Zoopla.co.uk: UK Housing Market Confidence WanesWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:10AMLONDON, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - According to Zoopla.co.uk housing market confidence is down in all regions except London and the South East; only 57% of customers expect house prices to grow over the next 6 months - The number of …
Wal-Mart's Midlife CrisisWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:54AMJohn E. Fleming, Wal-Mart's newly appointed chief merchandising officer, is staring hard at a display of $14 women's T-shirts in a Supercenter a few miles from the retailer's Bentonville (Ark.) headquarters.
Hot in the KitchenWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:08AMBy all appearances, Giovanna Mingroni was living a chef's dream. In the mid-1990s, she snagged a coveted entry-level role at the celebrated Zuni Café in San Francisco. Five short years later, she had scratched her way up the ladder to the No. 2 spot, right behind chef and co-owner Judy Rodgers.
Dailey; Big-item purchases proved disastrousWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:22AMOne summer, some 18 years or so ago, I was engaged in one of my favorite pastimes. I was attending an auction at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.
Investor says Bellevue developer is a price-fixing fraudTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:38PMThe largest investor in a development meant to reshape an Eastern Washington city has sued the embattled Bellevue developer, claiming that fraud and a failed attempted at price-fixing doomed the multi-million dollar project.
New homes on rise: South lags behind national jump; multi-unit construction leads JuneTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:27PMNew construction of residential housing across the nation jumped in June, easily surpassing most estimates and supporting the stock market's largest one-day gain this year, but the South lagged behind the national trend.
Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Probably Rebounded From Six-Month LowTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:22PMSales of previously owned U.S. homes probably rose in June from a six-month low as the industry struggled to overcome rising unemployment and foreclosures, economists said before a report today.
In-Depth: Xbox Live Arcade Sales Analysis, July 2011Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:43PM[Gamasutra contributor Ryan Langley examines June 2011's Xbox Live Arcade debuts and continuing successes, with charts and Leaderboard data showing the performance of XBLA titles from Trenched to Magic 2012.] Despite the first two weeks of June having zero new Xbox Live Arcade titles, the month was surprisingly packed with new games -- seven titles were released during the month, and it proved ...
Hort Awards & Fine Art Attract Large Crowd To Marion Estate AuctionTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:51PM:Now in its second year, the annual Marion estate sale, organized jointly by boyhood friends and early antiques dealers Frank McNamee of Marion Antique Shop and C. David Glynn of Turkey Creek Antiques in Citrus, Fla., attracted a large crowd June 26. Local residents, collectors and dealers gathered to inspect the material from several local estates at the VFW post.