SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Saturday called for an end to confrontation with the South, urging dialogue after one of the most violent years on the divided peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CVS Caremark, No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy Universal American’s Medicare prescription drug business for about $1.25 billion to expand in a growing segment of the pharmacy benefit market.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Obama administration auto industry czar Steven Rattner agreed to pay $10 million to resolve lawsuits by New York’s attorney general over kickbacks allegedly paid to do business with the state’s pension fund.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Upbeat data on Thursday buttressed the view the economy gained momentum as the year ended, setting the stage for a stronger performance in 2011.
BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chinese inflation showed signs of cresting in a manufacturing survey on Thursday, an early indication that the government will be able to stick to its course of gradual rather than aggressive monetary tightening.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard in the U.S. Northeast this weekend postponed about $1 billion in holiday retail sales by keeping shoppers out of stores in the days after Christmas, research firm ShopperTrak said on Wednesday.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China has raised fresh international trade concerns after slashing export quotas on rare earths minerals, risking action from the United States at the World Trade Organization.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by conservative Tea Party favorite Joe Miller that challenged his loss in Alaska’s election for a Senate seat, clearing the way for state officials to certify Lisa Murkowski’s historic write-in victory.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in December, while prices of U.S. single-family homes fell almost double the expected pace in October, tempering growing optimism on the economy’s recovery.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prices of single-family homes fell almost double the expected pace in October, the fourth straight decline, data from a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday, fresh evidence the housing market continues to struggle.