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Iran increases nuclear stockpile
Experts say with further enrichment it would be enough to build nearly three atomic bombs
Obama unveils infrastructure plan
President Barack Obama will unveil a $50bn infrastructure plan to build roads, railways and airport runways, in an effort to show his administration is tackling the US’s chronic unemployment ahead of the November mid-term elections
Obama finds patience thinning
Declaring an end to US combat operations in Iraq last week, Barack Obama told his country he would from now on devote his attention to the ailing economy, saying that restoring growth and jobs was his “central responsibility as president
UCLA business school to end public funding
A leading business school in the University of California system is preparing to forgo public funding amid increasing uncertainty about the state’s economic health and California’s ability to pay for higher education
Comment: The case for Plan B in peace talks
If the current negotiations fail there is a strong argument for the US initiating its own proposals that would involve a broader settlement involving the entire Arab world
Michael Skapinker: Speak up for immigration
The business response is pusillanimous. The case for immigration should be made by those who stand to benefit – the companies that cannot do without immigrants’ labour and skills, writes Michael Skapinker
US puts pressure on UAE over trade with Iran
Financiers have reacted angrily as banks and companies in the emirate are urged to comply with fresh sanctions against the Islamic republic, which has historic links with Dubai
Clive Crook: Democrats are facing a drubbing
Given the economy, Barack Obama’s unpopularity is within bounds. The greater unpopularity of the top Democrats in Congress is what threatens disaster for the party in November, writes Clive Crook
Obama seeks to retain R&D tax credit
President is to ask Congress to expand and make permanent a tax credit for research and development to boost a flagging economic recovery
Editorial: Protected species
Many Americans are being fired or seeing their wages frozen or cut, yet the administration says money must be found to protect public sector jobs
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