Homebuilder Toll Brothers posts narrower 1Q loss - Kansas City Star
Toll Brothers Inc. said Wednesday the slow recovery of the housing market helped the luxury homebuilder post a narrower loss in its fiscal first quarter. But CEO Robert Toll isn't looking for a speedy or smooth recovery, saying the housing market

Tim Blixseth goes on trial for 'looting' Montana resort - Desert Sun
BILLINGS, Mont. — The founder of the millionaires-only Yellowstone Club goes on trial today to face claims he fleeced the private ski resort out of at least $286 million. Before its 2008 bankruptcy filing, the Montana club gained a reputation as an

Rough road is forecast for car dealers' service departments - Los Angeles Times
The service departments of auto dealers are headed for tough times. That's the conclusion of a report issued Wednesday by consumer research company J.D. Power & Associates, which also released its annual rankings of consumer satisfaction with dealer

Full text of Mayor Michael B. Coleman's speech - Columbus Dispatch
This is my 11th State of the City. We've been through much together. We've had tough times together. And, most importantly, we've changed our city together. Take a look at some of these pictures behind me. This is a parking lot in Downtown's

Dubai: 15 more suspects in Hamas slaying - Journal Gazette and Times Courier
At least 15 more suspects carrying foreign passports were linked Wednesday to an elaborate hit squad slaying of a Hamas commander that Dubai's police chief claims was likely carried out by Israel's Mossad secret service. The latest accusations by

Report: Bobcats interested in Thompson - Burlington County Times
The Sacramento Bee is reporting that Larry Brown and the Charlotte Bobcats are interested in acquiring Kings second-year power forward Jason Thompson. The Bee, citing unnamed sources, said the Kings are looking for a center and could consider

Slifer Smith & Frampton participates in 13 of the top 15 Vail Valley - Vail Daily News
Slifer Smith & Frampton brokers had 22 of the 30 buying and selling sides of these 15 luxury home transactions. The company's market share in the entire valley is consistently over 50 percent — and nearly 80 percent of the market in the over-$5