Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Retailers reported “strong” shopper traffic on Black Friday as discounts on televisions, toys and computers drew budget-conscious crowds across the US, the National Retail Federation said.

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The US Treasury Department will step up public pressure on lenders to finish modifying more home loans to troubled borrowers under a $75 billion campaign against the record tide of foreclosures.

US stocks were flat last week as speculation that Dubai will default on its debt unnerved investors, overshadowing an improvement in American jobless claims and home sales and negating gains early in the week.

On the list of things Michigan exports to the rest of the country and world, let's add that most magical of commodities: Santa.

Polish director Roman Polanski's family is thanking French President Nicolas Sarkozy for being “very effective” in helping to win his release from a Swiss prison.

ABC has taped an interview Chris Brown for 20/20, according to the AP. GMA anchor Robin Roberts conducted the interview, which is scheduled to air Dec. 11.

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on mammograms is backed up by a study. But one bit of data is alive and kicking because of the test.

HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A health official in the US Texas state called on Saturday for the federal government to allow wider distribution of the A/H1N1 flu vaccine, particularly as more vaccine appears to be headed toward North Texas pharmacies ...

Small businesses, hammered by stiff premium increases, are badly in need of a better business model for providing health care to their employees.