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Unique twist on ‘Christmas Carol’ on stage in Bigfork
December 7, 2023 midnight

Unique twist on ‘Christmas Carol’ on stage in Bigfork

The show runs Dec. 8-10 and Dec. 15-17.

Higher interest rates are stifling Montana homebuyers
August 4, 2022 midnight

Higher interest rates are stifling Montana homebuyers

Searching for a home to buy in Missoula’s pressure cooker housing market over the last year, Jeff Moss has been thinking a lot about interest rates.

June 13, 2021 midnight

Thinner Mints: Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies

Thinner Mints: Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies

UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
August 20, 2023 midnight

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.

February 16, 2020 2 a.m.

Digging in to Trump’s trade reality

Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have provided American producers over $4 billion annually in increased sales, but Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement. The 11 remaining countries formed a new TPP without the United States. This allowed Canada and Australia to sell wheat and beef to Japan on more favorable terms than the United States. Trump had lost markets for U.S. producers and desperately needed to negotiate an agreement with Japan to fill the hole he had created. However, the U.S.-Japan agreement does not completely cover what the U.S. had gained in the original TPP, and we lost short-term and potentially long-term markets to Canada and Australia during the two years we were negotiating with Japan. Thus Trump was only able to partially fill the hole he had created.

February 16, 2020 4 a.m.

Digging in to Trump's trade reality

Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have provided American producers over $4 billion annually in increased sales, but Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement. The 11 remaining countries formed a new TPP without the United States. This allowed Canada and Australia to sell wheat and beef to Japan on more favorable terms than the United States. Trump had lost markets for U.S. producers and desperately needed to negotiate an agreement with Japan to fill the hole he had created. However, the U.S.-Japan agreement does not completely cover what the U.S. had gained in the original TPP, and we lost short-term and potentially long-term markets to Canada and Australia during the two years we were negotiating with Japan. Thus Trump was only able to partially fill the hole he had created.

Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion
October 23, 2023 midnight

Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion

Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it's not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.

June 5, 2022 midnight

Flathead Business Watercooler

Events, trainings and seminars related to business

May 30, 2015 9 p.m.

Obamacare rate hikes likely in Montana

HELENA (AP) — Health insurers selling individual policies on Montana’s Affordable Care Act marketplace say rate increases are likely next year after they suffered losses they attribute in part to initial underestimates of the costs of the new business.

Parks to increase price for senior lifetime pass
July 13, 2017 9:55 p.m.

Parks to increase price for senior lifetime pass

For more than two decades, older Americans have been able spend $10 to access to the country’s national parks until the day they die. In August, the price for lifetime access will rise to $80.

May 15, 2017 4 a.m.

Have you ever been 'stalked' by an ad? Here's why

Having recently moved to Montana, it’s become evident that I must explore this magical place. The mountains, lakes, trails and valleys beckon me, so naturally, I’ve had to buy hiking boots, bear spray, snowshoes, jackets, bike gear as well as various other items to help me “properly” get around. Not to mention the studded snow tires for my wife’s Prius. That was a necessary purchase.

Theater’s ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ heads into final weekend
December 15, 2022 midnight

Theater’s ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ heads into final weekend

Based on the animated film, the story tells the tale of a young Rudolph, who is bullied for his bright-red nose in Christmas-town.

Shopping spree now lasts two days
November 28, 2014 8 p.m.

Shopping spree now lasts two days

It seems that Black Friday may no longer be an appropriate title.

June 19, 2017 4 a.m.

Abducting tourists and other reasons for mobile strategy

Summer’s here and the weather is groovy. Tourists are filling the entry lanes to Glacier National Park and many hotels in the Flathead. They are using their mobile phones in your store comparing prices, in restaurants browsing their favorite apps so they don’t need to talk with their family, and they’re taking pictures of the bears at Avalanche Lake so they can share them to Facebook when they get back to their hotel.

January 2, 2022 midnight

What to know about returning holiday gifts

National Returns Day annually falls during the first week of January, inundating businesses and postal services alike with some of the highest return volumes of the year. Understanding return policies is your key to ensuring effective returns after the holiday.

December 19, 2021 midnight

Inflation squeezes holiday budgets for low-income shoppers

Inflation squeezes holiday budgets for low-income shoppers

March 17, 2011 2 a.m.

Panicky public buys out potassium iodide

As soon as the news hit about radiation leaking from nuclear facilities in Japan, many people in the Flathead Valley rushed to local pharmacies and health-food stores and bought all supplies of potassium iodide tablets and liquid.

January 27, 2009 1 a.m.

Economic future to be discussed Wednesday

The seventh annual Economic Future of the Flathead breakfast on Wednesday morning will feature a close look at the Flathead's real estate market and an assessment of the valley's collective loss of buying power.

April 18, 2021 midnight

Hooray for the French boule

I was the kind of mom who almost always answered my kids’ requests to buy something spontaneously with “Not today” or “It’s not on sale.”