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• Unemployment news pushes S&P index to five-year high

  January 24, 2013 in Business NEW YORK (AP) — A sudden drop in claims for unemployment benefits helped push the Standard & Poor’s 500 index above 1,500 for the first time since December 2007. 19

• Getting There: Five Mile Prairie Pathways plan OK’d

  October 22, 2012 in City on Page A1 Two years of work by residents of Five Mile Prairie has resulted in a comprehensive plan for developing bicycle and pedestrian pathways. The plan acknowledges the challenges of creating safe … 3

• Downtown’s Beignets closes, blames loiterers

  October 4, 2012 in City, Food on Page A1 Owners of a downtown Spokane restaurant are closing their doors and blaming teens and adults who they say loiter on the block and harass customers. Judie Sowards, who owns Beignets … 64

• Jobs report sends stocks soaring

  August 4, 2012 in Business on Page F1 NEW YORK – A surge in hiring last month got a big welcome on Wall Street on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 217.29 points to close at 13,096.17, …

• European pledge carries the day

  July 28, 2012 in Business on Page F1 NEW YORK – Faced with Facebook, Starbucks and Angela Merkel, the market chose to focus on Merkel. For a second day, the U.S. stock market powered higher after European leaders, …

• Markets surge on European plan

  June 30, 2012 in City on Page F1 Financial markets around the world stormed higher Friday after European leaders came up with a breakthrough plan to rescue banks, relieve debt-burdened governments and restore investor confidence. The Dow Jones …

• Dow loses 251 in 2nd-biggest drop of the year

  June 21, 2012 in Business Worries about the U.S. economy are sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 251 points, the second-worst drop this year.

• Stocks fall sharply after weak jobs report

  June 1, 2012 in Business, Nation/World Stocks fell sharply today after the release of a dismal report on job creation in the United States. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 200 points, erasing what … 29

• Stocks plummet as outlook in Europe dims

  May 30, 2012 in Nation/World Fear about Europe’s financial stability caused traders to retreat from most investments seen as risky today, punishing U.S. stocks and pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to … 2

• Stocks gain on Wall Street; Facebook falls

  May 21, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — After a weekend that brought both fresh concerns about Europe and hopeful signs about China, investors decided to focus on the latter. 6

• Getting There: Busy North Side intersection getting roundabout

  April 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 The popular arterial route on the west side of Whitworth University is going to be closed to through traffic later this spring for major reconstruction, including installation of a roundabout. … 43

• Dow suffers worst decline in a month

  April 4, 2012 in Business NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average has suffered a triple-digit decline for only the second time this year. 5

• Strong retail sales lifts Nasdaq, Dow to new highs

  March 13, 2012 in Business NEW YORK — U.S. stocks leapt today, with the Nasdaq composite finishing above 3,000 for the first time in 11 years, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its dividend, retail … 3

• Dow falls more than 200, interrupting 2012 rally

  March 6, 2012 in Business Stocks suffered their biggest losses in three months today, the first hiccup in a strong and steady rally to start the year. Wall Street worried about the global economy and … 7

• Dow closes above 13,000, first time since crisis

  February 28, 2012 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average today reclaimed the last of the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and … 15

• Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since ’08 crisis

  February 21, 2012 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 today for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the … 27

• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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

• Lofty week closes with quiet day

  December 3, 2011 in City on Page F1 NEW YORK – An early rally fizzled on the stock market Friday but still left the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 7.4 percent for the week, its biggest gain …

• 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

• Stocks soar after big holiday shopping weekend

  November 28, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Hopes for a more far-reaching solution to Europe’s debt crisis and a strong start to the U.S. shopping season sent stocks sharply higher today. 6

• Greece shocks markets with referendum on austerity

  November 1, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Worries that a planned Greek referendum could scuttle a plan to resolve Europe’s debt crisis rattled markets this morning. Stocks indexes plunged in the U.S. and Europe. The dollar and … 6

• Stocks soar on European pledge to help banks

  October 10, 2011 in Business Stocks are closing sharply higher after the leaders of France and Germany promised to strengthen European banks.

• Stocks trim losses on hopes for Fed action

  October 4, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks made up much of their morning losses today after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is prepared to take more steps to stimulate the economy. The … 2

• Stocks end gloomy 3rd quarter on a weak note

  September 30, 2011 The worst quarter for the stock market since the financial crisis ended on another down note. 1

• Dow falls nearly 400 on fears about economy

  September 22, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks have closed sharply lower after investors sold stocks with abandon, convinced that the U.S. and the world are headed for a new recession. 4

• Stocks plunge as worries about Europe intensify

  September 9, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The problems that weighed down stocks all summer show no sign of letting up. 2

• Stocks plunge after U.S. hiring dries up in August

  September 2, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks tumbled today on news that the U.S. economy added no new jobs last month. The jobs report was the weakest in almost a year. It renewed fears that the … 11

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