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Europe sees inflation drop to 6.1%, but real relief for consumers will take months
The annual figure in May eased from 7% in April for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, the European Union's statistical agency Eurostat said Thursday.
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, according to a Montana Department of Commerce data presented Wednesday.
Why is inflation bad and what causes it?
Most of us are painfully aware of inflation. Webster’s dictionary says, “inflation is a continuing increase in the general price level.”
Shop’s in-house natural soaps and body care products target skin health
The shop sells candles, body butters, lip and teeth care, face products, sun care and bar soaps, among 400 plus products.
From eggs to electronics to used cars, consumer inflation eased its grip on US households in July
The inflation data the government reported Thursday showed that overall consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year earlier.
Candidate for Columbia Falls City Council Kathryn Price
Kathryn Price is a lifelong resident of Columbia Falls. Price, 52, graduated from Columbia Falls in 1989 and then went on to study business and accounting at Flathead Valley Community College.
Nonprofit looks to leverage funding for additional affordable housing
The organization owns 52 properties in Kalispell, is preparing to buy two properties in Whitefish and recently purchased a lot in Columbia Falls where a home is expected to be constructed soon.
UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
The Office for National Statistics said the annual rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, was 6.8% in July, its lowest level since February 2022, the month Russia invaded Ukraine and sent energy prices surging.
Hockaday Museum hosts annual Plein Air Glacier Paint Out
The 16th annual event offers the change to observe artists while they work, an exhibition and sale.
Glacier processing co-op offers incentive to join
A cooperative focused on expanding meat processing capacity in the Flathead Valley is currently offering an incentive to producers who join by Sept. 30, with an informational membership meeting and barbecue planned for September 14 in Kalispell.
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.
Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly traded food commodities, increased 1.3% in July over June, driven by higher costs for rice and vegetable oil. It was the first uptick since April, when higher sugar prices bumped up the index slightly for the first time in a year.
Exxon profit falls compared with record-setting numbers last year, but consolidation in full swing
Exxon Mobil's third-quarter profit declined compared with last year when the oil giant put up record numbers as oil prices soared, but net income jumped 15% compared with the previous quarter. It also raised its quarterly dividend.
Global food prices declined from record highs in 2022, the UN says. Except for these two staples
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oil fell last year from record highs in 2022. The agency said Friday that the FAO Food Price Index was 13.7% lower last year than the 2022 average, but its measures of sugar and rice prices growing in that time.
Wall Street extends its rally and closes at highest level since March 2022
Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as the market comes off its best month in more than a year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Friday, marking its fifth straight week of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294 points and the Nasdaq composite added 0.6%.
Rent caps needed to control housing greed
The housing shortage in the Flathead Valley has reached a crisis level. New housing projects are being built all over the valley, but they cannot keep up with all of the people moving here from other states. Most of these houses and apartments are rented out before they are even done being built.
Tackling the rising cost of housing in Montana together
More than 100 years ago, my grandparents made a life for our family on a homesteaded plot of land outside of Big Sandy that we still farm to this day.
Retail sales rise 0.6% in August largely due to a spike in gas prices
Retail sales rose 0.6% in August, compared with a revised 0.5% increase in July, according to a report issued by the Commerce Department on Thursday.
Stock market today: Wall Street slips some more ahead of this week's inflation report
Stocks are slipping as Wall Street prepares for a report on inflation that could show how realistic its hopes for easier interest rates are.
Milton Nickel 86
Milton Lawrence Nickel, 86, of Polson, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Polson.