In the fifth year after the so-called 'Great Recession', Obama highlights the gains made by the US economy as a better capitalized and better regulated economy.
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Dubai and other Gulf indices climb after US-Russia deal on Syria stockpile was finalized
The stock markets of the Middle East breathed a sigh of relief as the US-Russia agreement on Syria's chemical weapons averted a military strike.
Islamic pension funds can provide more capital to industries and markets
The experience of some Muslim dominated countries as to tapping Islamic pension funds for capitalization had reaped benefits.
Mortgage rates hindering housing recovery
Economists view that the housing recovery is hindered by increasing mortgage rates. In August, the purchases of previously owned homes declined from the previous month.
World Bank President confident of China meeting growth targets
Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Group President, says that there is still risk present even as China reaches and surpasses its 2013 growth target.
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Germany, in order to avoid a protracted legal process, is leading the way to find a compromise in the creation of the EU banking union.
A three day summit was reported to attract a lot of investors into India's renewable energy market.
Aside from the much talked about Bo Xilai trial, China aimed to turn the country into an innovative consumer driven, high income nation.
After the US Federal Reserve announced thw cutting back its bond buying program, investors who had entered Asia last four years ago were set in fears and had started exiting financial markets.
According to two surveys conducted by Gallup Inc, Americans had been struggling to recover financially even after the US recession was finally announced to have officially ended.
Thousands of fast food workers organized protests to demand higher wages after US federal minimum wages were said to be almost always without benefits.
The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive for all EU members to recognize the Single Resolution Mechanism would be created after the German elections.
US regulators met with the stock exchange operators to talk about backing up the Nasdaq stock quotes processor which malfunctioned last month.
Verizon, US's biggest wireless provider, argued in a US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia that the 2011 rule on net neutrality violated its First Amendment rights.
