Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kohl's Corp. and Toys 'R' Us Inc. are competing for customers with discounts and extended Black Friday hours as cost-conscious shoppers say they plan to spend less on ...

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said the government is watching currencies “very closely” after the yen advanced to a 14-year high against the dollar, threatening the country's ...

By Bloomberg News Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- China Minsheng Banking Corp. became the first Chinese lender in four years to fall on its Hong Kong trading debut on concern banks will have to raise capital to meet swelling loan demand.

CBS's The Early Show, which added Adam Lambert to its Wednesday program after ABC's Good Morning America canceled the singer's appearance, has nevertheless found itself in hot water for showing a clip of Lambert's American Music Awards ...

Bail in the amount of $4.5 million has been approved for director Roman Polanski, who's been held in Zurich, Switzerland, facing extradition to Los Angeles to be sentenced for unlawful intercourse with a 13-year-old girl more than three decades ago.

By Herald Wire Services Kelly Osbourne wasn't shocked at all when Donny Osmond was crowned the new champ of “Dancing with Stars” the other night.

The number of pilgrims to Mecca this year may be down substantially because of fears of swine flu, the BBC and CNN reported Wednesday, citing remarks by government officials.

There were about 17% fewer new infections worldwide in 2008, compared with 2001, but fewer than half of those infected began treatment, a World Health Organization and UNAIDS report says.

There's little debate about screening women ages 50 to 74. So why do so many slip through the cracks? By Katherine Hobson The recent brouhaha over breast cancer screening is about recommendations—what different experts say women of different ages ...