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• WRAPUP 2-With hours remaining, US fiscal deal uncertain Sunday, 30 Dec 2012 | 2:16 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Dec 30- The chances of a deal to prevent the U.S. economy from tumbling over a "fiscal cliff" remained uncertain on Sunday as lawmakers haggled over how to prevent taxes for all Americans from rising on New Year's Day.

• WRAPUP 1-With hours remaining, hopes rise for stopgap US fiscal deal Sunday, 30 Dec 2012 | 12:57 AM ET

  Aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell worked on a compromise over the weekend to stop automatic tax hikes for most Americans on Jan. 1. Any agreement needs to be rushed through both chambers of Congress before midnight on Monday.

• Nissan to offer improved battery warranty for Leaf EVs in US Friday, 28 Dec 2012 | 1:30 PM ET

  *Program will be rolled out at US dealers next spring. DETROIT, Dec 28- Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it will offer to replace some poorly performing batteries on its Leaf electric car and improve warranty coverage for the battery systems for its almost 20,000 U.S. owners.

• US House Republicans say resigned to tax hike in fiscal cliff Thursday, 27 Dec 2012 | 8:06 PM ET

  Congress and President Barack Obama are gearing up for a last-ditch attempt to avoid $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts that could halt progress in the U.S. economy, which lately has been showing signs of gaining ground.

• WRAPUP 6-U.S. lawmakers, Obama in last chance talks on 'fiscal cliff' Thursday, 27 Dec 2012 | 7:49 PM ET

  *Obama to meet congressional leaders at White House. *House of Representatives convenes Sunday on fiscal crisis. "Hopefully, there is still time for an agreement of some kind that saves the taxpayers from a wholly, wholly preventable economic crisis," Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Democratic-controlled Senate, said on the Senate floor.

• UPDATE 1-U.S. gun lobby defends call for armed guards at schools Sunday, 23 Dec 2012 | 4:35 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Dec 23- The leader of the U.S. gun lobby on Sunday defended his call for placing armed guards in all American schools despite withering criticism of the group's response to the massacre of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Connecticut.

• U.S. gun lobby defends call for armed guards at schools Sunday, 23 Dec 2012 | 3:12 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Dec 23- The leader of the U.S. gun lobby on Sunday defended his call for placing armed guards in all American schools despite withering criticism of the group's response to the massacre of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Connecticut.

• Obama-Romney: Where They Stand on Taxes Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012 | 1:14 PM ET

  

  There may not be a more contentious issue between President Obama and Mitt Romney in this election than taxes. Here's what each of them have said they would do about taxes.

• Obama-Romney: Where They Stand on Immigration Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012 | 9:49 AM ET

  

  Congress has failed  to come up with any kind of comprehensive policy on immigration, and it looks like it won't do so anytime soon.  However, that hasn't stopped the presidential candidates taking a position on the hot button issue.

• Obama-Romney: Where They Stand on Education Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012 | 9:45 AM ET

  

  So what will President Obama and Mitt Romney say they'll do about education if they're in the White House in the next four years? Take a look at their positions.

• UPDATE 1-Europe approves high-price gene therapy Friday, 2 Nov 2012 | 10:43 AM ET

  *European Commission clears Glybera for ultra rare disease. The formal clearance from the European Commission paves the way for a launch next summer of the treatment for an ultra rare genetic disease that will cost around 1.2 million euros per patient, a new record for pricey modern medicines.

• In 'Blackout City' - a quieter, emptier version of Manhattan Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012 | 8:31 PM ET

  *No crowds in lower Manhattan after storm. *Businesses try to cope without power. NEW YORK, Oct 31- The residents and business owners of lower Manhattan who have lost their electricity this week are beginning to adjust to life in an unfamiliar place: ``Blackout City.''.

• Few housing solutions offered in presidential race Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012 | 1:22 PM ET

  HENDERSON, Nev.-- This suburb in a battleground state is pockmarked with half-built subdivisions, foreclosed homes and voters like Leslie Levin. But here and in hotly contested Florida, the damage to the housing market is still painfully visible.

• UPDATE 2-U.S. home prices climb further in August Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | 2:37 PM ET

  *Home prices rise for 7th month in a row. NEW YORK, Oct 30- U.S. home prices gained further traction in August, the latest sign that the housing market is on the mend, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 1-U.S. home prices climb further in August Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | 1:28 PM ET

  NEW YORK, Oct 30- U.S. single-family home prices rose in August, the latest sign that the housing market is on the mend, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures edged up following the data, but the stock market will be closed for a second day in a row in the wake of a powerful storm that hit the east coast.

• U.S. Insurers prepare for impact of Hurricane Sandy Sunday, 28 Oct 2012 | 4:36 PM ET

  Travelers is the third-largest insurer in New York for both personal home and auto and commercial lines of insurance, and the second-largest in Connecticut. Weather is unlikely to interfere with claims processing, a spokesman said, even though the company is headquartered in New Jersey, Chubb has a major center in Arizona that can handle claims as needed.

• Close race makes up for waning zeal in US expat vote Sunday, 28 Oct 2012 | 9:00 AM ET

  BERLIN, Oct 28- With the U.S. presidential election too close to call, hundreds of thousands of Americans living in Europe have been posting their absentee ballots with a sense that they could truly make a difference on Nov. 6.

• Calif Latino grocery chain fights immigration woes Saturday, 27 Oct 2012 | 12:08 AM ET

  FRESNO, Calif.-- Two decades ago, Mi Pueblo Food Center began modestly as a small butcher shop run by an illegal immigrant. "We are feeling what is happening to us in a way that most companies might not, because we are founded by an immigrant and depend on immigrants to survive," said Perla Rodriguez, spokeswoman for the San Jose, Calif- based company.

• TCF Financial shares rise on strong 3Q results Friday, 26 Oct 2012 | 3:07 PM ET

  WAYZATA, Minn.-- Shares of TCF Financial Corp. rose Friday after the regional bank said its third-quarter net income tumbled 71 percent, hurt by hefty charges, but still managed to beat Wall Street predictions. Wayzata, Minn.- based bank posted a profit attributable to common shareholders of $9.3 million, or 6 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30.

• Native women face patchwork of policies for Plan B Thursday, 25 Oct 2012 | 6:58 PM ET

  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-- Months after the federal Indian Health Service said it was finalizing a policy that would make emergency contraception more accessible to American Indian women, advocates say they're still waiting.