European stock markets have climbed, with takeover talk powering share prices in London, and strong Alstom results underscoring Paris gains, dealers said. Read more…

More than a year after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, thousands of homes damaged by flooding still stand empty, stained by black mold and some of them infested with maggots. Read more…

Business process management and business activity monitoring are the focuses this week for Tibco Software, Cape Clear Software, and Savvion, with Tibco offering a free tool in hopes of spurring sales of its full BPM package. Read more…

Whether you already know it or not California has a lot of options for health insurance. There are companies that we all heard of and there are some companies that we never heard of. With all the Health Insurance Companies out there you might be wondering what the differences are and which one is right for you. Read more…

Nearly every new health insurance policy written will contain a "preexisting conditions" exclusion for any medical condition an individual presently has. Pregnancy would fall in this classification. While it may be nearly impossible to find a standard insurance plan to cover the upcoming delivery, there are some options that are available. Read more…

When youre in the market for health insurance, the best place to start looking is on the Internet. The ease with which you can obtain online health insurance quotes cannot be matched in the offline world. It is highly recommended to review not one but multiple health insurance quotes, as this wil Read more…

Hello, my name is Chris, and I hate insurance. My father hated insurance before me, and for all I know his father before him. Read more…

Purchasing a home or building a home for oneself is one of the most important things that you do in your life. It is an investment for your whole life. But what if something happens to your home like theft, fire etc. Have you ever thought about the pain that you have to go through while rebuilding it again? All these can be evaded by purchasing a home insurance in your life. Read more…

If you own a car, you should certainly purchase a car insurance policy. It is a safeguard against all the unpredictable mishaps that might happen to you while you are in your car or even when you are not with it. Now with online facilities, you can now purchase a car insurance policy without hassles. Read more…

Police with dogs searched hundreds of thousands of Mumbai train commuters during the evening rush hour Monday as part of a security drill to monitor the city's ability to deal with terror threats. Read more…

It's Monday morning — usually the graveyard shift for retailing — but the suburban Lakeside Mall is bustling. Read more…

Leading shares have ended a volatile session lower as weakness in heavyweight miners and oil stocks offset M&A fever in the insurance sector and a solid start on Wall Street, dealers said. Read more…

The slogan "Financial Peace of Mind" might seem ironic to shareholders of Ambac Financial Group (NYSE: ABK - News). While creditors can still take comfort in the knowledge that debt insured by Ambac is backed by the guarantee of a triple A-rated company with an impenetrable balance sheet, shareholders might be permitted to wonder whether their firm's future profit margins and growth rates remain Read more…

Ben Bangs pulls a scrap of paper from his pocket on which he has neatly listed in pencil how much he has paid in property taxes in each of the past several years. Read more…

Health care costs could rise more than 10 percent in 2007, unless companies change their plans, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read more…

Some legislative measures that are priorities for organized labor after the elections put Democrats in power in Congress: Read more…

A scorecard that lays out how well a hospital or doctor does on a treatment -- and how much they charge for it -- can help transform U.S. health care, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said on Monday. Read more…

The mother of the teenage boy who accused "King of Pop" Michael Jackson of molesting him pleaded no contest to charges of welfare fraud at a Los Angeles court. Read more…

Animal rights advocates who threaten scientists conducting animal research or companies funding or affiliated with it could be fined and imprisoned under a bill the House passed Monday and sent to President Bush. Read more…

Drivers involved in crashes might get a bill for police responding to the crash in some Indiana communities. Read more…

Earthquake damage at the University of Hawaii campuses statewide suffered $2.5 million, school officials said. Read more…

The winter months can pack on the pounds for adults and children alike. Read more…

When Wayne Steinard visited his doctor earlier this year he faced two options: either undergo open heart surgery in the US for 100,000 dollars or have it done in India for 6,700 dollars. Read more…

A restaurant association has sued to block the city's plan to provide health care coverage to uninsured residents, saying federal law prohibits local governments from requiring employers to pay for insurance. Read more…

Less than a week after Republicans lost their grip on state politics, a former GOP fundraiser who played a role in the party's Election Day defeat was convicted of stealing from a state investment in rare coins. Read more…