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To cope with sluggish economy, some retailers rushing holidays.
You can't help but hum a familiar tune while reading today's column topper. "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ..."
Costumes, treat bags and candy might be front and center as stores and shoppers transition from back-to-school to Halloween. But as kids are still deciding what they want to dress up as for tr...
Quote Cascade Q2 profit falls 31 percent updated 4:39 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. - Cascade Corp., which makes forklift attachments, hydraulic cylinders and other loading gear, said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 31 percent on lower sales in North America and higher prices for materials in all regions.
The per-share results missed Wall Street's expectations, and C...
(RTTNews) - New Zealand stock market opened slightly higher on Thursday, despite indecisive leads from Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark NZX50 index was up 2.40 points or 0.07% to 3,375.85 shortly after the market opened for the day. Meanwhile, the NZX All Capital Index gained 0.32 points or 0.01% to 3,407.35.
The New Zealand share market finished higher for the fifth straight s...
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LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Copper and aluminium futures eased on Wednesday on a str...
Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that raised hopes the city would escape the kind of catastrophic flooding brought by Katrina three years ago.
That did not mean the state survived the storm without damage. A levee in the southeast part of the state was on the verge of ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is set for another volatile week after the Labor Day holiday, as investors track the price of oil, key economic data and continued fallout from the credit crisis.
All eyes will be on Hurricane Gustav and its potential to disrupt U.S. Gulf Coast oil production and refining operations on...
TOKYO (AP) - Japan unveiled a stimulus package with 2 trillion yen (US$18 billion) in fresh spending to shore up its flagging economy on Friday as figures showed that inflation has spiked to its highest in nearly 11 years, denting consumer spending.
Measures in the package span discounts on expressway tolls to assistance to farms
and help for part-time workers to find better jobs. F...
You’d think any resort panned by both Boris Johnson and Michael Winner might have something going for it but you’d be wrong.
With half a pier and half a heart, Bognor looks seedy and unattractive, which is surprising as it sits near one of the most affluent areas in England.
When I went there as a child it was full of people and fun. Now it looks sad and decrepit.
Butlin...
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A new survey shows Arkansas continues to have 1 of the nation's highest poverty rates and lowest median household incomes, as high gas prices and housing worries still trouble the country.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, released today, shows 17.9% of Arkansans subsist on earnings beneath the federal poverty line in 2007. Workers in Arkan...