Barack Obama

Obama to propose legislation to halt NSA's bulk phone data collection

US President Barack Obama is getting ready to propose a legislation that will halt the bulk phone data collection of the National Security Agency (NSA) and instead let the agency procure individual court authorizations for every phone number to be investigated.

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Obama open to healthcare act changes - US senators

US Republican Senators said that President Barack Obama was open to changes regarding Obamacare, a possibility that the US deadlock on budget issues would be reached, reported Bloomberg.

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Obama nominates Yellen to become Fed Chair

US President Barack Obama would nominate the Vice Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve to replace outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke whose term ends in January next year.

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Hope glimmers amid US partial shutdown

A few glimmering hope had surfaced on Monday in the middle of the US partial shutdown as US President Barack Obama said he would accept a short term increase in the nation's debt ceiling, said a Reuters report.

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Ex-World Bank President Zoellick rejoins Goldman Sachs

Former World Bank President Robert Zoellick would rejoin investment bank Goldmans Sachs Group as chairman for its international advisory board, said a Reuters report.

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US moves closer to default possibility

The United States of America had moved closer to reaching a first ever default on the nation's debt after House Speaker John Boehner ruled out a straightforward bill to increase the country's borrowing limits without approval from the US President, said The Economic Times report.

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Obama expects Congress to raise debt ceiling

Obama, in an interview with the Associated Press, said he expects Congress to reopen government and increase debt ceiling before the October 17 deadline.

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US and India ties drifts due to economic differences

The US-India ties were seen to lose its shine over economic differences and was even admitted by India's National Security Adviser.

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Obama won’t negotiate on raising debt ceiling

US President Barack Obama said he would not raise the country's debt ceiling nor would he negotiate with congressional Republicans to give in their attempt to decrease funding for Obama's healthcare law.

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Obama appoints Zients as top economic adviser

US President Barack Obama appointed Jeffrey Zients as his top economic adviser replacing current adviser Gene Sperling.

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Nikkei: Obama to nominate Treasury Secretary Fed chief

Nikkei, a Japanese newspaper, reported last Friday that US President Barack Obama was close to picking ex-Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers as the new head of the Federal Reserve Board.

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European leaders meet in G20 summit

European leaders had found a place to breathe their economic struggles in the G20 summit where the region's debt crisis had been on the top agenda.

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Samsung's odds to gain Obama's veto is slim - lawyers, analysts

According to lawyers and analysts, Samsung could not make the arguments on public policy grounds that Apple used to sway the Obama administration.

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Obama, tech officials met to deliberate about surveillance

According to the White House, US President Barack Obama met with tech executives along with transparency advocates to deliberate on the government's surveillance programs.

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Apple gets upper hand if favored in upcoming patent ruling

Apple would be given the upper hand if the International Trade Commission decided to favor the US tech titan.

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