WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — As President Barack Obama encouraged world leaders meeting in Italy to intensify the fight against global warming, legislation to cut U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases suffered a delay in the Senate on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday launched a robust defense of its independence and warned that efforts in Congress to put monetary policy under political sway would hurt the economy. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will meet British Finance Minister Alistair Darling next Monday at the start of a trip to Europe and the Middle East to discuss global economic issues and efforts to curb terrorist money flows, Treasury said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration is seeking "full partnership" with Moscow to bridge ballistic missile-defense differences that have strained U.S.-Russian ties for years, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration on Wednesday said it strongly opposed legislation in the U.S. Congress that would restrict its ability to respond to future financial crises through the International Monetary Fund. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is not discussing a second stimulus plan to jolt the U.S. economy out of recession, a White House budget official told Congress on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — A U.S. Senate bill introduced on Tuesday would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission full authority over markets that buy and sell pollution permits issued to companies as part of a climate change plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — The United States said on Wednesday that Russia had sent signals that it might still pursue a unilateral bid to join the WTO, but Moscow denied such plans saying it would join only together with two neighbors. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — A U.S. Marine offensive in southern Afghanistan has too few Afghan forces for the task of winning popular support in the Taliban heartland and only four U.S. civilian experts, officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — Rights groups and opposition parties called on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday to step up the fight against corruption and build a freer society after they met U.S. President Barack Obama this week. ... > full story
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Limits considered for energy futures July 8, 2009 (Omaha World-Herald) — Federal regulators will examine whether the government should impose limits on the number of futures contracts in oil and other energy commodities ...
IntercontinentalExchange shares drop on regulation talks July 8, 2009 (Canadian Business Online) — Shares of IntercontinentalExchange Inc., an over-the-counter and futures exchange operator, tumbled Wednesday after hearings were announced on ...
Fast Money Recap: All Eyes on Alcoa (7/7/09) July 8, 2009 (SeekingAlpha) — Recap of CNBC's Fast Money, Tuesday January 7. . All Eyes on Alcoa (AA). . All eyes are on Alcoa, since its earnings report will be considered to ...
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