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• Dow’s close best since May 2008

  February 4, 2012 in Business on Page F1 NEW YORK – A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, …

• Market closes at highest level since 2008

  February 3, 2012 in Business NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis. 32

• Winning streak comes to an end

  January 28, 2012 in City on Page F1 NEW YORK – The stock market closed mostly lower Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first losing week of 2012, after the government reported that economic growth …

• ‘Occupy’ activists protest World Economic Forum

  January 25, 2012 in Nation/World DAVOS, Switzerland — Activists linked to the global ’Occupy’ movement used giant red weather balloons to stage a flying protest over the venue of the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, … 2

• Obama to take on economy in State of the Union

  January 24, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ready to reclaim the spotlight with a plea for economic fairness in a State of Union address that opposition Republicans panned in advance as … 7

• State higher education spending sees big decline

  January 23, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI — State funding for higher education has declined because of a slow recovery from the recession and the end of federal stimulus money, according to a study released Monday. 17

• Unemployment rate drops in both Washington, Idaho

  January 21, 2012 in Business on Page A1 Kootenai County’s unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in December to 9.8 percent – breaking a string of 19 months in which the jobless rate was stuck in double … 11

• Washington, Idaho jobless rates fall again

  January 20, 2012 in Business Conflicting data continues to cloud Washington’s economic outlook and jobless rates. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics said today that unemployment dropped to 8.5 percent in December from 8.7 percent … 5

• Oregon eatery recruits customer investors

  January 15, 2012 in News A struggling Oregon restaurant owner has a deal for customers: If they chip in toward his overhead, he’ll pay them back in half price food.

• Half the pay, none of the work? Who wouldn’t?

  January 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 You know the problem, surely, with unemployment insurance. It’s so cushy, no one ever wants to go back to work. So trying to help people stay out of the poorhouse … 11

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  Robideaux: To thrive in this economy, you have to evolve

  January 8, 2012 in Features on Page D1 In the new economy, professions won’t run in families as easily as they once did. Generations of doctors, lawyers and small-business owners might soon seem an old-economy relic. Andy Robideaux, …

• Consumer confidence index surges in December

  December 27, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Americans are gaining faith that the economy is on the upswing. The monthly Consumer Confidence Index surged to the highest level since April and is approaching a post-recession peak. 9

• New-home sales up in Nov. but 2011 figures dismal

  December 23, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Americans bought slightly more new homes in November, but 2011 will likely end up as the worst year for sales in history.

• Census: Population slowing in large portions of U.S.

  December 21, 2011 in Nation/World, Idaho Many states that posted big population gains in the 2010 census are now seeing their decade-long growth fizzle, hurt by a prolonged economic slump that is stretching into larger portions …

• County jobless rate holds steady

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A12 About 1,100 jobs were created in Spokane County during November – a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for those seeking work. Doug Tweedy, the regional labor economist who …

• Spokane county adds 1,100 jobs in November

  December 20, 2011 in City About 1,100 jobs were created in Spokane County during November — a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for those seeking work. 9

• Unemployment fell in 43 states in November

  December 20, 2011 in Nation/World Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, the most number of states to report such declines in eight years. The falling state rates reflect the brightening jobs picture nationally. 29

• Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts

  December 20, 2011 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average surged 337 points today following encouraging signs out of Europe and a jump in apartment construction in the U.S. It was the best day for …

• Jobless rate falls sharply in Idaho

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 The unemployment rate in Idaho fell three-tenths of a percentage point to a two-year low of 8.5 percent in November. State officials say that’s the largest one-month decline since 1983. …

• Government scammers come in all shapes and sizes

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page B1 Surely, by now, you’ve heard of the Lake Washington welfare scammers. A Seattle-area chiropractor and his wife, living in a million-dollar home and driving a Jaguar and fraudulently slurping up … 5

• Senate rejects two balanced budget amendments

  December 14, 2011 in Nation/World The Senate today voted against changing the Constitution to require a balanced budget as Congress hit yet another dead end in its search for a way out of its fiscal … 12

• Fed says economy is healthier; takes no new steps

  December 13, 2011 in Nation/World The Federal Reserve on Tuesday portrayed the U.S. economy as slightly healthier and held off on any new steps to boost the economy. Hiring is picking up and consumers are … 3

• $1 trillion-plus spending bill taking shape in Congress

  December 12, 2011 in Nation/World Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers reached a tentative agreement today on a sprawling $1 trillion-plus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies … 3

• Report: House flippers a big cause of recession

  December 12, 2011 in City LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new federal report shows that speculative real estate investors played a larger role than originally thought in driving the housing bubble that led to record … 36

• Obama: Jobless rate could drop to 8% by election

  December 9, 2011 in Nation/World Setting a new bar for the nation’s economy, President Barack Obama said the unemployment rate could fall to 8 percent before he faces re-election next November. 14

• Area home sale prices continue to decline

  December 7, 2011 in Business, City Average home sales prices in Spokane fell by 4.1 percent in October, in line with national and regional declines driven in part by foreclosures and high unemployment. The Spokane sales … 5

• Providence to add 250 billing jobs in Spokane

  December 6, 2011 in City Providence Health & Services is moving 250 medical billing jobs to Spokane from its headquarters in Renton. 10

• Obama embracing Roosevelt’s middle-class appeal

  December 6, 2011 in Nation/World — President Barack Obama is channeling President Theodore Roosevelt, embracing a mantle of economic fairness for the nation’s middle class today that draws parallels to the progressive reformer’s calls for … 10

• Nordstrom, Costco beat retail estimates

  December 1, 2011 in Business Oh what a difference a weekend can make. 4

• Dow soars 490 points after move by central banks

  November 30, 2011 in Business A move by the world’s central banks to lower the cost of borrowing exhilarated investors today, sending the Dow Jones industrial average soaring 490 points and easing fears of a … 1

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