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Jim Beam, Titleist maker to split into 3 companies
NEW YORK - Consumer products maker Fortune Brands Inc. plans to split into three companies, keeping its liquor business led by Jim Beam bourbon while shedding …
Movers & Shakers December 8, 2010
Hecla declares
Circles of green, circles of love
Professional landscapers Travis and Julie Smith know how critical it is to promote local Idaho products as well as provide jobs in their community.
What should happen to the mother and grandmother of abused 2-year-old twins?
Movers & Shakers December 7, 2010
Joe Anderson named associate resident director for Merrill Lynch
Caution from Bernanke sends stock indexes lower
NEW YORK - Stocks spent most of Monday in a funk brought on by cautious comments about the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Hopes for a compromise on extending Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment …
Eurozone says bailout funds enough ... for now
BRUSSELS - Top European officials insisted Monday that they have enough financial firepower right now to deal with Europe's government debt crisis - but did no…
A setback for the economy
WASHINGTON - The nation added only a trickle of jobs in November, far fewer than experts had expected and a reminder that the economy is still recovering only …
Economic outlook looking good for some
COEUR d'ALENE - A bright spot for the Kootenai County economy in 2010 was the strength of the Canadian dollar and the trend of Seattle and Portland residents t…
Employment falls slightly in 2010
Kootenai County's job numbers have slipped this year.
China dominating the U.S. IPO market
NEW YORK - Chinese companies are poised to dominate the U.S. IPO market next week.
FedEx raising ground shipping rates 4.9 percent
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - FedEx Corp. is raising rates for ground shipping and home delivery by an average of 4.9 percent next month.
U.S., South Korea reach highly-coveted trade deal
WASHINGTON - The U.S. and South Korea have reached an agreement on the largest trade pact in more than a decade, a highly-coveted deal the Obama administration…
Republicans seize on unemployment rate hike
WASHINGTON - With unemployment rising, incoming House Speaker John Boehner vowed Friday that Republicans will show the way toward extending tax cuts in 2011 if…
Viacom replays copyright claims in YouTube appeal
SAN FRANCISCO - Viacom Inc. is seeking to overturn a court decision that dismissed its claims of copyright abuse against YouTube even though the Internet video…