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Metlifecare, the rest home operator that raised $45.5 million of new capital last year, has scaled back its offer to Vision Senior Living shareholders as part of merger that will deliver eight new retirement villages.

There's some new mustard-yellow paint on the walls, the shelves have been switched and a credit card machine sits by the cash register, its cord crimped tight still from a twist-tie's squeeze.

On a rain-drenched day in early 2008, a large elm tree tumbled over, destroying a house in Sacramento, Calif.

Two weeks ago, a Westchester family had finally reached the end of seven years in foreclosure hell.Then the plate tectonics of the massive bank that controls their fate shifted.

Lockheed Martin Corp said on Saturday it had negotiated new contracts with two smaller unions at its Fort Worth, Texas plant, even as a strike by the larger machinists union stretched into a fifth week.

Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.

It began several years ago, tentatively, almost furtively, with a few small rallies and a few provocative T-shirts. In the past two years it has grown into a full-fledged movement, emboldening thousands of young people, terrifying their parents, and unsettling authorities unsure of how to respond.

But voters can't tell that from her ballot designation, which identifies her as a "small business owner" as she runs for re-election. The issue has taken center stage in her primary battle with another Republican, who has criticized her ballot label as deceptive.

Priszm Income Fund, which has been Canada's largest owner of KFC restaurants, has received court approval for the sale of 57 restaurants in Alberta and Manitoba, says its landlord Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust .

Don't worry if you missed out on Facebook's initial public offering . Chances are, if you own shares in a broad-based index fund, you'll be holding onto some Facebook soon enough.

Carel June Cody cared for John Arnold at the end of his life - then buried his body, concealed his death and continued to collect his Social Security benefits for more than 15 years, according to federal prosectuors.

Facebook's debut on the stock market was preceded by epic hype, delayed by a technical glitch and tracked minute-by-minute by investors around the world.

Those were the top baby names in Washington last year, according to the Social Security Administration, which compiles the information from applications for Social Security cards.

We've all heard about the need to cut government spending in America - but how much do we actually spend on key budget items? NPR charts the last 50 years of spending.

Facebook's initial public offering of stock is shaping up to be one of the largest ever.

Investors who see opportunity in Asia's growth typically think of China first. That's one reason why there's no shortage of options for U.S. investors looking to buy a stock mutual fund that focuses on China.

The cost of household energy has risen more than five times faster than household income since 2004, according to a study.

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell by $5.35 billion to $2.563 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

After four months of paperwork, hype and speculation, the last piece of the Facebook IPO is in place: Facebook said it has priced its IPO at $38 a share.