Japanese stocks fall after Prime Minister Abe says he'll quit
TOKYO_Japanese stocks fell Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would resign after a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.

Nation/World briefs
A trade group for real estate agents on Tuesday lowered its forecast 2007 existing home sales for the eighth-straight month, predicting a drop of 8.6 percent from last year.

AM Edition: Somber 9/11 rituals under rainy skies, more N.J….
Posted by Michael A. Wattkis September 12, 2007 5:03AM The venue was different, but the ceremony was not.

NAR Not-so-subtly Asks Builders To Lay Off
For its latest forecast, the National Association of Realtors suggests that tighter credit for home mortgages will "measurably dampen home sales in the short term and postpone an expected recovery for …