CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Two robotic NASA probes are due to arrive at the moon this weekend to resolve a long-standing mystery of what is inside Earth’s natural satellite and how it got there.

(Reuters) – Boeing Co beat out Lockheed Martin to retain its position as the prime contractor for the U.S. long-range missile shield, the Pentagon said on Friday.



NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shaky Europe. Political gridlock. Volatile markets.



(Reuters) – The third director in a week has resigned from Eastman Kodak Co as the former film giant struggles to survive the dominance of digital photography.



NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Wireless has reversed its decision to charge a $2 fee for telephone and online bill payments, bowing to a storm of criticism from consumers and the U.S. communications regulator.



BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe must cooperate more closely if it wants the euro to succeed as its shared currency, and it still has a long way to go to overcome its sovereign debt crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her New Year’s Eve address.



SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer will sell its A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, in a firm-fixed price delivery order contract worth $355 million, the company said in a statement late on Friday.



(Reuters) – Walgreen Co said on Friday it will increase staffing at its call centers and offer discounts as it tries to hang on to customers once it stops filling prescriptions for Express Scripts Inc members on Sunday.



(Reuters) – Whirlpool Corp on Friday accused two South Korean rivals, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics , of dumping washing machines in the United States by selling them “at substantially less than fair value.”



DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. new-vehicle sales for December are expected to show continued steady growth, but analysts say much of the gains are linked to buyers who delayed purchases and therefore will not an indicate a strengthening economy.


