US sending $25M in new typhoon aid to Philippines
Written by MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The United States is providing nearly $25 million in additional humanitarian aid to help the Philippines deal with the enormous devastation and deaths wrought by Typhoon Haiyan last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday after touring the worst-hit region.
Futures up ahead of Fed's final statement of 2013
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) — A global consensus that the U.S. will not pull back on its aggressive monetary policies is pushing markets higher at home and abroad. The Federal Reserve ends its two-day meeting Wednesday and issues its last statement and updated economic forecasts of 2013.
AP survey: US income gap is holding back economy
Written by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn't bad just for individuals.
Google's top searches peer into society's mindset
Written by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Death, devices and celebrity drove the quest for more information on Google's search engine this year.
Budget bill moves toward final passage in Senate
Written by ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan budget bill that would ease some but not all of painful budget cuts that would otherwise slam the Pentagon and domestic agencies passed a pivotal test in the Senate on Tuesday.
Fed is likely to maintain bond-buying pace for now
Written by MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is this week when the Federal Reserve finally slows its aggressive stimulus for the economy? Or does it want to await more evidence of a consistently improving economy?
GlaxoSmithKline to scrap individual sales targets
Written by DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — British drug company GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it would stop paying doctors to promote its products at speaking engagements and scrap individual sales targets, months after its ethics were challenged by a bribery scandal in China.
Ancient Stonehenge gets modern-day revamp
Written by JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
STONEHENGE, England (AP) — After thousands of years, Stonehenge has had a makeover. But visitors may initially feel something is missing: the prehistoric monument itself.