US 'loses competitiveness crown'
97973
The US is no longer the world's most competitive economy, according to the World Economic Forum.
142150
All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait. The reality is that the Americans are no closer now than they were two years ago.
165847
Setting ground rules for competition is one thing, but seeking to determine outcomes is another. In European antitrust, there is more a doctrine of âreining inâ powerful companies than in the United States.
689118
SAITAMA, Japan  - Despite suffering a demoralizing   defeat by a brilliant Greece at the world basketball   championship, the United States are looking long-term.
261738
The United States is not ranked among the top 30 in soccer rankings for the first time in more than seven years.
324418
There was a time when winning the Davis Cup wasn&#39;ta goal for the United States -- it was an expectation. After recording a 3-2 win over Russia in the 1995 finals, the US was well
184100
Britain's performance in a league table of universities has improved, but the US still dominates.
577757
While it didn't produce as much hand-wringing as did the men's shortfall in Japan earlier this month, the US women's basketball team's semifinal loss last week at the World Championships in Brazil was far more startling. The men, after all, had been sixth in 2002 and third at the Olympics. The women not only hadn't been beaten at the global ...
711920
The worst American loss in Ryder Cup history led to a shakeup in the qualification process, a change geared toward making sure the US is on top of its game when the 2006 matches are played in Ireland.
162094
The UK is in danger of being less competitive because of its complex tax regime, Ernst & Young warns.
473851
The United States' image is plummeting in many corners of the globe, but China and other large powers are falling from favor as well, according to a global survey released on Wednesday.
189567
The worst United States loss in Ryder Cup history led to a shake-up in the qualification process, a change geared toward making sure the Americans are on top of their game when the 2006 matches are played in Ireland.
589494
Pundits often opine that America's stature is declining on the global stage. It turns out that Americans -- literally -- are not standing as tall, compared  with the rest of the world, as they used to.
653048
America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.
44489
Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
502727
LONDON - America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.    In eight of the countries where the surveys commissioned by major newspapers were conducted, more people said their view of America had worsened in the past two to three years than improved...
662153
A perceived weakening of economic growth and employment prospects hurt US consumer confidence in June.