He must, however, be pretty pleased overall. While the trip will not have the effect of making Americans en masse rise up and carry his banner and declare the election over, I think it’s safe to say that he’s banked some goodwill and credibility whose domestic political benefits will reveal themselves slowly and become more [...]
United States stocks dropped last week, resuming a two-month slump, after home sales fell more than economists forecast and bond investor Bill Gross predicted 1 trillion U.S. dollars of losses for banks and brokerages.
All of the 23 developed nations in the MSCI World Index except for Canada have experienced bear-market plunges of 20 percent or [...]
Queensland has recorded the largest fall in new home sales across the country in June, according to the latest Housing Industry Association report.
The New Homes Sales Report showed sales across that nation increased moderately in June but were effectively flat over the first half of 2008.
“Australia is seeing strong demand for housing fuelled by record [...]
The housing market decline that has triggered a wave of foreclosures and deeply eroded recent home equity gains is also opening the door to ownership for renters who can meet tightening lending standards.
With the departure of the easy credit terms that triggered the mortgage market meltdown, lenders have raised the bar on who can qualify [...]
will create three businesses within its home and networks mobility business to focus on the sectors’ growth potential, the cell phone maker said.
The unit previously had been organized as a mixture of businesses, making cable set-top boxes, modems, cable infrastructure and network gear to carry voice and data signals, the Wall Street Journal newspaper said.
“This [...]
Ryan Mulhern had five RBIs and the Indianapolis Indians hit four home runs in an 11-2 win Sunday over the host Columbus Clippers.
Mulhern, who entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, hit a 3 run home run in the Indians’ 5-run eighth and a two run single in the ninth.
Adam Boeve, Andrew [...]
A man, beaten bloody in his home while robbers took his computer and cell phone; a gun held to a small child’s head during another robbery; a woman tied up with T-shirts in her own apartment before being robbed.
The descriptions sound like scenes from a TV crime drama, but they are from police reports documenting [...]
A recent discussion of West Warwick’s Home Rule Charter wasn’t quite as focused as planned, according to the town council president.
Despite other business, however, the council did make some progress, Giroux said. Three major discussions took place in regard to potential charter changes involving council term lengths, the vote process for hiring and firing town [...]
The body of Army Specialist Byron Fouty arrived today at Pontiac Oakland Airport. Then, by Military escort Fouty was taken to Lynch & Sons Funeral Home.
Fouty will be laid to rest near his mother’s home in Texas.
Fouty was listed as missing for more than a year after a May 2007 ambush outside of Baghdad. His [...]
Four suspects have been arrested on various charges following an early morning robbery at a home in Scarborough.
Police say the occupants of the Burnham Road residence awoke during the Sunday morning robbery and confronted the suspects outdoors. One of the residents was struck with a baseball bat during the ensuing argument. He was treated and [...]