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Consumer borrowing reaches a 3-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans borrowed more money in July than any other month in more than three years. But they cut back on using their credit cards.
Wal-Mart brings back layaway for holiday shoppers
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart is bringing back something its customers have been asking for since the Great Recession: layaway.
Movers and Shakers September 9, 2011
Mountain West Bank hires CFO
Investment chief sees growth, though slow, for U.S.
COEUR d'ALENE - Frederic Dickson, chief investment strategist for D.A. Davidson and Co., said Thursday the economy is not headed for another recession.
School shopping? Kids not necessary
NEW YORK - Anyone who has taken their kids back-to-school shopping knows how hard it can be to resist pleas for a Dora the Explorer folder or a Lightning McQue…
Fans will continue to cheer Cubs, drink Old Style
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's iconic workingman's brew will continue to have a place at Wrigley Field.
Movers and Shakers September 8, 2011
Local company awarded New Mexico works contract
Shocker: Power demand from U.S. homes is falling
NEW YORK - American homes are more cluttered than ever with devices, and they all need power: Cellphones and iPads that have to be charged, DVRs that run all h…
Gold fever sweeps criminal underworld
LOS ANGELES - Gus Rodriguez looks more like a soldier than a jewelry store security guard, with a Beretta handgun strapped to his bulletproof vest, shades wrap…
Stocks fall again as Europe's debt worries deepen
NEW YORK - Europe's debt problems rumbled through global financial markets again Tuesday.
The future is in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE - The future was on display in Moses Lake with the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing plant.
Chamber spells out its own job agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) - Putting a business imprint on the debate over jobs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday issued an open letter to Congress and to the White House calling for a series of measures designed to inc…
Many workers stuck with part-time
WASHINGTON - The job market is even worse than the 9.1 percent unemployment rate suggests.
Cubs fans worry about losing ...
CHICAGO - Tim Fleming and Jennifer Miller took the plastic cups of Old Style from the Wrigley Field vendor, then tapped the beers together as if making a champ…
Redbox's golden opportunity
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is giving Redbox a golden opportunity to gain some ground.