Lawsuit against Calder's art dealer dismissed

NEW YORK — A judge has dismissed a $20 million fraud lawsuit brought by heirs of sculptor Alexander Calder against his art dealer's estate. The heirs accused art dealer Klaus Perls of swindling Calder's estate out of tens of millions of dollars and...

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US stocks are little changed as 2013 winds down

NEW YORK — Stocks are little changed in the early going as Wall Street gets ready to close the books on a historic year. The Dow Jones industrial average was up nine points, or less than 0.1 percent, at 16,487 in the first few minutes of trading Monday....

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Genzyme multiple sclerosis drug not OK'd for US

PARIS — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified drug maker Genzyme that its treatment for multiple sclerosis is not ready for approval for the American market. The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, which is the parent of Genzyme, said...

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NBC's 'Today' show returns to glory days

NEW YORK — The glory days returned for the "Today" show — for one day at least — as NBC's morning show brought back Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley for a one-day nostalgia turn as co-hosts on Monday. Gumbel and Pauley, who worked together on "Today" from...

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Armed group attacks state radio, TV in Congo

DAKAR, Senegal — Assailants armed with machetes and automatic weapons attacked the state television station, the airport and the main military base in Congo's capital in what appeared to be a coup attempt early Monday, before being repelled by the country's...

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Nikkei logs best year since 1972

LONDON — Japan's main stock index ended 2013 at its highest level in more than six years, closing out its best year since 1972, though most other markets were lackluster Monday ahead of the New Year holiday. The Nikkei 225 gained 0.7 percent to 16,291.31,...

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Signed contracts to buy US homes level off

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy existing homes in November was essentially unchanged from October, suggesting sales are stabilizing after several months of declines. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that...

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Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera TV's 4-member crew

CAIRO — Egypt's Interior Ministry says security forces have arrested journalists working for the Qatari-based Al-Jazeera network over alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood, the leading Islamist group that was last week branded as a "terrorist" organization....

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ECB chief sees hopeful signs in economic crisis

BERLIN — The European Central Bank's president says Europe's economy is showing encouraging signs though the crisis isn't yet over — and he says he has faced "perverse angst" among Germans, whose country is the eurozone's most powerful member. The 17-nation...

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Stocks are flat in quiet end-of-year trading

NEW YORK — Stocks were little changed in morning trading Monday as investors closed out their positions for what has been a historic year on Wall Street. Traders had little corporate or economic news to work through. The bond market was quiet as well....

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