Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’

U.S. business looks to support change in Egypt

June 6th, 2011

U.S. business looks to support change in Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Executives from Google, Citigroup, Boeing and other U.S. companies visit Cairo this week to explore opportunities in post-Mubarak Egypt and urge the interim government to tackle problems that have discouraged foreign investment in the past.

U.S. Money Financing Afghan Warlords for Convoy Protection, Report Says

June 22nd, 2010

U.S. Money Financing Afghan Warlords for Convoy Protection, Report Says
A Congressional investigation also found that the money given often amounts to little more than mafia-style protection payments.

Global Stocks $1 Trillion Loss No Reason to Sell for U.S. Funds

April 28th, 2010

Global Stocks $1 Trillion Loss No Reason to Sell for U.S. Funds
April 28 (Bloomberg) — The largest equity-market decline since February is failing to spur selling by the biggest U.S. money managers, who say losses will prove temporary as gains in earnings make stocks too cheap to pass up.