by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm The Week That Was It was an active week on the political, economic and Fed front, but markets were generally quiet. The S&P 500 finished mildly positive, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield remained […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) released Essential Information: Modernizing Our Corporate Disclosure System, a white paper exploring the future of corporate disclosures and why materiality is, and should remain, the guiding principle for public company disclosure.

By Oregon Dept. of Justice, Joint Statement Issued By A.G.’s Of NY, CA, PA, WA, MA, HI, VA, OR, DC, CT, VT, IL, NM, IA, ME & MD “As the chief legal officers for over 130 million Americans and foreign residents of our states, we condemn President Trump’s unconstitutional, un-American […]

Bullard Law, Portland law firm The National Labor Relations Board recently pursued an outcome that was unfair to business.  (“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!”)  Fortunately, the First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the NLRB’s arguments. This is really a simple case.  People recognize […]

BOLI Makes Critical Change to Interpretation of Manufacturing Overtime Law By Ryan Orr, JD, HR and Compliance Consultant Cascade Employers Association In Oregon, mills, factories, and manufacturing employers must calculate weekly overtime for employees working more than 40 hours per week, as well as daily overtime for employees working more […]

by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm Market Summary January 27th –  The equity markets were higher by about 1.3 percent compared to last week as investors absorbed fourth quarter earnings and reacted to the changes in Washington. Interest rates were higher, with […]

Comcast News Release, The Portland-based cast and crew of NBC’s “Grimm” will, for the last time, celebrate the star-studded “Grimm Gala” on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 to benefit the children and families of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Presented by Comcast and NBCUniversal, the sold-out event is a fundraiser for the […]

By Fred Thompson, Oregon Economics Blog So Portland has a problem with affordable housing.  Rents are high and increasing, which sucks for all those looking for rental housing (and is great for those with property to rent) and property values are soaring which is great for those who own homes […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Average wages in Oregon are picking up as the economy approaches full employment. The graphs below aim to help place these gains in a better historical context. The first chart shows inflation-adjusted wages in Oregon in recent decades. The figures noted […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial, Jan 18, 2017 If you start a rock band and give it a shocking name, can the government prevent you from trademarking it? That’s the question for the Supreme Court Wednesday as the Justices decide if the feds can discriminate against trademark applications based on the […]