US House Set To Vote On Offshore-Drilling Overhaul - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:49:23 GMT+00:00
House Set To Vote On Offshore-Drilling Overhaul Wall Street Journal washington (Dow Jones)--The US House of Representatives is set to vote Friday on remaking the entire ... US House to take up offshore drilling reform bill Reuters Africa

US military cyberwar: What's off-limits? - CNET
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:48:59 GMT+00:00
military cyberwar: What's off-limits? cnet the new organization is charged with allowing the US armed forces to conduct "full-spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all ...

Asia Day Ahead: US Stocks Drop as S&P 500 Slumps for 3rd Day on Earnings - Bloomberg
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:18:12 GMT+00:00
Stocks Drop as S&P 500 Slumps for 3rd Day on Earnings Bloomberg US stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lower for a third day, as earnings and forecasts that ... S&P 500 Declines for Second Day on Concern Recovery Is Slowing BusinessWeek

US army suicide rate exceeds national average - Financial Times
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:56:29 GMT+00:00
army suicide rate exceeds national average Financial Times The suicide rate in the US army now exceeds the rate across the US as a whole, with an increasing number of active duty ... U.S. Army Stressed After Nearly a Decade of War ABC News US Army failing troubled troops at home: general afp soldiers' Suicide Rate Tied to Access to Problems at Home Wall Street Journal NPR (blog)  - NPR  - CBS News

Thousands of Arlington graves 'unmarked': US Senate - AFP
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:01:02 GMT+00:00
Senate afp washington us military authorities lost track or mishandled remains at thousands of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, where many national heroes ... US military graves 'mislabeled' BBC News US outrage as scandal grows over Arlington military grave mix-up The Guardian us apnewsAlert The Associated Press NPR  - ABC News

Movie clips: Venice premieres set for US films - Detroit Free Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:29:09 GMT+00:00
films Detroit Free Press Other US films in competition are director Monte Hellman's "Road to Nowhere," Julian Schnabel's "Miral," Vincent Gallo's "Promises Written in Water" and ... Coppola movie competing at Venice BBC News

Corn, Wheat, Soybeans Called to Open Higher as Demand Rises for U.S. Crops - Bloomberg
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:38 GMT+00:00
Crops Bloomberg Soybean futures may open 4 cents to 7 cents a bushel higher in Chicago after a government report showed increased demand for US inventories, Gerlach said. ... Corn, Soybean Futures Decline as Rains Boost Yield Potential of U.S. Crops Bloomberg Corn, Soybeans, Wheat Prices Slump as Rain Revives Crop Prospects in US Bloomberg Soybean, Corn Premiums Drop After US Farmers Increase Sales BusinessWeek BusinessWeek

Volkswagen profit jumps on China, US sales - USA Today
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:03:06 GMT+00:00
sales USA Today US sales are much smaller, but were up 29% to 175323 vehicles, boosting market share from 2.8% to 3.1%. As part of CEO Martin Winterkorn's effort to pass ...

US carrier Southwest Airlines reports 112 mln USD 2Q profits - Xinhua
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:54:32 GMT+00:00
carrier Southwest Airlines reports 112 mln USD 2Q profits Xinhua houston, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Southwest Airlines, the biggest US discount airline, said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose to 112 million US dollars, ... Nuggets from Southwest Airlines Q2 2010 earnings call Dallas Morning News (blog) Southwest Profit Beats Estimates as Free Baggage Check Helps Fill Planes Bloomberg

Military cargo plane crashes in US state of Alaska - Xinhua
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:48:27 GMT+00:00
state of Alaska Xinhua san francisco, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A military cargo plane with four people on board crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in the US state of Alaska, ... US : C-17 military cargo plane crashes Oneindia AZ, FL, UT, VT to get Air Force's new F-35 fighter The Associated Press Vermont welcomes selection as possible home of fighter jets Boston Globe

'US soldier suspected in Wikileaks case' - Jerusalem Post
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:08:00 GMT+00:00
soldier suspected in Wikileaks case' Jerusalem Post According to the report, defense officials said Manning, 22, was the same soldier who released a widely-publicized video of a US Army helicopter shooting in ... Evidence Ties Afghan Leaks to Soldier Wall Street Journal Army private transferred to Virginia amid WikiLeaks probe cnn pentagon returns Wikileaks suspect Politico (blog) NPR (blog)  - CBS News  - Herald Sun

House agrees to terms on US$2.8 million, 2-year contract with Miami Heat - The Canadian Press
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:58:18 GMT+00:00
$2.8 million, 2-year contract with Miami Heat The Canadian Press miami eddie House's agent says the veteran guard has agreed to terms on a US $2.8-million, two-year contract with the Miami Heat. ...

Weather helping US firefighters - News24
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:40 GMT+00:00
firefighters News24 Tehachapi - Calm, cool weather on Thursday morning dampened a wildfire that destroyed 25 buildings north of Los Angeles, and crews were prepared for ...

Germany Regains Jobs Lost in Recession - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:14:32 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal Germany's labor market aided by government subsidies aimed at keeping workers on payrolls at reduced hours is a contrast with the US where, despite a much ...

US oil spill response nears turning point-Allen - Reuters Africa
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:54:13 GMT+00:00
oil spill response nears turning point-Allen Reuters Africa houston, July 29 (Reuters) - The US government is laying the groundwork to shift its massive Gulf Coast oil spill clean-up operation from ... Oil Industry Rethinks Cost, Risk Of Drilling In us npr us court session pits BP against oil spill victims afp us oil spill chief: Work to pump mud into Gulf gusher from above could be ... TODAYonline BusinessWeek  - Aljazeera.net  - Huffington Post (blog)

Fannie CEO Describes 'New Realism' For US Mortgage Lending - Wall Street Journal
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:44:07 GMT+00:00
Mortgage Lending Wall Street Journal In a speech in Washington Wednesday, Williams trumpeted Fannie's stronger book of business and described a "new realism" in the US housing market in which ...

US general urges Venezuela to probe charges of rebel haven - AFP
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:58:16 GMT+00:00
general urges Venezuela to probe charges of rebel haven afp washington the head of US Southern Command urged Venezuela Thursday to investigate charges leftist guerrilla leaders operate from its territory, ...

INTERVIEW: Statoil CEO Wants To Join US Gulf Oil Strike Force - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:31:40 GMT+00:00
Gulf Oil Strike Force Wall Street Journal "We are used to technically challenging areas and we have a solid financial position, so we would hope that we are a player that the US would like to see ... Statoil cuts value of us lng asset due shale glut Reuters Africa Statoil profits surge on higher oil price Financial Times

BP's Hayward Defends Tenure, Spill Response - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:14:32 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal london tony Hayward, the departing chief executive of BP PLC, is unrepentant about how the energy giant responded to the US's largest ... US Gulf Coast to Hayward: You have your life back Reuters US examines BP shares as vilified Tony Hayward resigns Telegraph.co.uk Crisis management 101: What can BP CEO Hayward's mistakes teach us ? cnn huffington Post (blog)  - New York Times  - Herald Scotland

US woman held over 'Russian arms' - BBC News
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:04:17 GMT+00:00
woman held over 'Russian arms' BBC News A woman has been arrested in the US for allegedly trying to smuggle night-vision rifle scopes and arms to Russia. Beautician Anna Fermanova, 24, ... Woman nabbed in US for arms-smuggle bid to Russia AFP