Saudi Arabia places order for up to 121 planes from Boeing

Last month, Air India announced it had agreed to buy 220 planes from Boeing and 250 from Airbus

Reports reflect Fed's message of stronger economy

Japan's finance minister warns China on currency moves

We're buying more cars, eating out more

U.S. retail sales rose in July, aided by autos and restaurants

WASHINGTON - Americans bought more cars, restaurant meals and building supplies in July, and the spending points to steady economic growth anchored by the improving job market.

Wholesale prices unchanged in July

Energy costs fall 0.2 percent

WASHINGTON - Falling energy prices kept a lid on U.S. wholesale inflation in July after a jump in gasoline boosted prices in June.

Too warm for the business of warmth

Balmy winter brings plenty of economic surprises

Oil prices rising to near 2011 highs

Tensions increase over Iran's nuclear program

Neighborhood of the Week takes a swing

Neighborhood of the Week: March 21

Stocks close higher as Dow Jones hits record

NEW YORK - Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Thursday to close little changed as traders weighed generally strong earnings reports against the falling fortunes of energy companies.

POEM: Signs of the times

we are killing the earth and that’s very wrong

IDFG fees go up, sort of

By RALPH BARTHOLDT

Station owners want BP help

Tension is mounting between BP and the neighborhood retailers that sell its gasoline.

The Internet: Clouds - servers or oligarchs?

Cloud computing is being touted by cloud vendors as the best way for Internet users to back up their files as well as receive services, such as software support, including automatic updates to their applications. These users are individuals as well as small and large organizations. Some cloud vendors offer to augment, if not replace, a company’s data center with their clouds’ data centers. Typical cloud services include:

Medication-related weight gain

As if it weren't difficult enough to maintain normal body weight, some people actually put on pounds as a result of the medication they are taking.

Tapering off anti-depressant medication

If you are being prescribed the antidepressant drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), you may feel that, for one reason or another, the time has come to stop taking the medications.

More poisonings than auto deaths

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more Americans died of poisonings than in automobile crashes during the most recent year for which there are available statistics. That means that poisoning is now the leading cause of injury death in this country.

On the record about off-label drugs

A medication is said to be used "off label" when it is prescribed to treat a condition for which it has yet to be approved by the FDA. An example of off-label drug use may be an anti-depressant that is prescribed to treat insomnia or a pain condition.

Working together to build back stronger

CDA Area Economic Development Corp. presents annual address on housing and labor force issues

Local experts address the current state of the labor force and housing in Kootenai County.

AMERICAN INNOVATION AND CHOICE ONLINE ACT: Will hurt families

I am writing to express concern regarding legislation that is gaining traction in Congress.

Democrats accuse oil companies of 'rip off' on gas prices

Oil executives responded that oil is a global market and that oil companies don’t dictate price