Obama Cancels Ozone Rules After Lobbying Push From Business

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama quashed proposed rules on ozone from the Environmental Protection Agency, agreeing with Republicans and industry to withdraw the costliest regulation…


Obama to Tap Krueger as Top Economist

President Barack Obama on Monday plans to nominate Princeton University's Alan Krueger to be chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a White House official said. If confirmed by the…


Obama Talks to Buffett About Economy

President Barack Obama, preparing for a post-Labor Day speech with plans for stimulating the economy, talked with billionaire Warren Buffett about how to boost job creation and spur growth. “The…


Obama Says Strong Recovery Will Begin With Small Businesses

Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama told an audience in rural Iowa that the U.S. economy will come back “stronger than before” after the worst recession in decades, driven by small…


Obama Says Markets Don’t Doubt U.S. Ability to Pay Debts

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, breaking his silence on the downgrade of federal debt, said that the U.S. “always will be a AAA country” and that he will release a new proposal to deal…