Brisk sales at the Portland RV show and a better-than-expected U.S. retail report for February fuels optimism about the economic recovery.
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Data suggest consumers are consuming again
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Expect feds to give $400 million for new I-5 bridge, officials told
Project Sponsors Council, with Adams and Bragdon of Oregon and Stuart and Leavitt of Washington, agrees to meet again to hash out differences over the project’s direction
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Wall Street: Stocks end mixed after mixed economic reports
Major stock indicators climbed for the week after investors grew more upbeat about the health of banks. Shares of Citigroup Inc.
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Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill
With one eye on the calendar and the other on elusive bipartisanship, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support.
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Regulators tell Albina Community Bank to raise capital levels
Albina Community Bancorp of Portland has entered into a consent agreement with state and federal bank regulators requiring the Portland institution to improve its capital levels as well as the performance of its loans.
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Export growth likely to remain bright spot for US
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Wall Street: Stocks climb for third day as financial shares rise
Stocks have traded in a narrow range since the Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut fewer jobs in February than analysts expected. The market is looking for more signs of progress.
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Oregon economic index improves for third month
An Oregon economic gauge rose more than 1 percent in January for the third straight month.
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Fed gains strength amid banking overhaul talks
The once-embattled central bank could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation’s largest financial institutions.
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