Trade deficit widens as exports fall in April
The Commerce Department reports a 0.6 percent rise in the April trade deficit to 40.3 billion dollars while exports drop 0.6 percent and imports ease 0.4 percent. Europe’s debt crisis and a stronger dollar threaten U.S. exports, with a 14.3 percent jump in the China deficit to 19.3 billion amid a 9.4 percent drop in exports to China.
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Bill Gates and leaders push tripling clean energy funding
Gates and fellow business leaders meet with President Obama seeking to raise annual clean energy innovation funding from 5 billion to 16 billion. The group urges a coordinated National Energy Strategy Board, centers of excellence, ARPA-E support, and large scale demonstrations while avoiding endorsement of specific legislation.
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