Lawrence Summers

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A recovery in the housing market and strong growth in consumer wealth will help jump-start the U.S. economy later in 2013, said Larry Summers, a former adviser to President Barack Obama. Summers, considered a possible candidate to...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired on Monday that he may be looking for a new chief of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, saying current Chairman Ben Bernanke has stayed a lot longer than he...

Por Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, dio a entender en una entrevista emitida el lunes que podría estar buscando un nuevo jefe de la Reserva Federal, diciendo que su actual presidente, Ben Bernanke,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired on Monday that he may be looking for a new chief of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, saying current Chairman Ben Bernanke has stayed a lot longer than he had originally planned....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's powerful vice chair, is by far the most likely candidate to replace Ben Bernanke when his second term at the helm of the U.S. central bank ends early next year, according to a Reuters poll of...

Por Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, 10 jun (Reuters) - El presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, nombrará el lunes a su asesor Jason Furman como nuevo economista jefe de la Casa Blanca, dijo un funcionario del Gobierno. Furman, quien reemplazará al...

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate longtime adviser Jason Furman to be his new chief White House economist, an administration official said. Furman, who will replace economist Alan Krueger...

By Nicholas Wapshott June 2 (Reuters) - Whisper it abroad: The U.S. economy is on the mend. Most recent indicators suggest that, five years after the start of the Great Recession, the "L-shaped" recovery is finally heading north. The stock market is...

WASHINGTON -- With the Federal Reserve playing an over-sized role in the U.S. economy, Wall Street investors are keenly interested in who will be the central bank's next chairman when Ben S. Bernanke's term expires in January. The Fed's No. 2 official,...

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY The Chris Matthews Show...

As his second term begins, President Barack Obama is in his comfort zone, surrounded by loyal lieutenants. What a contrast to the captivating candidate of 2008, who told Time Magazine's Joe Klein that as president he would be surrounded "by people who...

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