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SALEM, Ore.-- A Democratic plan to curb retirement benefits for government workers could reach Oregon Gov. The Legislature's budget committee is scheduled to vote Friday to advance the pension-cutting bill, setting the stage for votes in the full House and Senate.
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April 4- The U.S. government on Thursday recommended the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California to aid native salmon runs and help resolve a decades-long struggle over allocation of scarce water resources.
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From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures. All three helped drive new gun control measures in New York, Colorado and in Connecticut, where Gov.
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*Copper at 8- month low, gold at 9- month bottom. NEW YORK, April 3- The commodities selloff that began at the outset of the second quarter deepened on Wednesday as weak U.S. jobs and services data dented recovery hopes in the world's No. 1 economy, sending oil, metals and crop prices tumbling with stocks. Copper lost about 1 percent, after touching an eight-month low.
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NEW YORK, April 3- The selloff in commodities that began at the outset of the second quarter deepened on Wednesday as weak U.S. jobs and services data dented recovery hopes in the world's No. 1 economy, sending oil, metals and crop prices tumbling along with stocks.
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YAKIMA, Wash.-- Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department.
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Brent crude oil rose early, then reversed to fall as much as $1 a barrel, before settling down 39 cents a barrel at $110.69. The Brent-U.S. crude spread narrowed in choppy trading to settle at $13.50 a barrel, after widening to as much as $14.66 during the session. U.S. crude slipped in post-settlement trading, and was down 22 cents at $96.85 as of 4:52 p.m. in New York.
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Brent crude oil rose early, then reversed to fall as much as $1 a barrel, before settling down 39 cents a barrel at $110.69. U.S. crude slipped in post-settlement trading, and was down 22 cents at $96.85 as of 4:12 p.m. in New York. The premium of Brent to U.S. light sweet crude ended at $13.50 after the spread between the two widened as much as $14.66.
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*Under new CEO, Sarepta focused on Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug. *Analysts expect company to relay FDA feedback in April. April 2- After three decades without bringing a drug to market, Sarepta Therapeutics Inc stands on the verge of a breakthrough with its treatment for a crippling genetic disorder that affects one in every 3,500 newborn boys.
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SALEM, Ore.-- Fans of Oregon craft beer can bring a reusable container known as a "growler" to their local brewery and fill up, and the Oregon wine industry wants in on that kind of trade. Winemakers say they're always looking for new ways to market the products of a growing Oregon business, adding that growlers save a lot of glass and cork.
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Florida tops the list of zombie properties with 90,556 vacant homes in foreclosure, according to a foreclosure inventory released on Thursday by RealtyTrac, a real estate information company in Irvine, California. Illinois and California ranked a distant second and third with 31,668 and 28,821 zombie properties respectively on the list.
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*Cyprus reopens banks under tight restrictions. NEW YORK, March 28- U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising just above its record closing high, which has acted as a significant resistance point in recent weeks. It may attract a little bit of near term activity, "said Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A.
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PORTLAND, Ore.-- There is another disagreement between Pacific Northwest grain terminals and the International Longshore& Warehouse Union. The suit asks a U.S. District Court judge to order the company into arbitration with the union.
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NEW YORK-- Japanese transportation equipment company Toyota Industries Corp., a sister company of automaker Toyota Motor Corp., said Thursday that it completed its tender offer for shares of Cascade Corp., putting its purchase of the company a step closer to closing. Toyota Industries agreed to buy the company for $65 per share, valuing it at about $759 million.
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SALEM, Ore.-- A study by financial risk analysts estimates that medical claims costs for people who buy their own health insurance will rise by 14 percent in Oregon under the new federal health overhaul. Medical claims costs are the biggest driver of health insurance premiums.
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WASHINGTON, March 26- President Barack Obama's top healthcare adviser acknowledged on Tuesday that costs could rise in the individual health insurance market, particularly for men and younger people, because of the landmark 2010 healthcare restructuring due to take effect next year.
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By Jeff Mason and David Morgan. WASHINGTON, March 26- President Barack Obama's top healthcare adviser acknowledged on Tuesday that costs could rise in the individual health insurance market, particularly for men and younger people, because of the landmark 2010 healthcare restructuring due to take effect next year.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of Boeing Co. climbed to a multiyear high Tuesday after the company reported a smooth test flight of its new 787 passenger jet and the U.S. government reported that a surge in commercial aircraft sales lifted durable goods orders.
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SEATTLE-- The governors of Washington and Oregon are urging the White House to evaluate the effects of greenhouse gasses that would be emitted elsewhere if the nation's coal is exported. In a joint letter sent Monday to the President's Council on Environmental Quality, Washington Gov.
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CHICAGO, Mar 26- Intel Corp.. Intel isn't the only company to experiment with this type of retirement transition program. Hewlett-Packard Co is a founding sponsor of the program and Goldman Sachs Group Inc has also participated.