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Market Street woes mirror a nation's

In part of Wilmington touched by all sectors, the only ones thriving are bankruptcy lawyers By MAUREEN MILFORD • The News Journal • December 1, 2008 WILMINGTON -- "By walking up and down the street, you can see the signs of the...

Nick Paumgarten: The Pits

Walking or riding along the avenues, you can imagine the storefronts without tenants. Bank branches, juice bars, shops selling electronics and scarves: all of them gone, unable to make the rent, and the landlords, verging on...

Apple Cup 101

The 2008 Apple Cup had less hype than my second-grade spelling bee.For this Apple Cup, all hypothetical barking, woofing, scratching and clawing would be replaced with puppy whines and kitty meows. Nonetheless, the satisfaction...

Macy's To Close Up To 10 Stores. Novartis Sees Stock Buybacks

The No.2 U.S. department store expects to close up to 10 stores next year. Macy's will use $950 mil in cash to pay down debt and delay remodeling projects. For Black Friday, Macy's slashed prices of cashmere scarves to $25, and...

Police hunt three armed suspects in SoCal bank robbery

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) - Police say the three men who robbed Escondido bank over Thanksgiving weekend remain at large after an initial suspect has been cleared of driving the robbers' getaway vehicle. Escondido police Lt. Chris...

The Perfect Storm: Semi-Annual Economic Review (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Roman Scott November 30, 2008 | about stocks: Roman Scott About this author: Global Markets I traditionally start our semi-annual economic review with a cursory look at global equities market performance. European banks...

Three Financial Stocks Worth Holding (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Mark Riddix November 30, 2008 | about stocks: Mark Riddix About this author: I am trying out a rather risky investment thesis by investing in financial stocks. The three financial stocks that I have invested in are Wells...

Squeezing some value from trash stocks

Close to 20 firms, ranging from Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Vanda Pharmaceuticals, are in this odd situation, and many more aren’t far away Numerous US technology and biotechnology firms are valued at less than the net cash...

Experts share tips for job-hunt success

Whether upended by layoffs, buyouts or bankruptcies, millions of unemployed Americans are anxiously trying to find a new, permanent paycheck. "In 20 years, I've never heard this much fear in people's voices," said Diane Miller,...

Whimsic Alley to host Beedle release party

For Harry Potter fans in Southern California, Whimsic Alley is the place to be Wednesday night when The Tales of Beedle the Bard is released. The party starts on December 3rd around 10:00pm with refreshments, games, contests,...