Retail sales rise 0.3 percent in February - Evansville Courier-Press
In this Feb. 22, 2010 photo, people walk by a Bath and Body Works at a shopping mall in Dallas. Retail sales post surprising 0.3 pct February increase raising hopes economy gaining momentum. (AP Photo/LM Otero) WASHINGTON — Retail sales posted a

Who Is Celestino Caballero? My Thoughts And In the - East Side Boxing
He wants the world to know that he came from a ghetto in Colon and he has made himself into a world champion. That all sounded great, and it wasn't that I didn't believe him, but it just never really rang home until then. . Then I realized who I was

'I can't bear to watch my son live this life,' wrote - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK - A mother accused of killing her autistic son in a botched murder-suicide attempt claimed in a newly released letter she wanted to spare the boy from predatory adults she believed had abused him. Gigi Jordan painted a picture of persecution

Walley's owner files for bankruptcy - Tahoe Daily Tribune
a result, consumers have drastically decreased their discretionary spending on luxury items, including vacations. This trend has been so marked as to give rise to a new term— the ‘staycation,' or stay-at-home vacation.” Court documents

The Old Masters Come Roaring Back - Wall Street Journal
In this small Dutch town near the Belgian border, a space the size of five football fields brims this week with $4 billion worth of art. There's a $15 million Botticelli, "Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John," hanging on one wall, and a $7.5

Retail sales post surprising gain in February despite - Minneapolis Star Tribune
It suggested that snowbound Americans headed out to eat to get a break from their homes. Some analysts had suspected that Shoppers shrugged off snowstorms to visit an array of merchants, from luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. to middlebrow Macy's

Custom-designed Jackson furniture up for auction - YAHOO!
said the furniture was ordered by the "Thriller" singer for a home near London he planned to rent during a series of 50 comeback concerts in England last year. The collection, commissioned by Jackson from Italian luxury furniture maker

Retail sales report offers positive surprise - Lansing State Journal
That suggested that snowbound Americans headed out to eat and get a break from their homes. Consumer spending is being Shoppers shrugged off major snowstorms to visit a broad array of merchants from luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. to middlebrow

Best affordable beach resorts - MSNBC
From the plastic palm tree–lined beaches of the Jersey Shore to the powdery white sands of Belize, beach vacations never go out of style. “Beach destinations remain incredibly popular with travelers right now,” says T+L A-List agent Kimberly

Retail sales post surprising gain in Feb., raising - Stockhouse
WASHINGTON - There was a surprising increase in U.S. retail sales in February, a month notable for the snowstorms that buried major eastern cities and shut down the government bureaucracy in Washington for several days. The advance, the biggest since