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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 2:54 pm |
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Fed sees economic woes stretching into next year WASHINGTON -- Pounded by a fierce financial crisis, the country is sinking deeper into economic despair that has pushed the number of newly laid-off workers to a 16-year high, with problems likely to stretch well into next year. [More] EVERETT -- The Boeing Co. plans to cut about 800 defense positions in Kansas next year partly because of the delay of the U.S. Air Force tanker competition, the company announced Wednesday. [More]
Farmers have to do it all in order to survive in a modern world. [More] Nasdaq to de-list Lumera of Bothell BOTHELL -- Lumera Corp. is expected to be removed from the Nasdaq Global Market listing because of its dwindling assets, the Bothell-based firm said Wednesday. [More]
WASHINGTON -- A growing fear of economic deflation helped take the air out of the stock market Wednesday, and another white-knuckle final hour on Wall Street pushed the Dow Jones industrials under 8,000 to their lowest close since the financial... [More] Corporate America playing taxpayers for chumps I usually don't enjoy watching congressional hearings. They are often packed with blustering, long-winded, self-serving speeches that are nap-inducing. [More] Aging in the Workplace forum today in Everett The Senior Consortium of Snohomish County is set to conduct a forum, Aging in the Workplace from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. today at Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave. in Everett. The forum is geared for employers in Snohomish County interested in exploring the... [More] Dow falls below 8,000, S&P at 5-year low NEW YORK -- Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling below the 8,000 mark, as the fate of Detroit's Big Three automakers and the economy disheartened investors. [More]
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