Steve Rosenbaum: The Dawn of the Diamond Age
I've been reading a lot of gloom and doom lately. I even thought for a moment all the dire predictions might be right.

TSX up on BHP Billiton earns, higher oil; NY weak despite Lowe's earns
Positive earnings from the mining sector and higher oil prices helped send the Toronto stock market sharply higher Monday morning.

Prudential Study Sheds Light on the Increasing Costs of Long-Term Care
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2030 the number of Americans aged 65 and older will more than double to 71 million, comprising approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population.

Big Harlem landlord signals end is near
Default looms for owner of historic apartment complex. In a sign that even New York's healthy residential market isn't immune from the nation's housing woes, the owners of the rent-stabilized Riverton Houses in …

Housing starts probably slumped in July: US economy preview
Posted online: Monday , August 18, 2008 at 01:53 hrs Updated On: Monday , August 18, 2008 at 01:53 hrs US builders began work in July on the fewest houses in 17 years and the economic outlook dimmed, indicating …