(Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued a memo on Thursday that would require hospitals accepting Medicare or Medicaid funds to allow visitation rights to gay and lesbian partners.
Kyrgyzstan's mass anti-government protests last week were essentially the culmination of more than a decade of disillusionment and dissatisfaction that accumulated in the nation's political, economic and social spheres from the period of Akayev to his successor Kurmanbek Bakiyev, with virtually every Kyrgyz concerned about rising prices and falling standards of living, both issues of little concern and dimly understood in Washington.
When Michelle Obama wore a J. Crew outfit on the Tonight Show during the presidential campaign, online sales for the clothing retailer went through the roof.
Private equity firm Quadrangle Group is to spend the coming months laying the groundwork for raising a new fund, now that a long-running pay-to-play probe has been settled, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Private equity firm Quadrangle Group LLC settled its part of a long-running pay-to-pay probe involving the state's $129.4 billion pension fund, but the accord excludes co-founder Steve Rattner, who remains under scrutiny.
Malaysia's Petronas has stopped supplying gasoline to Iran, a company spokesman said on Thursday, as the threat of U.S. sanctions on oil firms with supply ties to the Islamic Republic looms large.
A U.S. business group on Wednesday said it welcomed China's plans to ease restrictions on foreign investment, in a sign that tensions over currency have not blocked progress on all other trade issues.
The policies of the current U.S. administration have created political risk to investing in the United States, billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell said on Wednesday.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday an overhaul of financial regulations was at a critical moment and said he believed a legislative agreement was close.
Global authorities should dismantle banks that are so large their failure could destabilize the international financial system, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said on Wednesday.
The Obama administration is asking for public comment on seven broad questions about the future of housing finance that will provide a framework for reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
China's economy grew about 11.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, topping expectations and the fastest annual pace in nearly three years, according to two market sources.
Stocks futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street after the world's top chipmaker Intel Corp posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and gave an outlook that topped Wall Street forecasts.
Stocks futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street after the world's top chipmaker Intel Corp posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and gave an outlook that topped Wall Street forecasts.
The White House said yes we can on financial regulatory reform on Tuesday, while the top Republican in the U.S. Senate said no we won't.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the Obama administration will push China forcefully to open its markets and maintain fair trading rules.
(Reuters) - Now that the U.S. healthcare reform plan is law, the federal government is turning to states to institute key components -- some of which have never existed before -- and do so in a tight timeframe.
The U.S. trade deficit with China narrowed to its lowest level in nearly a year in February, while the nation's overall trade gap widened as strengthening domestic demand triggered a surge in imports.
U.S. small business owners have little confidence in the economy and are in no rush to hire or expand, despite signs the recovery is picking up, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
A jump in imports of consumer goods and other products widened the U.S. trade gap in February to $39.7 billion, but the closely watched bilateral deficit with China was its lowest in nearly a year, a government report showed on Tuesday.
A jump in imports of consumer goods and other products widened the U.S. trade gap in February to $39.7 billion, but the closely watched bilateral deficit with China was its lowest in nearly a year, a government report showed on Tuesday.
A jump in imports of consumer goods and other products widened the U.S. trade gap in February to $39.7 billion, but the closely watched bilateral deficit with China was its lowest in nearly a year, a government report showed on Tuesday.
