February 15, 2011

Severe storms and cautious airlines taking pre-emptive action have made this winter a bad one for travel.

Budget-crunched police departments across the country are retiring their horses and closing their stables.

Many big companies, facing higher raw material costs, say they cannot hold off any longer and must raise prices.

Department stores believe buyers are tired of the same things everywhere, and are signing exclusive contracts.

More than 10,000 people streamed into Pearl Square as a political protest merged with a funeral procession in the Persian Gulf kingdom.