miércoles, 23 de junio de 2010

U.S. Top News Early Edition: Obama seeks new drill ban as oil still spews

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Good Morning Aron, WED 23 Jun 2010 
 
Obama seeks new drill ban as oil still spews
Obama to confront General McChrystal
Hard-hit states get funds to aid homeowners
Soros says Germany could cause euro collapse
U.S. public still backs offshore drilling
Auto dealers win while banks lose in Wall Street bill
Alleged drug lord "Dudus" Coke captured in Jamaica
China punctures yuan hopes
Europeans act alone on bank tax before G20
Onyewu surprise omission by Americans


Obama seeks new drill ban as oil still spews
June 23, 2010 09:01 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO/CHANDELEUR ISLANDS, Louisiana (Reuters) - The White House is set to step up its legal battle to keep deepwater drilling on hold in the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

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Obama to confront General McChrystal
June 23, 2010 09:14 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will confront his top Afghanistan commander on Wednesday before deciding whether to fire him over inflammatory comments that have angered the White House and threaten to undermine the war effort.

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Hard-hit states get funds to aid homeowners
June 23, 2010 09:23 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the states hit hardest by the slump in housing prices will be able to tap into a special $1.5-billion fund on Wednesday that is intended to head off some foreclosures.

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Soros says Germany could cause euro collapse
June 23, 2010 08:57 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's budget savings policy risks destroying the European project and a collapse of the euro cannot be ruled out, billionaire investor George Soros said in a newspaper interview released on Wednesday.

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U.S. public still backs offshore drilling
June 22, 2010 04:05 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans still support offshore drilling on the U.S. coastline despite the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

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Auto dealers win while banks lose in Wall Street bill
June 22, 2010 09:12 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Tuesday spared auto dealers from new scrutiny and neared agreement on trading limits for banks as they raced to complete the biggest overhaul of the financial rule book since the 1930s.

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Alleged drug lord "Dudus" Coke captured in Jamaica
June 22, 2010 09:29 PM ET
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Alleged drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke was arrested by police on the outskirts of Kingston on Tuesday, peacefully ending a manhunt for the fugitive at the center of last month's deadly raids in the Jamaican capital.

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China punctures yuan hopes
June 23, 2010 09:18 AM ET
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's yuan eked out a tiny gain on Wednesday after its biggest swings since 2005 earlier this week, suggesting Beijing's promise of currency flexibility will not produce the rapid gains its trading partners would like.

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Europeans act alone on bank tax before G20
June 23, 2010 01:01 AM ET
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, France and Britain announced plans on Tuesday to introduce a bank levy to help meet the costs of the financial crisis, without waiting for a G20 summit this week, underscoring a rift with key partners.

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Onyewu surprise omission by Americans
June 23, 2010 09:25 AM ET
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Key defender Oguchi Onyewu was a surprise omission from the United States line-up on Wednesday for their World Cup Group C match against Algeria in Pretoria.

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