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California's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame

California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country. The state's unemployment rate was 5.3% in Februa…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Stock market today: Wall Street falls from its all-time high as cuts to rates look further off

U.S. stocks are falling Monday as Wall Street pushes out forecasts for when interest rates will start easing from the strictest levels in two decades.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment

The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation ad…

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
McDonald's sales growth slows with mideast war hurting results

McDonald's Corp.'s sales missed investor expectations in the fourth quarter as growth decelerated, hurt in part by the war in the Middle East.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Storage unit users are getting younger as memories — and junk —accumulate

Travis Willoughby is wrestling with what to do with the belongings he and his brother, Davis, have accumulated that fill a 10-by-10 storage unit along Dallas' …

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Updated 2 months ago
New bike shop opens in downtown Columbia Falls

“I had a shop on my property and I just started telling some friends that I was working on bikes and it started slowly that way,” he said.

Updated 2 months ago
Kalispell boutique blends unique selections for all ages

Melanie Wyckoff loves to spend time in toy stores. Even when her children are ready to leave, she wants to stay.

Updated 2 months ago
Barnes & Noble opens new Kalispell store on Jan. 31

A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9 a.m. at the store in the Mountain View Plaza on U.S. 93. The store next to Famous Footwear is in the building former…

Updated 2 months ago
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Updated 2 months ago
Small farmers hit by extreme weather could get assistance from proposed insurance program

Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get to the next season.

Updated 2 months ago
Liquefied Natural Gas: What to know about LNG and Biden's decision to delay gas export proposals

The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and…

Updated 2 months ago
Wall Street closes its 12th winning week in the last 13 with a mixed finish

Wall Street closed its latest winning week with a mixed finish, as drops for technology stocks dragged on the market.

Updated 2 months ago
China doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis

China's leaders have launched a barrage of new policies to prop up languishing financial markets and rekindle growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Updated 2 months ago
Montana exceeds national averages for median home prices

Finding a place to live in Montana is still out of reach for many Montana residents, exceeding national averages for home prices and growing 105% since 2017, a…