NEW YORK - April 11, 2011 - The Coalition for the Homeless says an all-time high number of New Yorkers turned to shelters last year.

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada - April 10, 2011 - The resilience of the Canadian housing market has confounded experts. While other property markets around the world have plunged, real estate prices in this country continue to reach new heights.

If the Canadian housing market does falter, the impact on the economy will be profound. Consumer spending and housing investment will feel the pain, and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp., which provides mortgage loan insurance, will face substantial losses.

WASHINGTON - April 8, 2011 - Wholesale businesses boosted inventories for the 14th consecutive month but sold fewer cars, pieces of furniture and petroleum products in February, the first decline in 20 months.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - April 7, 2011 - Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday it is cutting 1,900 mortgage jobs as home lending and refinancing slows, according to media reports.

NEW YORK - April 7, 2011 - Corn prices surged to record peaks in the United States Thursday amid tight supply and fierce demand driven in part by rapid expansion of biofuels production.

NEW YORK - April 7, 2011 - The U.S. is going down a similar road as that taken by Greece and Portugal with regard to its budget decisions, John E. Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo, said on Wednesday.

TOKYO, Japan - April 7, 2011 - Japan's economy is "under strong downward pressure" due to the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) says.