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Missoula Merc has more business in store
Posted 11:07 PM 5/16/2012 by Breanna Roy (KPAX News)
MISSOULA- The history inside the Missoula Mercantile is on the walls. It's also in the floors and on the ceiling. It just needs uncovering.
It was once one of the biggest draws to downtown Missoula: a department store where you could outfit everyone in your family and every room in your (More)
Yesterday
Federal Reserve concerned about fiscal cliff
Posted 1:41 PM 5/16/2012 by Annalyn Censky, Karen McGowan (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Federal Reserve is worried about indecision in Congress.
At its last meeting in April, the central bank's top officials discussed how coming tax increases and spending cuts could weigh on the recovery, and debated whether the Fed should provide additional (More)
MT will benefit from US-Colombia free-trade agreement
Breanna's Basket: Prices climbing
Wednesday business briefs
5/15/2012
Stocks slide on Greek woes
Posted 2:50 PM 5/15/2012 by Hibah Yousuf (CNNMoney)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks closed at three-month lows Tuesday, sliding during the final hour of trade, as investors faced worrisome signs out of Greece.
Stocks started the day under mild pressure after politicians in Athens failed to agree on a coalition government, and President (More)
Tuesday business briefs
5/14/2012
Oil prices hit five-month low
Posted 11:24 AM 5/14/2012 by Steve Hargreaves (CNNMoney)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel Monday, hitting a five-month low as worries over Greece and JPMorgan's big loss spooked traders.
U.S. crude sank below $94 a barrel early Monday before recovering slightly.
The problems in Greece and the fallout if the (More)
Monday business briefs
5/13/2012
Wall Street is betting as big as ever
Posted 9:56 PM 5/13/2012 by Maureen Farrell (CNNMoney)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Wall Street's risk appetite is back, and the bets are as big as ever.
JPMorgan's announcement last week of an expected $2 billion loss from the bank's trading activities offers a painful lesson: It's hard to limit and define what kind of trades might mitigate risks (More)
5/11/2012
Researchers hope to grow the Montana grape
Posted 12:22 PM 5/11/2012 by Laura Wilson (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- Western Montana is well-known for its home grown cherries and huckleberries and thanks to a recent $30,000 grant from the Montana Department of Agriculture researchers hope to develop another lucrative crop in the area.
A Kalispell vineyard became the first in Montana to begin (More)
Friday business briefs
5/10/2012
Gas prices: Down and headed lower
Posted 11:31 AM 5/10/2012 by Chris Isidore (CNNMoney)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Just in time for the start of the summer driving season, U.S. drivers are enjoying some relief at the pump, much sooner than past years.
Early May is typically about the time of year that gas prices hit their peak, as refineries switch over to start making the summer (More)
