Posts Tagged ‘support’

President Obama lauds as U.S. Senate reigns in insider trading by lawmakers

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama on Thursday evening welcomed the Senate nod for the Stock Act, as the lawmakers voted 96-3 to ban insider trading for members of Congress, their staffs and top executive branch policy makers. Calling it “an important step to rebuild the [...]

House to vote on tougher sanctions against Iran for nuclear program

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The House of Representatives plans to vote on two bills as soon as Tuesday to increase economic sanctions against Iran for what U.S. lawmakers say is Iran’s program to develop nuclear weapons. The bills would freeze U.S. assets of countries or companies [...]

How I Found Happiness

Billionaire Ted Leonsis shares lessons he learned in living a life and building a business with no regrets. Ted Leonsis has just about done it all. He spent 15 years at AOL, eventually becoming vice chairman and president, and he now serves as the company’s vice chairman emeritus. He went on to become the founder, [...]

Asian Stocks Advance as Greece Makes Progress to Secure Aid

Asian stocks advanced for a second day, with the regional benchmark index heading for its biggest two-day gain since December 2009, after Greece made progress in meeting requirements for more international aid and Germany vowed continued support for the country. View full post on Finance Stories

UBS chief quits after clash over strategy

Bank’s board gave unanimous support for Oswald Grübel to remain but refused to back his plans to overhaul strategy and corporate governance View full post on UK Business Stories

U.S. stamps Indian Mujahideen terrorist organization with links to others

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The United States on Thursday tightened the noose on terrorist organizations operating from South Asia with designation of another group that operates from India but that has close links with Pakistan-based terror outfits. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a communique designated [...]

Cameron drops strongest hint of support for banking firewall

David Cameron has given the strongest signal yet that he will back recommendations to build a firewall around Britain’s retail banking operations View full post on UK Business Stories

Secretary Clinton traveling as scheduled, Obama promises support to India

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday announced that she is going ahead with her trip to India arguing that it is more important now than ever to show solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism. Clinton spoke shortly after coordinated [...]

Hatch Urges Changes To End Medicaid ‘Gulag’

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, bolstered by the backing of more than two dozen Republican governors, stepped up his push to gain support for relaxing Medicaid’s maintenance of effort rules. In a Wednesday speech at the Heritage Foundation, Hatch, the Finance Committee’s ranking Republican and a member of the Health, [...]

Government opts for respectable exit for Yunus, while global support pours

At a time when the Bangladesh government has softened its reactive mood and said that the ball is in Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’ court, more global moral support pours in for the pioneer of banking for the poor. View full post on Banking Stories