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5 (Bloomberg) -- The trade deficit in the US probably widened in December to a six-month high as imports climbed faster than exports, economists said a report this week will show. The gap grew to $48.5 billion from the $47.8 billion shortfall in . .

“The best choice and course of action for us is to become smaller in order to project a high-quality and ready force that will continue to modernize,” Donley said, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The National Guard Association expressed alarm that . .

Today's US isn't the country we've always known - . editor of Newsweek and The Washington Post and writes about business and economic issues. Trade representatives and corporate execs attend a session about the future of global trade at the World Economic forum in Davos , Switzerland, last week.

US Trade Rep. Kirk to skip Portland as China's Xi visits DC and SolarWorld . - 15 Portland Business Alliance breakfast. But that week will be busy in Washington, DC, as Xi Jinping, the man most likely to become China's next president, visits for talks with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Xi's Feb.and more .

MarketWatch (press release)Following the exit of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars from the US, 888 Poker has extended its partnership with Caesars Entertainment in a meaningful move towards a legal American poker market. MONTREAL, Feb 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- -poker . .

USA TODAYWegelin Indictment Heightens Swiss Bankers' Nerves - The threat of imminent US indictment, seen as the kiss of death for businesses, drove Wegelin to sell itself last week. The indictment is the culmination of months of uncertainty for private bankers, many of whom won't travel to the United States, .Wegelin becomes first bank outside the US to be charged (update)GenevaLunch (blog)Swiss banks and American taxesThe Economistall 191 news articles .

Philadelphia InquirerMark Lazarus, chairman of the NBC Sports Group, said last week that NBCU had 450 employees in Indianapolis and was broadcasting from three studios or theaters in the city. "This will be a successful day for us," he said of the Super Bowl.and more .

Above-normal temperatures are forecast for the first half of February, though private forecaster Weather Services International sees colder than normal temperatures across most of the northern and western United States for some weeks after that.and more .

FTTN Makes Plans to Ride Wave of U.S. Oil & Gas Growth - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Two experts told a US Senate panel this week what First Titan Corp. (OTCBB:FTTN) already knows: Higher crude oil prices, breakthroughs in technology and improving access to prospective acreage have placed the US in the middle of a . .

"Nothing should be taken for granted; this is not going to be a walk in the park," said five-term US Rep. Timothy Bishop, a former college administrator. "We're expecting an extremely difficult race and preparing for that. I have a very tough road.and more .