9 results for "Don Lee"
US, European Union to begin talks on free-trade deal in July
Monday, June 17, 2013 at 1:00 AMThe U.S. and the European Union will begin talks next month on an ambitious free-trade deal between the two rich regions, which exchanged more than $645 billion in goods last year.
G-8 meeting will test NSA leaks' effect on US influence
Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 1:00 AMOn the surface, President Barack Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's intern...
Nation's CEOs say economic recovery still on slow road
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 1:00 AMFour years into a sluggish recovery marked by modest hiring, the economic horizon looks pretty much the same in the eyes of the nation's top corporate bosses.
China tightening trade with North Korea may hint at ire
Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 1:00 AMIn a concrete building on the northern edge of this city across the border from North Korea, young pony-tailed women wearing hoodies sew sportswear.
Employers add 175,000 jobs in May
Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:00 AMThe nation kept up its moderate pace of job growth in May, a reassuring sign that the American economy is moving forward despite federal spending cuts and little help from a lackluster global economy.
Economy adds 175,000 jobs in May; unemployment rate rises to 7.6%
Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:00 AMWASHINGTON - The nation kept up its moderate but steady job growth in May as employers added 175,000 net new positions, slightly higher than the prior month, the government reported Friday.
At informal Obama-Xi summit, White House hopes for a connection
Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 1:00 AMTwo years ago, President Barack Obama hosted China's president, Hu Jintao, in a fastidiously choreographed White House summit involving an honor guard, a state dinner and a 21-gun salute. In meetings, officials spent more time reading from s...
Kindergarten rivalry turns deadly in China
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 1:00 AMWhen kindergarten was dismissed on that April afternoon, 6-year-old Ren Xinyi and her younger cousin hurried home. They were eager to check out a plastic bag they had spotted on the way to school that morning with their grandmother, who had take...
GDP update has higher growth, spending drop
Friday, November 30, 2012 at 12:00 AMThe U.S. economy grew much faster in the third quarter than first estimated, but the latest government report laid bare the vulnerabilities for the recovery as politicians struggle to break the stalemate over government spending and tax policies.
