Tax write-offs can mitigate market hits (Portsmouth Herald)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. and#8212; It's been a rough year for stocks and real estate. Many Americans are showing substantial losses in their financial portfolios.
TARGET CUTS BACK AMID LOWER PROFIT & SALES (New York Post)
Target's "cheap chic" clothing and housewares are falling out of fashion with cost-conscious shoppers. The Minneapolis-based discounter - which has long thrived on sales of low-priced apparel by Isaac Mizrahi and home furnishings by Michael...
Tuesday's news and tips (Investors Chronicle)
■Self storage group Big Yellow have done away with the interim dividend after announcing a £54m loss in the first six months due to a huge write-down on the value of its property assets.
How to Recession-proof Your Income (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Unless you live in the wilderness, you know the news on the economy is not good. Employers have been cutting workers from their payrolls for six months straight, according to the Labor Department, and economists don't expect the job market to improve any time soon.
Indian warship opens fire on pirate 'mother ship' (CTV.ca)
An Indian warship loaded with six-barreled 30-millimeter machine guns for close combat opened fire on a pirate ship, sinking the vessel off the coast of Somalia, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results for 2008 and Dividend Suspension (wallstreet:online AG)
Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. (167238;OTCBB:AKPB) ("Company"), the parent company of Alaska Pacific