Silicon Valley Million-Dollar Home Sales and Prices Up in July, Coldwell Banker - PR.com
Los Gatos, CA, August 20, 2010 --( PR.com )-- Million-dollar home sales and the median sale price in Silicon Valley rose again in July over last year, although sales were off from June’s two-year high level, according

Stocks recover following weak home sales report - San Francisco Gate
Stocks recovered from an early slump and are ending higher after traders picked through the market for beaten-down stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average is ending up 20 points Wednesday after having been

Potash’s Doyle Parlays Monkey Brains Into $445 Million - BusinessWeek
(Updates with closing share price in fifth paragraph.) Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bill Doyle says he’s tasted what’s driving global demand for

Asia Day Ahead: Potash CEO Doyle Parlays Monkey Brains Into $445 Million - Bloomberg
Investors face defaults on government bonds given the burden of aging populations and the difficulty of increasing tax revenue, according to a Morgan Stanley executive director. U.S. Economy: Durables, Housing

Fire Damages Million-Dollar Charity Home - msnbc.com
A million-dollar home used for a local charity now faces about $500,000 in damages after a fire. Firefighters said the Holly Road home in Brentwood caught fire at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The homeowner had just moved

Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds 'purchase 2.8 million dollar L.A. home' - New Kerala
Washington, Aug 13 : American actress Scarlett Johansson and husband Ryan Reynolds have bought themselves a 2.8 million dollar home in Los Angeles. The Hollywood couple purchased the two-bedroom, three-bath house in the

Andy Roddick at home in Cincinnati - The Oakland Press
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Andy Roddick was impressed by the changes at the Cincinnati Masters. Still, he's hoping to continue his success there. Ten million dollars was spent on improving the Lindner Family Tennis

A.M. Roundup: We’re $700 million richer - Albany Times Union (blog)
Good morning! Some good stuff to digest today: millions of federal dollars, a debate last night at Union College and primaries in Alaska, Arizona and Florida. Here are the headlines… New York won $700 million in Race to

Judge weighs Hertz merger with Dollar Thrifty - Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Attorneys representing shareholders of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group asked a Delaware judge on Wednesday to delay a vote on the rental car company's proposed $1.2 billion acquisition