SMARTBOX, a leader in providing portable storage and moving solutions to commercial and residential customers has sold its latest franchise to service the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. The new franchise owners, Charley MacKenzie and Matthew Bowry...

More signs of slowing US economy BBC News, UK - ... "This tells us what we already knew about the economy - at least the services side - that generally it is losing momentum as we move into the fourth quarter ...

Reuters - America's deficit with the rest of the world hit a fresh high of $69.9 billion in August, partly because of lofty oil prices that since have eased.