Economy showing strength as retail sales climb - Examiner
The economy is showing renewed strength as retail sales surged last month and factory orders also increased. Yet there's little evidence such growth will lead to more hiring soon - unless recent gains in consumer spending force companies to add

Texas looks to utilize deep roster - Daily Texan Online
Head coach Connie Clark described her team as “under the radar” before the first pitch of the 2010 seawson. She now calls them something different: lean and mean. “Since day one, we have talked about how we are going to be lean and mean with

Despite Storms, Retailers Showed Gains in February - New York Times
Sales at the nation’s retailers were markedly better in February than in the month a year ago as the retailing sector stabilized and categories hurt most by the downturn showed signs of life. But the results reported by retailers on Thursday looked

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 better-than-expected solid sales increases on Thursday that beat Wall Street analysts' estimates. The overall 3.7 percent gain in

Investment guru Ian Thow sentenced to nine years in jail for - Vancouver Sun
Neither the mortgages nor the shares existed. Thow was able to get people to cash in RRSPs, take out bank loans or mortgage their homes so they could invest in his “low-risk” deals. He even filled out the bank-loan forms himself and then got the

Dacor Introduces the Distinctive 30" Dual-Fuel Range - Forbes
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dacor(R) , market leader in luxury kitchen appliance design, manufacturing and distribution, today introduced the new Distinctive(TM) 30" Dual-Fuel Range. Offering the perfect balance of stylish design and