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Medicare, ACA care and how to navigate during enrollment

This is enrollment season for two huge public health insurance programs: Medicare and the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges. For older Americans, the overlapping sign-up periods can lead to confusion and enrollment errors.

Nov 20, 2014 3:00 PM EST


Three Thais detained for handing out tickets to Hunger Games

Three Thai university students were taken into police custody on Thursday for handing out free tickets to the latest film in the Hunger Games series, from which Thai protesters have borrowed a gesture of resistance to a totalitarian government.

Nov 20, 2014 2:58 PM EST


Special Report: Crimean savers ask: Where's our money?

Outside a high-rise building on the outskirts of this disputed region's capital, a steady stream of frustrated residents exited a government office, clutching folders of bank records and shaking their heads in disgust.

Nov 20, 2014 2:55 PM EST


Wall Street edges up after upbeat U.S. data, Intel outlook

U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday afternoon as data showed further strength in the U.S. economy and Intel gave an upbeat forecast.

Nov 20, 2014 2:51 PM EST


GM to build Opel SUV and invest 500 million euros in European engines

General Motors (GM.N) will build a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the Opel factory in Ruesselsheim, Germany, and invest 500 million euros ($626 million) in engine production in Europe, Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Thursday.

Nov 20, 2014 2:42 PM EST


Takata, auto execs face Senate over deadly air bag scandal

Executives from Japan's Takata Corp (7312.T) and two automakers faced tough scrutiny from U.S. senators on Thursday over the risk of millions of potentially defective air bags that can rupture upon deployment, shooting metal shards into cars.

Nov 20, 2014 2:39 PM EST


Arizona is first U.S. state to sue GM over delayed recalls

In the first lawsuit brought by a state against General Motors Co over recalls relating to a defective ignition switch, Arizona has accused the company of putting the public at risk by concealing safety issues and delaying the recalls.

Nov 20, 2014 2:34 PM EST


Special Report: Plant with troubled past at center of Takata air bag probe

The dusty, industrial town of Ciudad Frontera, Mexico, has moved from the far reaches of the global auto supply chain to the front lines of an investigation into why air bags from Takata Corp are blowing up with lethal force in accidents.

Nov 20, 2014 2:28 PM EST


How to beat newly hot real estate markets

How much house will $2 million get you in the United States these days? How much house will $2 million get you in the United States these days? You could buy 25 pretty nice four-bedroom, two-bath homes in Cleveland, Ohio.

Nov 19, 2014 11:37 AM EST


Netflix postpones Bill Cosby's stand-up comedy special

Online movie streaming giant Netflix is postponing the launch of embattled comedian Bill Cosby's stand-up comedy special "Bill Cosby 77," the company said on Tuesday, amid accusations that he sexually assaulted women.

Nov 19, 2014 11:34 AM EST


Saudi oil policy uncertainty unleashes the conspiracy theorists

If Saudi Oil Minister Ali al Naimi wants to stop conspiracy theories spreading before a crucial OPEC meeting next week, it's too late.

Nov 19, 2014 11:31 AM EST


U.S. starts, permits data point to improving housing market

Starts for U.S. single-family homes rose for a second straight month in October and overall building permits approached a 6-1/2-year high, suggesting the housing market was still on a recovery path.

Nov 19, 2014 11:27 AM EST