of the Union address last night President Obama made clear that he is keeping the DREAM Act alive.
Stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as the positive impact from U.S. President Barack Obama's call for a lower corporate tax rate offset a weak outlook from Boeing.
The main gold exchange-traded fund, the SPDR Gold Trust, recorded its biggest ever one-day outflow on Tuesday. The precious metal is taking some support from physical demand after its slide to its lowest since October 28, but buying interest remains lackluster.
President Barack Obama reminded Congress in his annual address Tuesday that in the U.S. We do big things, as he urged a united approach to resolving the nation's jobs and economic problems by spending in ways that will boost U.S. competitiveness globally while simultaneously reducing the nation's high deficits.
Stock index futures pointed to a modestly higher open on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Barack Obama called for a lower corporate tax rate to boost the economy, but weakness in Boeing looked to limit gains.
Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Barack Obama called for a lower corporate tax rate to boost the economy, but a drop in Boeing's profit limited gains.
Futures on major U.S. indices point to higher opening on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting and new home sales data.
Stock index futures were higher on Wednesday, hours after President Barack Obama stressed a freeze on government spending and the need to lower corporate tax rates.
Wall Street is set to edge up on Wednesday, as companies continue to beat forecasts with their earnings, and with investors awaiting a statement from the Federal Reserve.
