Consumer concerns, higher oil mix stocks 08/27/2008
NEW YORK - Wall Street ended mixed Tuesday as concerns about the path of Hurricane Gustav sent oil prices higher and offset a better-than-expected reading on consumer confidence. Comments from the Federal Reserve about rising inflation added to the market's uneasiness.
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FDIC: 117 troubled banks, highest level since 2007 08/27/2008
WASHINGTON - The number of troubled U.S. banks leaped to the highest level in about five years and bank profits plunged by 86 percent in the second quarter, as slumps in the housing and credit markets continued.
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Urban farms growing as cities seek safe, cheap food 08/26/2008
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dan Schuster breezes down the road in his green and yellow John Deere tractor, passing fast-food restaurants and strip malls on his way to work.
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From the Briefcase 08/26/2008
From wire reports
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Realtors say existing home sales rose in July, number of unsold homes hit record high 08/26/2008
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes rose in July, surpassing expectations, as buyers snapped up deeply discounted properties in parts of the country hit hardest by the housing bust.
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How will the economy shape up? 08/26/2008
Wall Street, meet Sesame Street.
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Dow down more than 240 points 08/26/2008
NEW YORK - Stocks sank in light trading Monday as worries about American International Group Inc. touched off broader concerns that the deterioration of the credit markets will bring more big losses for financial companies.
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Surge in U.S. grain exports snagged by infrastructure delays 08/25/2008
Across the country, from grain elevator to grain elevator, golden wheat and corn are piled in towering mounds, waiting for a rail car to haul them to market.
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Farmers' Almanac: 'Numb's the word!' 08/25/2008
LEWISTON, Maine - People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S.
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Stanford biologist sees money in preservation 08/25/2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Gretchen Daily wants to protect the planet by convincing governments and big investors there's money to be made - or at least saved - in preserving nature instead of exploiting it.
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