BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy cooled in the second quarter, a slowdown that is likely to extend over the rest of the year as Beijing steers monetary and fiscal policy back to normal after a record credit surge to counter Read more »

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean and U.N. Command officers held talks on Thursday on the sinking of a South Korean warship in an amiable mood, agreeing to continue dialogue, after Pyongyang had issued threats of war, officials said.

“The atmosphere was very amiable,” Read more »

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy slowed in the second quarter as the government steered monetary and fiscal policy back to normal after a record credit surge last year to counter the global crisis.

Annual gross domestic Read more »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, said on Wednesday he has had a new heart pump implanted.

“A few weeks ago, it became clear that I was entering a new phase of the disease when I began to experience Read more »

GAITHERSBURG (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s diabetes drug Avandia should be allowed to stay on the market but with additional warnings, U.S. health advisers recommended on Wednesday, easing a threat of further costly Read more »

TEHRAN (Reuters) – A nuclear scientist who says he was abducted by U.S. agents thanked Iranian authorities for returning him home on Thursday, the culmination of a murky saga that has underscored deep U.S.-Iranian mistrust.

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For small businesses, loans are plentiful as long as they’re plastic-backed

By Paul Smalera, senior editorJuly 14, 2010: 3:25 PM ET

FORTUNE — On Monday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took up the growing issue of lack of lending to small businesses by banks, and the havoc it’s causing in the economy. Lending to small businesses Read more »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, has had a new heart pump implanted to combat congestive heart failure, he said in a statement on Wednesday.

“A few weeks ago, it became clear that I Read more »

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Pakistan-born American who has admitted to trying to set off a car bomb in Times Square said in a video taped before the failed attack it was to avenge the U.S. war in Afghanistan, Al Arabiya television said on Wednesday.

“This attack on the United Read more »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The $15 billion U.S. Census is near completion with a response rate unchanged from a decade ago, defying concerns it might be derailed by anti-government sentiment and widespread violence against census takers.

Conservative figures like television commentator Read more »