Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?
Stock market volatility is back, a signal to some experts that the powerful rally that started in early March may be coming to an end....

Health care overhaul faces stone wall in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate....

AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus
Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography....

Northrop sells advisory services unit for $1.65B
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Northrop Grumman said Sunday it agreed to sell its advisory services business TASC Inc. to private equity firm General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $1.65 billion in cash....

Investors look to consumer for clues to recovery
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Investors will get some guidance about the economy this week from data issued not by the government, but by big retailers in the form of third-quarter earnings reports....

Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie....

Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent....

Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing
If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets....

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software....

Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -- China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic....