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The latest business news from Northwest Montana and beyond. In-depth coverage of local enterprises, economic trends, market updates, and entrepreneurial success stories.
US home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forward
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing…
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New medical imaging center opens in North Kalispell
The Montana Imaging Center, located just next to the water tower on U.S. 93, offers both magnetic resonance imaging, also called an MRI, and computerized tomog…
Annual economic outlook seminar comes to Kalispell Feb. 11
While high housing costs have applied the brakes to in-migration, tourist visits set records in 2024, and hospitality, construction and health care propelled job growth higher as other sectors slowed.
American shoppers wrap up the year in a spending mood, boding well for the U.S. economy
American consumers wrapped up the year in a spending mood, buying all sorts of merchandise from furniture to clothing and eating out at restaurants, according …
World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
The world economy is growing steadily in the face of global conflict, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates. It just isn't growing fast enough t…
China's economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures
China has reported that its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but still hitting Beijing's target of "around 5%" growth.…
Average rate on 30-year mortgage hits 7% after 5th straight increase, now highest level since May
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. ticked up this week to slightly above 7%, the highest level in eight months. The rate rose to 7.04% from 6.9…
Pursuit buys iconic Montana House in Glacier Park
Pursuit continues to acquire properties in Apgar Village in Glacier National Park.
Kalispell’s Fair Trade Tattoo focuses on traditional tattoos
From opening a massive shop with Zac Brown from the Zac Brown Band in Georgia to competing on the TV show Ink Masters to making a name for himself in Hawaii, h…
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Stock market today: Nvidia and other tech stocks pull Wall Street higher
NEW YORK (AP) — Rising technology stocks on Monday are helping U.S. indexes recover more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year.
CES 2025 is here. What can we expect from the annual show of all things tech?
The multi-day event, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, kicks off this week in Las Vegas — where swaths of the latest gadgets and advances acros…
What to know about Apple's $95 million settlement of the snooping Siri case
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the us…
Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month
The Federal Reserve's top financial regulator said Monday that he would resign next month, avoiding a potential confrontation with the incoming Trump administr…