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You've got to set your goals!
Where there are no goals, there will be no significant accomplishments. There will only be another traffic jam.
Bernanke reiterates Fed forecast of 2011 growth
JACKSON, Wyo. - Ben Bernanke is struggling to build consensus among Federal Reserve officials about what steps are needed - if any - to give the economy a boos…
Not so fast
WASHINGTON - The economy turns out to be weaker than we thought, and the outlook for the rest of the year is now looking dimmer.
HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B, topping Dell
SEATTLE - Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company.
Everyone on the payroll is a marketing person
Companies spend billions of dollars each year marketing their products and services. If you go to the refrigerator for 30 seconds during a commercial break at this year's Super Bowl, you will miss the ad for which …
Boeing again delays first delivery of 787
NEW YORK - Boeing Co. postponed the delivery of its first 787 airliner to the middle of the first quarter of 2011, adding to a string of delays that has put it…
Corps: New Orleans levees nearly ready
NEW ORLEANS - Five years after Hurricane Katrina flooded more than 80 percent of this city, the Army Corps of Engineers says billions of dollars of work has ma…
Cuba embraces two free-market reforms
HAVANA - Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years - potentially touchin…
PC industry's woes could mean bargains
SAN FRANCISCO - If you're looking for bargains on personal computers, bad news from the industry could be good for your pocketbook.
Movers & Shakers August 28, 2010
Numerica reaches asset mark
High tech remains big contributor to state's economy
COEUR d'ALENE - High technology remains a significant contributor to Idaho's economy despite thousands of layoffs before and during the harshest recession in t…
Coldwater Creek shows signs of life
SANDPOINT - Coldwater Creek Inc. turned things around in a tough economic climate for the second quarter of this year.
Toyota recalls 1.33 million Corollas, Matrixes
NEW YORK - Toyota recalled 1.33 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks in the U.S. and Canada Thursday because their engines may stall, the latest in a string of quality problems at the Japanese automaker.
Still strong after 25 years
COEUR d'ALENE - The patio at the Greenbriar Inn offered just enough shade late Thursday afternoon as Gina and Bruce Bodtker sipped martinis and dug into steak …
Stocks slip as caution about the economy returns
NEW YORK - Stocks fell Thursday after early gains from a better report on jobless claims ebbed.
Big hurdles for small business
RATHDRUM - Rep. Walt Minnick on Wednesday saw and heard first-hand some of the challenges small businesses are facing during the economic storm.