Report: State, local aid needed to avert 4 million layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new private sector report is warning anew of continuing damage to the economy if Washington doesn’t deliver several hundred billion dollars in budget relief to states and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic.

NIC: Economy to blame for loan default rate

COEUR d’ALENE — A new report shows that North Idaho College is among 265 higher education institutions nationwide with student loan default rates that exceed the schools’ graduation rates.

Jobless after virus lockdown, India's poor struggle to eat

NEW DELHI (AP) — Some of India's legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector work to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Reforms are not union busting

Because Mr. Jim Foley, in his letter published last Sunday, criticized me by name for a 3/3/11 Press online column that did not appear in the print newspaper, I'm sending a copy of what I wrote that bothered Mr. Foley so much. Your print readers deserve to know both sides of the story. Here's my newsletter titled "Union Busting or Common Sense?"

Positive trends have momentum

Influx of major market investors highlight of Coldwell Banker Commercial Market Review and Forecast

OPINION: Energy policy or social engineering?

Clean Power Plan = De-industrialization in disguise

Jobless after virus lockdown, India's poor struggle to eat

NEW DELHI (AP) — Some of India's legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector work to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Tester gets earful on economy

Sen. Jon Tester heard some deep concerns about the economy and the manner in which the government is responding at a roundtable discussion Monday with business and community leaders in Kalispell.

Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares surged Friday in Asia after China reported economic data that, while bleak, was better than expected.

Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares surged Friday in Asia after China reported economic data that, while bleak, was better than expected.

Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares surged Friday in Asia after China reported economic data that, while bleak, was better than expected.

Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares surged Friday in Asia after China reported economic data that, while bleak, was better than expected.

S&P 500 slips for first time this week as momentum stalls

Wall Street closed out the market’s best week in eight months Friday with a broad slide as technology and health care stocks gave back some of their recent gains.

S&P 500 slips for first time this week as momentum stalls

Wall Street closed out the market’s best week in eight months Friday with a broad slide as technology and health care stocks gave back some of their recent gains.

S&P 500 slips for first time this week as momentum stalls

Wall Street closed out the market’s best week in eight months Friday with a broad slide as technology and health care stocks gave back some of their recent gains.

S&P 500 slips for first time this week as momentum stalls

Wall Street closed out the market’s best week in eight months Friday with a broad slide as technology and health care stocks gave back some of their recent gains.

Stocks indexes gain on Wall Street a day after a big drop

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, reversing a big slice of the market’s losses from a sharp sell-off the day before.

Hot Springs and Noxon take part in teacher apprenticeship program

Hot Springs and Noxon school districts are taking part in Montana’s Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Program.

UM announces James and Lois Welch visiting writer fund

The fund will be used to bring a prominent Indigenous writer to campus to teach each spring.

Drugstore chain Walgreens rebounds with $373M profit in 4Q

COVID-19 took another bite out of Walgreens Boots Alliance quarterly numbers but this time left behind better-than-expected earnings.