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FILE - A screen displays a news conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, May 1, 2024.

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?

FILE - A screen displays a news conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, May 1, 2024.

September 16, 2024, 9:40am Business

American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. Read story

FILE - The exterior of Kroger&#039;s fulfillment center is shown on July 27, 2022 in Dallas, Tex.

Washington state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger

FILE - The exterior of Kroger&#039;s fulfillment center is shown on July 27, 2022 in Dallas, Tex.

September 16, 2024, 9:39am Business

Lawyers for Washington state will have past grocery chain mergers – and their negative consequences – in mind when they go to court to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. Read story

Power lines stretch near the Bonneville Lock and Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Connecting a new, large, energy-intensive business to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s power grid &mdash; especially with the shrinking amount of vacant land in the region &mdash; can be costly and time consuming, perhaps making Clark County less attractive for such endeavors.

For big businesses, tapping into grid in Clark County is tough

Power lines stretch near the Bonneville Lock and Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Connecting a new, large, energy-intensive business to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s power grid &mdash; especially with the shrinking amount of vacant land in the region &mdash; can be costly and time consuming, perhaps making Clark County less attractive for such endeavors.

September 16, 2024, 6:06am Business

Large, energy-intensive businesses like data centers are driving demand for electricity across the Northwest. Read story

ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout

September 15, 2024, 3:13pm Business

DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. Read story

The Walgreens logo on the front of a store, July 14, 2021, in Cambridge, Mass.

Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions

The Walgreens logo on the front of a store, July 14, 2021, in Cambridge, Mass.

September 15, 2024, 12:38pm Business

Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. Read story

Workers prepare bags of chips in 1958 at the Good-ee Potato Chip Co. of downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver’s forgotten favorite snack: Do you remember ‘crisp as a mountain breeze’ Good-ee Potato Chips?

Workers prepare bags of chips in 1958 at the Good-ee Potato Chip Co. of downtown Vancouver.

September 14, 2024, 6:08am Business

If you’re old enough to remember hoisting a Lucky, do you also remember chasing it with a Good-ee? Read story

Clark County Business Briefing for Sept. 14

September 14, 2024, 5:02am Business

People in Business Read story

FILE - American flags hang on the front of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week of 2024 closes with indexes near their records

FILE - American flags hang on the front of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.

September 13, 2024, 3:00pm Business

U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their records. Read story