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Tanker operator DHT Maritime Inc. on Tuesday said depressed charter rates, weak demand and a one-time financial hedging loss drove down its third-quarter profit by 91 percent. Third-quarter results, along with news that the company suspended its dividend for the...

Black Friday shopping is expected to pick up more than 16% this year, according to a survey released Tuesday. A staggering 57 million people said they would "definitely" head to stores this year, up from 49 million in 2008 ,...

Brett Favre has been fueling Minnesota's passing game with remarkable efficiency, a rhythm reflected by the 40-year-old's career-high completion percentage of 88 posted over the weekend. The Vikings (9-1) wouldn't be thriving, though, without the success Favre's new pass-catching friends...

Now Wal-Mart , the mightiest retail giant in history, may have met its own worthy adversary: Amazon.com . In what is emerging as one of the main story lines of the 2009 post-recession shopping season, the two heavyweight retailers are...

Paul School board selected Valeria Silva as its final superintendent candidate Monday night, ending a search that focused heavily on local candidates...She beat out two other finalists -- Charles Hopson, deputy superintendent of the Portland (Ore.) School District, and Deborah...

After the defense performed well in the first period, the Seahawks were torched for three Brett Favre touchdown passes in the second quarter to put the game out of reach. Given time to throw, Brett Favre completed 22 of 25...

As if the 9-1 Minnesota Vikings needed to rub in anything beyond their total dominance of the Seahawks in a 35-9 win Sunday, they made an effort to showcase former Seattle guard Steve Hutchinson, whom they hired away after the...

According to a lawsuit filed in Minnesota last month, several of Gwen and Bon Jovi's compositions were publicly performed at Sally's Salloon & Eatery -- and they claim the bar never got the licensing it needed. Now Bon Jovi, Gwen,...