How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock indexes fared in - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Energy and material stocks logged some of the biggest losses as a jump in the dollar sent commodity prices tumbling. Meanwhile

Aleri Included In Dow Jones Financial News’ Annual Top 21 Businesses - Consumer Electronics Net
Aleri Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class complex event processing (CEP) technology and CEP-based solutions, was included in Dow Jones Financial News’s fourth annual list of technology firms for the 21st century and was highlighted as ‘an

Pace of mortgage help rising - but still slow - Jackson Sun
PLANO, Texas -Shontaye Edwards spends her day in a gray cubicle at a Bank of America call center in this Dallas suburb. On the other end of the phone line are homeowners - tense, exasperated and looking for help. They often call with questions about

RIVER RISING - Daily Southerner
Before the remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through the southeast this week, the Tar River at the Tar River Bridge had been below 2 feet for almost two months. You could see the river bottom, which was covered with grass. Since the storm system passed

Gas Prices Rising in Arizona - MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX - For the fourth straight week, Arizona motorists are spending more to fill their tanks. AAA says the monthlong climb in fuel prices could be nearing an end as the market begins to show signs of stabilization. The statewide current fuel

Rising market tide fails to lift some Mass. firms - Boston Globe
It s been hard to lose during the spectacular stock market boom of 2009. Hard, but not impossible. The stock market hit bottom on March 9 and has been climbing almost nonstop since. The Standard & Poor s 500 index is up a whopping 60.5 percent

Top Health Plans’ Medical Expenses Rising, Membership Falling - CNBC
KENNEBUNK, Maine, Nov 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The nation’s leading health insurers saw an aggregate decline of 836,000 members for the first six months of 2009. Declining commercial enrollment was offset primarily by gains in products offered to

RIVER RISING - Daily Southerner
Before the remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through the southeast this week, the Tar River at the Tar River Bridge had been below 2 feet for almost two months. You could see the river bottom, which was covered with grass. Since the storm system passed

Phoenix rising from the ashes - canada.com
Laughing at the NHL schedule is a staple in the discussions of any hockey fan in this town, but if you think its whacked, take a look at what the NBA did to its best customers Thursday night. In a game they thought was just going to be another

New Exchange Seeks to Help Charities Expand - Chronicle of Philanthropy
Many nonprofit groups with demonstrated results still struggle to raise money to spread their programs, despite plenty of talk in the philanthropic world over the past decade about focusing dollars on what works. That mixed record has prompted

Organization busts foreign exchange myths - Houston Community Newspapers
A Houston-based foreign exchange program works to address myths as it encourages local families to open their homes and become host families for future foreign exchange students. Ana Green, area coordinator for the Educational Resource Development

Patriots hold off Dolphins, Wildcat to strengthen hold on AFC East - CBS Sports
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Randy Moss connected on two highlight-reel plays and the New England Patriots overcame the Miami Dolphins ‘ revived Wildcat offense for a 27-17 win Sunday. Moss set up the Patriots’ first touchdown with a one-handed

Coventry Resources Intersects High-Grade Gold at Pele Mountain’s - PR Inside
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/05/09 — Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GEM) (”Pele” or the “Company”) today announced that Coventry Resources Ltd. (”Coventry”) has reported its exploration progress at Pele’s Ardeen Gold Project in

Warning to foreign exchange markets - NZCity
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has warned foreign exchange markets, that New Zealand and Australia have different prospects for recovery. His remarks are a criticism of the market’s apparent inability to differentiate between New Zealand’s short

Say Howdy to the New Texas ETF - Seekingalpha.com
OOK Advisors launched an ETFs that focuses The Texas Large Companies ETF (NYSEArca: TXF ) allows investors access to Texas-based publicly traded companies. TXF is based on the SPADE Texas Index, a modified market capitalization weighted index

Hyatt Shares Jump in Debut on NYSE - ABC News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hyatt Hotels Corp shares jumped 8 percent in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, spurred by the hotel company’s strong balance sheet and low valuation. The $950 million initial public offering of Chicago-based

