The Washington Post reported on the government's "Plan C", which will reportedly be focused on distressed commercial real estate markets, the high rate of delinquencies among homeowners, and the struggles of community and regional banks. ...

American Banker looks at what ...

FoxBusiness chimed in this morning on the outlook for commercial real estate with Ardsley Advisors Managing Partner Peter Avalone. Is there really $7 trillion in commercial real estate debt out there, as Avalone says? The MBA's stats (based on Fed...

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Crabtree & Evelyn, the maker of soaps, gifts and toiletries sold in 126 stores in 34 states, filed for bankruptcy protection in New York, citing a decline in consumer spending. The company, based in Woodstock, Conn., reported $46.2 million...

Coming back from the long holiday, here are some of news and notes from the past few days. Overall, it was pretty quiet. ...

There were two stories in the past three days looking at grocery stores and prices. Reuters has a piece up about how grocers are on the defensive because of dollar stores. Such chains are expanding rapidly and capitalizing on consumers' frugality...

I found this comment--in response to our "Retail Landlords Grant Temporary Deferments, Come Up with Barter System to Set Off Rent Declines" news analysis to be very interesting. I have put it here to see if there are additional thoughts on this...

McDonald's is adding some pricier Angus burgers to its menus nationwide. It's had these in test markets--including New York and Los Angeles. Now it's taking them nationwide.