Reuters - Lower oil prices and a U.S. commercial property boom will help offset the serious problem of a cooling housing market, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said in an interview published on Tuesday.

Many owners of smaller companies are limiting the growth and development of their enterprises by failing to assemble an effective board of competent directors. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2006)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers binged on toys and electronics this Thanksgiving weekend, leaving retailers and analysts to wonder if demand has already been satiated and whether discounts that spurred the three-day spree will cut into profits.