US President Barack Obama returned to Washington Saturday, following a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where he visited troops and spoke with Afghan leaders. Mr. Obama told U.S troops Friday at Bagram air base outside Kabul that the United States will not let Afghanistan be a safe haven for terrorists to attack America. He said the [...]
Sales of previously owned homes hit a three-month low in June while new claims for jobless benefits surged last week, the latest indications that the economy is on the ropes. Another report on Thursday showed a gauge of the economy’s prospects fell last month, consistent with views the recovery was cooling and that the slowdown [...]
(Reuters) – Gold rose to three-month highs in Europe on Friday as concern over the fiscal outlook for peripheral euro zone economies boosted safe haven flows into the precious metal, with a rebound in the euro also lifting prices. Holdings of the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, New York’s SPDR Gold Trust, rose nearly 10 [...]