08 Apr A primer on the federal budget process
The White House is expected to release its 2014 budget proposal on Wednesday, laying out the president’s vision for how Congress should structure taxes and...
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07 Apr Nike expansion: Company executives and Portland Mayor Charlie Hales meet with city commissioners
Nike is still considering expanding to Portland, with activity at City Hall this week serving as a key indicator....
06 Apr Weak March jobs report sends a shiver through the economy
Mainstream economists had expected the report to show between 180,000 and 200,000 new jobs to have been created last month, but the Labor Department reported...
29 Mar Locker wars – Amazon, Walmart in a race for delivery spaces
Online retailers Walmart.com and Amazon.com are looking to extend their reach by putting delivery lockers in drugstores and convenience stores, and in chain stores like...
22 Mar Leslie Dach, Walmart VP, On Business And Social Good
Hopefully that's a bit of a model, not only for Walmart, but for other businesses as well. But to me the difference was that I...
16 Mar Nike Expanding World Headquarters?
Nike employs 44,000 people around the world, about half in the United States and 8,000 of them in Oregon. Nike is one of two Fortune...
14 Mar News Analysis: Balanced Budget Fight Is Philosophical and Fiscal
Republicans accused the White House of “never” balancing the budget, and Mr. Ryan argued that ending deficits would foster a healthier and faster-growing economy. Show...
14 Mar As Obama turns on charm for GOP House, Senate Republicans try to defund Obamacare
As President Obama huddled in a basement lecture hall with House Republicans Wednesday afternoon as part of a much ballyhooed effort to reach out to...
14 Mar Japan will enter negotiations on Asia-Pacific trade agreement, media reports say
By joining negotiations on the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Tokyo would edge closer to Washington as a trade partner. The pact could strike down...
07 Mar Retail Highlights from the Fed’s US Economic Survey
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...