Posts Tagged ‘Washington’

Study: Growing number of college grads filing for bankruptcy protection

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – A rising number of college graduates are filing for bankruptcy protection, says a study by the Institute for Financial Literacy scheduled for release on Tuesday. In 2006, degree holders accounted for 11.2 percent of bankruptcy protection filers, the study found. By 2010, their proportion [...]

U.S. Watches As Ambassador Holbrooke Collapses

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. president’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is struggling in a critical condition at George Washington University hospital after admission on Friday morning. “This morning, doctors completed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. He is in critical [...]

Jobless claims near lowest level of the year

Washington – Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the second-lowest level this year, fresh evidence that companies are cutting fewer jobs. First-time claims for jobless aid fell by 17,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 421,000 in the week ending Dec. 4, the Labor Department said Thursday. View full post on All Stories

House Votes To Cut Funds For Terror Detainee Transfers Out Of Guantanamo Bay

AHN News Staff Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – In an attempt to prevent President Barack Obama’s plan to bring terror suspects to the United States for trial, the House voted 212-206 on Tuesday to curb the government’s expenses in the fiscal year. The measure targeted funds aimed at transferring inmates from a military holding [...]

Tax Cuts: President Wins Republicans While Democrats Play Politics

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday called fellow Democrats to quit playing games with ordinary Americans’ lives noting that his top priority is ” to do what’s right for the American people, for jobs, and for economic growth.” Addressing journalists at a press conference [...]

With China Passive Over Pyongyang, U.S. Hosts Korean, Japanese Ministers

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Monday stressed national “solidarity with our South Korean and Japanese allies and noted that these consultations demonstrate the strength of our shared commitment to advancing regional security and stability.” In a post-meeting statement National Security Council Deputy Spokesman Ben [...]

Fed’s Lacker: Unemployment shouldn’t be targeted

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Monetary policy can be steered off-course by targeting unemployment, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said in a speech on Monday, according to a transcript of his remarks to the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. “At some point we will need to respond by reducing the provision of liquidity to the banking system to [...]

Good news on jobless claims, retail sales, homes

WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the broader trend in layoffs points to a slowly healing job market. The average over the past month fell to a two-year low. read more View full post on All Stories

Crowley Disagrees With Blogosphere On Clinton’s Resignation

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The State Department on Tuesday rubbished voices in the blogosphere calling for ouster of the top U.S. diplomat in the light of damaging reports from leaked State Department cables published by WikiLeaks. The leaked cables have noted request from Secretary of State Hillary [...]

Unemployment Benefits Expire Tuesday

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Two million Americans are set to lose their insurance after jobless claims expire on Tuesday. Lawmakers returned from their Thanksgiving break on Monday without voting on extending them. About 800,000 workers who have been searching for jobs for at least six months will [...]

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