October 17, 2017, 6:01am Business
The $5.4 billion spent to expand the Panama Canal is paying off for East Coast and Gulf of Mexico seaports; however, it is putting more pressure on the Northwest to remain competitive. Read story
October 16, 2017, 6:02am Columnists
Fraud in connection with home mortgages is on the rise, ranging from little white lies about the intended use of the property all the way up to much more sophisticated schemes. Read story
October 15, 2017, 6:01am Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: My brother-in-law, who is a longtime human resources officer with a New York Stock Exchange brokerage, told me that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is establishing a new database to improve regulatory enforcement. This database will include information about all Americans’ brokerage accounts, their personal financial information… Read story
October 15, 2017, 6:01am Columnists
For over 50 years, Oregon and Washington have been at odds in resolving and implementing solutions for transportation and infrastructure projects. Read story
October 15, 2017, 6:01am Columnists
The Trump administration’s tax plan is not a plan. It is a melange of ideas put forth without precision or arithmetic. It is not clear enough to permit the kind of careful quantitative analysis of its expected budget costs, economic effects and distributional implications that precedes such legislation in a… Read story
October 15, 2017, 6:01am Columnists
Bending metal, slapping on chrome and marketing an empowering product and status marker that mesmerized 20th-century America, the automobile industry typified the Old Economy, of which General Motors was emblematic. As was its bankruptcy. Read story
October 14, 2017, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Sears finally reported a profit last May — $2.28 a share. My stockbroker had me buy 1,000 shares in early June at $7 because he thought Sears had turned the corner to profitability. He insists Sears will trade in the low $10s this year and wants me… Read story
October 13, 2017, 6:01am Columnists
The truth can no longer be ignored: Donald Trump is dangerously unfit to be president and could lead the nation to unthinkable disaster. So what are we going to do about it? Read story
October 13, 2017, 6:01am Business
You know the screams you hear when watching a horror movie in a theater? That’s what I want to let out every time there’s another data breach. And I’m not alone. Read story
October 11, 2017, 6:03am Columnists
The irony is not lost on me — nor should it be on you — that National Cyber Security Awareness Month falls at the same time we celebrate Halloween. Read story