Premature births worsen US infant death rate - Charleston Daily Mail
ATLANTA (AP) - Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday. About 1 in 8 U.S. births are

Madoff: Had ‘too much credibility’ with SEC - Beaver County Times
As Bernard Madoff sat in jail a few months after pleading guilty to fraud, he sounded faintly boastful. The only problem with officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Washington headquarters, he said, is that he had “too much credibility

SEC alleges insider trading at San Francisco fund - NewOrleans.Com
NEW YORK (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit alleging insider trading Friday against the former chief financial officer of a San Francisco private equity fund and six others. The suit claims that Chen Tang, of Fremont

Somali pirates move British couple inland - Reuters AlertNet
MOGADISHU, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Somali pirates said on Saturday that a British couple captured in the Indian Ocean more than a week ago had been moved deeper into central Somalia after a row between rival pirate gangs. Gunmen seized Paul and Rachel

Wilton Cookie Exchange book will steal your heart and fill your gift - Examiner
Wilton Cookie Exchange is not just a book for those who want to host a cookie exchange party, it’s for anyone who loves to cook, give or eat cookies. This is an absolute must have in the kitchen. Are you determined to get a head start on your holiday

Harrah’s Entertainment buying back loans for $250M - Fresno Bee
Casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. says it has agreed to pay $250 million to buy back some commercial loans at a fraction of their face value. The Las Vegas-based company said in a federal Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday

Seeds, a favorite collectible connects gardeners - Seattle Times
PHILADELPHIA This summer, there must have been a dozen patches around the tiny borough of Narberth, Pa., sporting huge sunflowers. It was no accident. The supersize sun-lovers were grown from seeds swapped among neighbors earlier in the year at

Ask AP: Geo-engineering, Bernard Madoff’s assets - WSFA
These aren’t the tactics of a Hollywood supervillain - they’re controversial “geo-engineering” ideas that some say would help combat global warming. Is there any chance they would help? Curiosity about geo-engineering inspired one of the questions in

Notable Analyst Rating Change 10/29: FITB, AET, GNW, HGSI, WYN - StreetInsider.com
Robert Baird upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB ) from Neutral to Outperform with an $11 price target. JP Morgan upgrades Aetna (NYSE: AET ) from Neutral to Overweight. Bank of America upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW ) from Neutral to

VICTORIA AND ROYAL LIVER TO MERGE - Daily Express
BRITAIN’S two biggest friendly societies, Liverpool Victoria and Royal Liver Group, are reportedly in talks to create a 10billion mutual organisation with nearly five million members. Both declined to comment but according to reports they are in

Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson Shake Hands on Oprah Winfrey Show - FanHouse
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield shook hands on The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday, with Holyfield saying he has forgiven Tyson for biting him in their heavyweight title fight in 1997. “The most important thing is to forgive, and I forgave him,” Holyfield

Doer heads to Washington hopeful he can encourage freer trade - News1130.com
WASHINGTON - Canada’s newest ambassador to the United States says his contacts in the labour movement on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border may come in handy in the face of continuing tensions over protectionist Buy American policies. “I know some

Start-up set to advise investors on mutual fund industry - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A start-up company opens its website to paying customers on Monday with advice for investors leery of Wall Street in the wake of the financial crisis. KaChing, backed by venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and OpenTable

KaChing takes on mutual fund industry - CNET News
When I wrote about KaChing last December, the site was a fantasy stock market where you could track the pretend portfolios of other investors. But the game of make-believe is coming to an and at the comany, and KaChing is now letting users attach

Sports digest: Oct. 18 - Knoxville News Sentinel
CHICAGO - No punches were thrown. And neither bit off the other’s ear. Mutual praise and admiration dominated during a face-to-face meeting Friday between former world champion boxers Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield on a live episode of “The Oprah

DundeeWealth Launches First U.S. Funds - Wall Street Journal
One of Canada’s largest independent wealth-management firms, DundeeWealth, is launching its first mutual funds in the U.S. Through its U.S. subsidiary, Berwyn, Pa.-based DundeeWealth US, the Toronto wealth manager is introducing six mutual funds and