Uranium shipment signals end of US-Russian nuclear deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A 20-year-old deal that has powered American homes while reducing the risk of Russian nuclear material falling into the wrong hands approached its end on Thursday when the final shipment of uranium left St Petersburg for Baltimore.
Obamacare fix for canceled health policies could raise costs: insurers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s fix for canceled health plans could “destabilize” the insurance market and lead to higher costs for consumers without further steps, America’s Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group, said on Thur…
Detroit mediator asks foundations to support pensions, art: report
DETROIT (Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing mediation in the Detroit bankruptcy case has proposed that nine nonprofit foundations create a fund to prop up the city’s threatened pension funds and defend the city-owned art in the Detroit Institute o…
Obama says healthcare rollout fraught with problems, offers fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama offered a fix to his troubled healthcare law on Thursday that would allow insurance companies to extend for one year the health plans of Americans that would otherwise face cancellation.
Obama urges U.S. lawmakers against further sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged skeptical U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to hold off on imposing further sanctions on Iran, saying that if diplomacy fails to force Tehran to curb its nuclear program, any easing of punitive measures thro…
Kerry says he understands Israel’s ‘deep concerns’ over Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he understands Israel’s “deep concerns” over Iran’s nuclear program and that the two allies share the same goal in curbing the perceived threat, although they differ in tactics….
Boehner says Obamacare administrative fixes won’t work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that he does not believe that President Barack Obama can fix problems with his healthcare reform law with administrative changes and it should simply be scrapped…
U.S. Treasury signs pact with France for anti-tax evasion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has signed an anti-tax evasion agreement with France, the 10th country to join a U.S. global dragnet that goes into effect next July, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday.
U.S. House Democrats to offer Obamacare fix: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are united on the need for improvements to President Barack Obama’s health care law and will propose their own legislative changes, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thurs…
Fed’s Plosser calls for sole inflation mandate for U.S. central bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should have a single mandate of fighting inflation rather than its current dual focus on stable prices and jobs, a top Fed official said on Thursday.
