Cosmopolitan Dubai was perfect spot for Hamas killing - Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - If Israel was behind the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai, then it chose its ground well: a bustling trade and tourism hub, known for its anonymity and openness, and in the United Arab Emirates with which Israel has no ties to

Pending U.S. Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall (Update2) - BusinessWeek
March 4 (Bloomberg) -- The number of contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly declined in January, showing the extension of a tax credit is sparking little interest. The index of purchase agreements, or pending home sales, fell 7.6

Retailers report strong gains for February - Associated Press
A broad array of merchants, from luxury retailer Nordstrom to midbrow Macy's Inc. to discounter Target Corp., reported solid sales increases on Thursday that beat Wall Street analysts' estimates. The overall 3.7 percent gain in February, according to

Shopping for Gifts on the Fly - ABC News
After travelling for days between endless business meetings you are finally heading home. And probably one of the last words muttered by a loved before your departure sounded something like: Don't forget to bring me something nice! Singapore?s Changi

Egypt throws out death sentence for tycoon trial - San Francisco Chronicle
FILE - Popular Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim poses during a video clip filming in Cairo, Egypt in this March 2008 file photo. An Egyptian court has ordered Thursday March 4, 2010, a retrial for Hisham Talaat Moustafa, an Egyptian real estate

Wall Street Is Mixed Ahead of Jobs Report - New York Times
Shares traded within a narrow range on Thursday after a better-than-expected dip in initial jobless claims and improving retail sales. However, investors are expected to avoid making any big moves before Friday’s monthly employment report. European

Jobless claims drop, retail sales climb - San Francisco Chronicle
New claims for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that layoffs may be easing as the economy slowly recovers. Meanwhile, retailers reported Thursday that sales rose in February by the largest amount since November 2007, a month before the

Retrial ordered for Egyptian billionaire in singer's murder - Los Angeles Times
Blood-soaked clothes were found dumped outside the building, and Moustafa, who built a real estate empire of luxury hotels and resorts and was a leading force behind the pricey Western-style suburbs that ring Cairo.

Retrial for Egyptian Mogul Facing Death - CBS News
Learn about the people, economy and history. (AP) An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the retrial of a real estate mogul sentenced to death for murdering his former lover, a Lebanese pop star, in a case that transfixed the Arab world. The 50-year