Dozens of Israelis crowded in front of a storefront at a Jerusalem shopping mall yesterday to pick up new gas masks, part of civil defense preparations in case the military strikes Iran and the Islamic Republic or its allies retaliate.

Most U.S. stocks rose, after a two- day decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors weighed manufacturing data for clues on whether the Federal Reserve will move to stimulate the economy.

To identify the healthiest countries in the world, Bloomberg Rankings created health scores and health-risk scores for countries with populations of at least 1 million.

We subtracted the risk score from the health score to determine the country's rank. Five-year averages, when available, were used to mitigate some of the short-term year-over-year swings.

Click through to see the top 20.

The Ironman triathlon’s first appearance in the New York area may be its last after the company raised the entry fee to $1,200.

Facebook Inc. director Peter Thiel, who sold more than 16 million shares in the company’s initial public offering, has given himself added flexibility to sell more of his holdings, a regulatory filing shows.

Mitt Romney, embracing political risk on an issue long considered a Democratic advantage, is attacking President Barack Obama on Medicare in a bid to turn a potential liability into an asset.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays Plc and UBS AG are among seven banks subpoenaed in New York and Connecticut’s investigation into alleged manipulation of Libor, according to a person familiar with the matter and company filings.

Treasuries fell, sending 10-year yields to an almost three-month high, while most U.S. stocks advanced as investors weighed economic data to gauge the potential for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve.