The Honolulu Advertiser

The Honolulu Advertiser - Business Business articles for Friday, July 18, 2008

Business
•	Office vacancy rate hits 2-year high
•	Five Starbucks in Hawaii scheduled to close down
•	Young Brothers welcoming a second new freight barge
REAL ESTATE
•	Mortgage rates drop across board
•	California expands Countrywide lawsuit
•	Merrill Lynch posts $4.89B loss, will sell off some assets
•	Oahu home prices down 2.9%
TECHNOLOGY
•	Mighty wind power project approved for west Texas
INDUSTRY
•	Spiraling oil prices appear to be over
OTHER BUSINESS
•	$6.7M grant awarded for cancer research
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•	Alaska Air expands Hawaii service
•	Google's profits below predictions for 2nd quarter
•	Trade winds