Keeping it local
Instead of paying so much attention to New York City, students should take a look at what's going on in Philly Zachary Noyce I dare you.

Salem harpist embraced life with flamboyance
Editor's note: Everyone's life has a story. In "Lives," we'll be telling some of those stories about North Shore people who have died recently.

Foreign investors love U.S. real estate
Many Americans are anxious about the real estate market. But foreign investors see U.S. apartments, hotels, shopping centers, warehouses and offices as good investments, according to a new survey.

Embattled Sears CEO To Step Down
Department store retailer Sears Holdings Corp. said Monday that its president and chief executive would step down at the end of its fiscal year this week, the latest blow for an ailing company that's struggling …

Investment banks cut 140 jobs on crisis
Credit Suisse Group and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. led seven financial firms in firing about 140 people who dealt with bonds tied to commercial mortgages or related lending, newsletter Commercial Mortgage …