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• Idaho tops $500 million in unemployment payouts

  October 12, 2009 The state has paid out nearly $504 million in regular, extended and supplemental unemployment insurance benefits so far this year. 1

• Retail creeps upward

  October 9, 2009 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Consumers last month began loosening the grip on their wallets, increasing spending slightly for the first time since the summer of 2008 mainly at discount retailers and on …

• Senate Democrats reach deal on extending benefits

  October 8, 2009 in Nation/World Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless workers across the country who are in danger of running …

• Economy faltering without stimulus

  October 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 The fragile economic recovery has relied heavily on government stimulus spending, but new data show that as the money runs out, a sustained rebound may be elusive. The dramatic decline …

• Slow recovery forecast for state

  October 2, 2009 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – The good news for the state is that the recession is pretty much over. The bad news: It won’t seem like the recession is over until the middle …

• New jobless claims rise; Americans’ spending jumps

  October 1, 2009 in Business, Nation/World First-time claims for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week, a sign employers are reluctant to hire and the job market remains weak.

• Consumer spending declines last month

  September 30, 2009 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Concerns that consumers won’t help drive a speedy and strong economic recovery only escalated Tuesday after an influential barometer of confidence fell unexpectedly in September. The Conference …

• Data show bumpy recovery

  September 26, 2009 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – A reminder that the path to an economic recovery will be a slow and bumpy one emerged Friday from weaker-than-expected data on durable goods orders and new home …

• Jobless aid passes House

  September 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to approve a $1.4 billion stopgap extension of jobless benefits, but some states are beginning to seek longer-term solutions to an unemployment …

• Historic Campbell House to reopen

  September 23, 2009 in City on Page A1 The historic Campbell House at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will reopen Oct. 7, after being closed since Jan. 2. The reopening is made possible by a “shift …

• House to vote to extend jobless benefits

  September 22, 2009 in Region WASHINGTON — The jobless in those states hardest hit by the recession would get some short-term federal relief under House legislation extending unemployment benefits, already at record levels, for 13 …

• Economic meltdown rewriting rules of investment

  September 22, 2009 in Business on Page A8 BOSTON – Stocks always rise over the long haul. Bonds are for retirees and investors with little taste for risk. Companies rarely cut their dividends. Those are three of the …

• Census figures show impact of recession on Americans

  September 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The recession is profoundly disrupting American life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools yet getting stuck in ever-worse traffic, staying put rather than moving …

• House moves to extend unemployment benefits

  September 21, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no …

• Recession is ‘likely over,’ Bernanke says

  September 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the recession is “very likely over,” offering his most explicit endorsement so far of the view, increasingly widespread among economists, … 2

• Bernanke says recession ‘very likely over’

  September 15, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday the worst recession since the 1930s is probably over, although he cautioned that pain — especially for the nearly 15 million unemployed Americans … 1

• Obama touts Wall Street changes

  September 14, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama sternly warned Wall Street on Monday against returning to the sort of reckless and unchecked behavior that threatened the nation with a second Great Depression.

• Idaho gov tells agencies to prepare for new cuts

  September 11, 2009 in Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has given state agency directors until the end of next week to draft plans to cut millions from their spending as state tax revenue continues to …

• Trade data indicate economy is reviving

  September 11, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The ending of the recession is boosting global trade, increasing U.S. imports by a record amount in July and boosting foreign demand for American goods for a third …

• White House reports 1 million jobs saved, created

  September 10, 2009 in Nation/World White House economists said today the Obama administration’s recovery efforts have saved or created more than one million jobs so far. 1

• Mortgage relief sets in

  September 10, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s $50 billion mortgage relief program is finally picking up speed after a sluggish and disappointing start: Nearly one in five eligible homeowners have been offered …

• New normal for home sales

  September 9, 2009 in Business on Page A8 The American dream of homeownership is still attainable. Buyers just have to deal with a new set of realities. A year after the collapse of the housing market triggered the …

• Grocery prices down in 2009

  September 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Grocery shoppers are finally seeing some reprieve from last year’s steep price increases. Food prices are dropping on some key items as retailers slash prices to better compete and food … 1

• The ripple effect: Veteran defying the recession

  September 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 Even in a recession, times are good for some people. Stacia Douglas is happy to be swimming against the current. Several months into a new job at Spokane’s VA Medical … 7

• Jobless rate climbs to highest level since 1983

  September 4, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for …

• Hard-hit sectors rebound

  September 2, 2009 in Business on Page A14 WASHINGTON – Two sectors of the economy that have suffered the longest, deepest decline in the recession – manufacturing and housing – are now expanding, according to new data offering …

• Bailout’s bottom line

  September 1, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – A gaggle of big banks have repaid their loans to the government under the $700 billion financial rescue. Is there a chance taxpayers will eventually recoup the rest … 3

• Airlines may face precarious ride in fall, winter

  August 30, 2009 in Business on Page E5 DALLAS – Airlines cut fares to get more passengers on planes and salvage the summer travel season, but now their job gets harder heading into the slower fall and winter …

• Reality stalls Dubai’s dream

  August 30, 2009 in Business on Page E1 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Walk through the grand arched entrance of Universal Studios’ Dubai theme park, and you step into … wind-swept desert. No Hollywood thrill rides, no ticket …

• Flat incomes putting recovery in jeopardy

  August 29, 2009 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Household income in the United States is essentially stagnant, raising doubts about whether consumers already hurt by job losses can sustain an economic recovery. Especially in the U.S., …

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