Drought forces Missouri River closed to commercial navigation Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - AP. ST. LOUIS - Low water levels caused by a persistent drought have halted commercial navigation on the Missouri River for the fourth year in a row. ...

Optos seals commercial telescope deal Scotsman, United Kingdom - OPTOS, the Scottish medical technology specialist, has signed a deal to commercialise technology developed to refine space telescopes to improve their retinal ...

US commercial real-estate peak seen: report People's Daily Online, China - The US commercial real-estate cycle appears to have reached its peak and will begin pulling back in 2007, according to a new survey of industry executives, The ...