ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world's top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month....

CHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) -- Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans....

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia's subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said late Friday....

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak jobs report found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher Friday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry the declines in borrowing will drag on the fledgling recovery....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump....

NEW YORK (AP) -- AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year....

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WASHINGTON - House Democrats acknowledged yesterday they do not yet have the votes to pass an overhaul of the health-care system and signaled they may push back the vote until tomorrow or early next week. Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D., Md.) told

Legislation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Idahoans Struggling with High Rx Costs, Medicare Gaps & Soaring Insurance Premiums BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the debate over health care reform reaches a fevered pitch and the

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Recession in domestic and international markets continued to depress sales for Allied Healthcare Products in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ending September 30, 2009. Sales declines pushed Allied into a

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFHP/H), and their subsidiaries reported today a combined total operating revenue of $10.5 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2009,

President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers. Obama had planned to head to the Capitol on Friday. Now the White House schedule shows Obama planning to visit the Capitol

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Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) announced today that its management plans to present its corporate story at the upcoming 2009 Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference. The conference, which will showcase more than 100 public companies within the

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A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Republicans are the minority party in both houses of Congress. What health care proposals have they advanced, and are they going anywhere? THE POLITICS: The most viable Republican proposal on

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The report points to wide-ranging positive social and economic impacts for British Columbia and Canada from the planning and hosting of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

(RTTNews) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) Friday said it has reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. Department of Justice related to product advisories issued by its Guidant subsidiary in 2005.

Two challengers in two local school board races -- both accountants -- not only unseated an incumbent, but they also led all candidates on their respective ballots in Tuesday's election.

Tough times ahead for car dealers as insolvencies double, says Ernst & Young Plummeting car sales, heavy discounting of new vehicles and lower levels of servicing work have combined to catastrophic effect on the automotive retail market in the UK,