Business
Looking for recent business news? Here you'll find all of the breaking and daily business news articles.
Dow higher for seventh straight day
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average closed higher for the seventh consecutive day Tuesday. That's the longest series of gains for the index since July.
Cd'A chamber offers export tips
COEUR d'ALENE - Learn the secret of exporting success right in your business' back yard.
Layoffs become rarer even with unemployment high
WASHINGTON - The U.S. labor force has been split into two groups: the relieved and the desperate.
USDA: Farmers can plant genetically modified beets
DES MOINES, Iowa - Genetically modified sugar beets designed to withstand the weedkiller Roundup can be planted under strict conditions with no threat to the environment and other plants, the U.S. Department of Agr…
Eurozone leaders seek better coordination
BRUSSELS - Germany and France pressed weaker eurozone countries to make their economies stronger to help pull the currency union out of its financial morass an…
Israel pledges steps to boost economy in areas of Palestine
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister is pledging steps to support economic growth in Palestinian areas, while calling for a resumption of peace talks.
Mets owners owe victims $300M via Madoff suit
NEW YORK - The owners of the Mets turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's massive fraud, reaping $300 million in false profits and using a large chunk to run the team, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday.
Money Sunday
This Super Bowl is shaping up to be a blowout - for corporate America.
European cuisine emerges in Post Falls
European cuisine is the specialty of Wooden Shoe Restaurant, scheduled to open Saturday at 306 N. Spokane St., Post Falls. With seats for 53 customers at tables, a bar and in an atrium, the mini-mall site formerly …
Productivity up strongly while labor costs drop
WASHINGTON - The work force was more efficient last year with productivity rising at the fastest pace in eight years. Labor costs fell for a second straight year, something that hasn't happened in nearly five decad…
Movers and Shakers February 5, 2011
Hayden INB branch receives award
Kootenai River Inn Casino & Spa celebrates 25 years
BONNERS FERRY - Want to know what can be accomplished by a successful business over the course of 25 very busy years? Just read the name of one of Boundary Cou…
Movers and Shakers February 4, 2011
Windermere Coeur d'Alene Realty adds four new associates.
Movers and Shakers February 3, 2011
North Idaho trade seminar
Circling Raven golf director earns top award for 2010
WORLEY - Tom Davidson, the PGA director of golf at Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, has been named the recipient of the 2010 PGA Merchandiser of the Year Aw…