November 26th, 2009

Rising high among the towers in Business Bay, Burj Dubai, the world tallest tower, which is still under construction, is scheduled to be open in January 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. In a brief statement Wednesday ...

November 26th, 2009

... Kings ... NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Mai's disqualification and said reinstatement was not possible, but said the league would have no other comment. The league has taken gambling especially seriously since former referee Tim Donaghy

November 26th, 2009

Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. for what its worth. Recession proof just lost all credibility in my books by pumping HAO and continually posting on it. One message yes, maybe 2 including the response from another poster. I do ...

November 26th, 2009

Court-appointed receivers have provided a peek at the lives of the fallen wealthy this year. Tom Petters had his ritzy homes and fancy cars. Car king Denny Hecker had his gilded watches and countless golf clubs. Now comes Trevor Cook. Cook, a brash ...

November 26th, 2009

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills — causing a drop on world markets Thursday and ...

November 26th, 2009

(AP) — LAS VEGAS - Former NFL offensive lineman Ross Verba has been arrested on suspicion of failing to pay a $26,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas resort. Clark County prosecutors say the 36-year-old Verba was arrested in Phoenix this week on a ...

November 26th, 2009

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister on Thursday vowed there will be no delay in the withdrawal of U.S. troops despite an Iraqi political dispute that is expected to force a January vote to be postponed. In an interview with The Associated Press, however ...

November 26th, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mayor Michael Coleman is looking for legal authority to regulate a private casino project that he wants removed from a high-profile downtown neighborhood. Coleman said the casino location in the city’s Arena District is ...

November 26th, 2009

Dubai not too big to fail? 8:48pm on 26 Nov 2009 I remember thinking last autumn that this crisis would track the major events of early 1930's USA, with the exception that it would be thousands of non-financial corporations going bust this time ...

November 26th, 2009

It is early in the NBA season but, as we approach the end of the first quarter of the season, it is becoming more and more clear which teams are contenders and which teams are pretenders. While it is certainly too early to write teams off (except you ...