14 October 2008, 9:03 pm
WASHINGTON With any luck, the government's quarter-trillion dollar cash infusion in banks will get them lending again, but the radical move won't quickly turn around the tottering economy. The pain will almost certainly drag on as vanishing jobs ...... read more
14 October 2008, 6:37 am
Political opponents in the House 28B race agree on one thing -- the economy is their top priority. "Families are just longing for economic security," said Republican Rep. Steve Drazkowski of Wabasha. "Right now, they are very nervous about the ...... read more
13 October 2008, 6:45 am
The global financial meltdown has already complicated the lives of Vermont employers and organizations that rely on the credit markets to do their work, but so far the troubles have had little practical effect on local commerce, local officials say ...... read more
11 October 2008, 11:51 pm
MONTPELIER – Vermont's job layoffs in recent months run together after awhile: 200 at Lydall Inc. in St. Johnsbury; 180 at IBM in Essex Junction, 90 at Brandon's Vermont Tubbs, 44 at Resolution Inc. in Williston; 35 at KBA North American in ...... read more
11 October 2008, 12:21 am
In his bid to become the next governor of Missouri, Rep. Kenny Hulshof survived a bitter primary that at one point saw the candidates bashing each other for supporting public funding for drugs such as Viagra. Then came the catastrophe on Wall Street ...... read more
10 October 2008, 5:26 pm
In his bid to become the next governor of Missouri, Rep. Kenny Hulshof survived a bitter primary that at one point saw the candidates bashing each other for supporting public funding for drugs such as Viagra. Then came the catastrophe on Wall Street ...... read more