MOUNT HOOD, Ore. – It’s quite a contrast from last year. In 2007, heavy snowfall early in the fall had Mount Hood ski resorts opening early, and it piled up all winter. There were smiles on the faces of local business operators who rely on the ...

1 Dec 2008

THE TURMOIL OF FINANCIAL TRANSITION remains omnipresent throughout the U.S. options market as investors increasingly look for protection and help in dealing with an unforgiving stock market. On Monday, investors continued arranging puts and calls in ...

1 Dec 2008

Austria's Hermann Maier has become the second oldest skier to win a World Cup race after victory in the Lake Louise super-G in Canada. The 35-year-old recorded his 54th career win in a time of 1 minute 29.84 seconds, 0.59 seconds ahead of Canada's ...

1 Dec 2008

HTMT Global Solutions, the business process outsourcing (BPO) and call centre services outfit of the diversified Hinduja Group, is believed to have deferred its annual day party, which usually takes place in December. Some others in this industry ...

1 Dec 2008

SEATTLE Police say a man who was walking on the tracks of Seattle Monorail has surrendered. Seattle police spokesman Mark Jamieson says that about 10 a.m. on Monday a man walked onto the tracks of the elevated train next to the Westlake Center ...

1 Dec 2008

THE economic crisis is producing a new round of winners and losers as the Reserve Bank slashes interest rates for home owners, consumer prices continue to fall, and pensioners and families line up for cash bonuses. A household with a $400,000 ...

1 Dec 2008