Warner Music being sold for $1.3B

CD sales suffering a global decline

LOS ANGELES - Warner Music Group Corp., the world's third-largest recording company with such artists as Eric Clapton, Michael Buble and Paramore, is being sold for about $1.3 billion as a global decline in CD sales weighs down the industry.

In a sluggish economic summer, no easy fix ahead

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has little power left to lift the economy out of its rut. Congress, with an election looming, has no appetite for more stimulus. Shoppers are reluctant to spend, and businesses are slow to hire.

Dow mixed; investor malaise continues

Expert says short-term traders controlling market

NEW YORK - Stocks managed to break a four-day losing streak Monday by the slimmest of margins. Investors had no change of heart about the economy, however, and again poured money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys.

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Facebook shares slide

Underwriters give mixed ratings on stock

NEW YORK - The Wall Street analysts who know Facebook best are giving the company's stock a mixed review. Think: like, not love.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Vandals’ next foe: ‘Have Team, Will Travel’

“At the end of it, everybody had fun,” Barnum said during the summer, at the Big Sky Football Kickoff in Spokane. “It brought attention not just to our team, but our university. The president came to the game. Everything I needed to have happen, happened. We won… so yes, everything worked out.”

Marty and Max: A lesson in DEI

In the last 12 months, according to MLS data, there have been 4,370 homes sold in the Coeur d’Alene market. The rural east side, which includes the 83833 zip code, accounted for a mere 45 homes sold or about 1%.

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Furniture makers raise prices as their costs increase

RALEIGH, N.C. - Furniture companies are raising prices despite fears that higher costs could kill off a rebound just as recession-shocked shoppers appear willing to spend.

Strengthening U.S. economic growth reflects help from Fed

Stocks extend gains as dollar falls

NEW YORK - Stocks rose moderately Monday on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will take steps to boost the economy.

Back to real estate roots

Consumers now buying homes they can afford

COEUR d'ALENE - The dream, though it bordered on a nightmare at times, is still alive.

Court bans game bans

Free speech: one. Parents: zero.

Facebook? That's so 2009

Poll shows teens migrating to Twitter

‘Dysfunction junction’

Go online and help shape future of traffic project

Killer of officers had long criminal history

Brinsley had at least 19 arrests, spent time in prison

TAXES: Equation doesn't add up

As I wrote my check for my 2011 property taxes, I couldn't help but notice that although my assessed value decreased by 6.5 percent from 2010, my tax bill increased 4.3 percent. Enclosed with my tax bill was a letter from Tom Malzahn, our county treasurer, addressing this oxymoron. Mr. Malzahn states that "with the exception of the City of Fernan Lake and the Twin Lakes Flood Control District, and excluding school districts, every district increased budget over last year. Every district includes the County, Cities, Highway Districts, Fire Districts, Water and Sewer Districts, North Idaho College, and the Ambulance District."

Durant's 45 can't push Thunder past Spurs

George Hill scored a career-high 27 points, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Kevin Durant's 45 to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 and forge a tie between the teams for sixth place in the Western Conference standings.

Aflac dumps duck voice actor for tasteless tweets

Gilbert Gottfried has been featured in company's commercials since 2000

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - Aflac Inc. said Monday it has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the abrasive voice of the insurer's quacking duck in the U.S., after the comedian posted a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter over the weekend.

Brewers growl over seal proposal

State rule intended to close police concerns about open containers, growlers

When Jeff Whitman heard about a proposed rule requiring growlers of alcohol to be sealed with official tape at the time of sale, he had mixed feelings.