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 Ex-Goldman trader committed fraud Former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre committed fraud in a complex mortgage deal that cost investors $1bn, a New York jury finds. Read More »Wall Street Market Report The Standard & Poor's 500 index in the US breaks through 1,700 points amid positive signs in the US economy. Read More »US fury at Snowden's Russian asylum Edward Snowden's successful asylum bid in Russia is "extremely disappointing", the US says, and casts doubt on a US-Russian summit. Read More »Canada oil pipeline plan unveiled Oil firm TransCanada unveils plans to build a pipeline from western Canada to the country's Atlantic coast, as plans for a US pipeline remain stalled. Read More »Power confirmed as US envoy to UN The US Senate easily confirms Irish-born human rights researcher Samantha Power as President Barack Obama's ambassador to the UN. Read More » VIDEO: US paddle board challenge begins An American man has set off from Havana in a bid to become the first person to cross the Florida Straits in a day - standing on a paddle board. Read More » US embassies to shut over threat The US will close a number of embassies and consulates, mostly in the Middle East, on Sunday in response to an unspecified threat, officials say. Read More »VIDEO: Bruce on action heroes and royal baby gifts Bruce Willis on action heroes and royal baby gifts Read More »Texas 'running out of death drug' The US state of Texas is running out of pentobarbital - a key drug used for lethal injections - according to officials. Read More »VIDEO: NY politicians' comeback bids Two disgraced Democrat New York politicians are having very different experiences on the comeback trail. Read More »VIDEO: Baby elephant makes big splash Belle, a three- week-old baby Asian elephant born at Fort Worth Zoo, has been splashing around in an inflatable paddling pool inside her enclosure. Read More »US bat killer still spreading west A fungus that leads to a deadly disease that has killed almost seven million bats is continuing to spread westwards across the US, latest results show. Read More »Avatar will get three sequels Fox Studios announces there will be three sequels to Avatar, after James Cameron found two films 'would not be enough' to capture everything he wanted to put on screen. Read More »Glee to address Monteith drug abuse The US TV show will "deal directly with the incidents involved in Cory's passing" says Fox chairman. Read More »China fines US healthcare giant Healthcare giant Johnson and Johnson is the latest foreign firm to be accused of misconduct in China and is fined for violating anti-monopoly laws. Read More »US employment up by 162,000 in July The US economy added 162,000 new jobs in July, dipping the unemployment rate to 7.4% - the lowest since 2008, according to official figures. Read More »JP Morgan pays $410m in energy case JP Morgan's energy unit has agreed to pay $410m to settle charges from the top US energy regulator that it had manipulated energy markets. Read More »Dell board agrees new buyout offer Dell's board accepts a new buyout offer from founder Michael Dell which adds a one-off payment to last week's $13.75 a share price. Read More »US issues worldwide travel alert The US state department says it is issuing a global travel alert because of an unspecified al-Qaeda threat. Read More »US visa privileges for gay spouses The US will now extend the same visa privileges worldwide to gay married couples as to heterosexual spouses, Secretary of State John Kerry says. Read More »Apple faces e-book clamp down US regulators have called for Apple to be forced to cancel certain e-book contracts with major publishers. Read More »Ellen DeGeneres to host the Oscars US chat show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres is to host the Oscars for a second time. Read More »'Gluten free' defined in the US After six years' consideration, US food regulators have agreed on a standard for food products labelled "gluten-free". Read More »Weight Watchers shares fall 21% Shares in the weight-loss giant Weight Watchers drop by 21% as it warns it is losing customers to free apps. Read More » | ||||
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