| Experts Predict Sharp Decline in Luxury Market During First Half of 2009 Analysts say worldwide, consumers have cut back on buying discretionary items, like diamonds, perfume and hand-made leather goods voanews.com |
Express Route to Divorce Has Familiar Delays A new no-fault divorce law removes some obstacles, but doesn’t necessarily speed up the process. nytimes.com |
Honduran Businesses Still Wait to Heal Businesspeople say four months of political turmoil have caused long-term economic damage, isolating a country that had only recently drawn international investment and tourism. feeds.nytimes.com |
Bodies Pile Up as Haiti Quake Toll Rises PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Troops and planeloads of food and medicine trickled in to Haiti on Thursday to aid a traumatized nation still rattled by aftershocks from the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people. feeds.nytimes.com |
Aid Arrives but Few Are Lucky to Get It Even as more aid flows into Haiti, the challenges in handing out food and water at a golf-course illustrate the hurdles in distributing aid across the city. feeds.nytimes.com |