Economy & Business

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit prepares for a TV interview after he rang the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 18, 2012.

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns

Move comes after clash with New York-based financial giant's board over strategy, performance at businesses - including institutional clients group More

A product labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is sold at the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins store in Los Angeles. Californians are considering Proposition 37, which would require labeling on all food made with altered genetic material.

Experts Questions GMO Cancer Study

Debate comes as California voters consider whether to require labels on foods containing ingredients from genetically modified organisms More

 University of Idaho Professor Rod Hill with part of the university's purebred herd (VOA/T. Banse)

Dry Times Have Ranchers Looking to Cut Costs

Cost of animal feed is biggest expense for most beef farmers. More

A woman sits between piles of corn as she removes the husks on a road located on the outskirts of Beijing, October 16, 2012.

World Food Day: Co-Operatives Feed People Around Globe

UN Food and Agriculture Organization emphasizes that co-operatives mobilize locally, have social objectives, get food to where it's most needed, provide jobs More

A woman works on a farm in this file photo from near the Tanzanian town of Arusha. Fewer than 10 percent of Tanzanians hold an official title to their land.

Report: End Fertilizer Subsidies to Fight Hunger

Leading agriculture research group says resources should be used to improve infrastructure and protecting land rights More


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Portuguese Protest Austerity Measures

Government's budget plan for next year includes sharp tax increases, pension cuts and other saving measures
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Soros to Economists: Germany Can Avoid European Depression

He says Berlin can either help weaker economies or leave Eurozone
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Largest Acquisition by a Japanese Company Announced

Softbank's $20 billion acquisition of Sprint will create one of the world's largest telecommunications operators
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Two Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize

Harvard professor Alvin Roth, UCLA professor Lloyd Shapley honored for work in designing market institutions that efficiently match different parties
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Bernanke Defends US Fed's Policy

Head of US Federal Reserve says central bank's monetary measures also helped emerging economies
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China Central Bank Says Priority is Keeping Prices Stable

Rare insight is offered at IMF/World Bank meeting as country’s economy slows for past six consecutive quarters
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China's Exports Rise Nearly 10 Percent

Chinese government says trade surplus in world’s second largest economy was $27.7 billion in September
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Obama, Republicans Focus on Economy in Weekly Addresses

US president says car sales higher now because his administration 'refused' to let Detroit-based auto industry 'go bankrupt'
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The surge in West Nile cases in the United States is keeping one pest control company in Virginia busy. VOA's Faiza Elmasry reports.

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