Updated: 03/12/10 11:57 PM
WASHINGTON … Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to
let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances.
The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.
Updated: 03/13/10 8:27 AM
The $294.8 million Canal Side project took another step Friday toward final state approval.
Updated: 03/13/10 6:38 AM
NEW YORK — A court-appointed examiner investigating the failure of Lehman Brothers has accused the investment bank of using accounting trickery to hide its troubled finances, blaming senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for major lapses that led to the firm’s collapse and a global financial meltdown.
