By Oregon Biz Report, Oregon Golf is one of those Oregon home grown companies you hate to see disappear.  This month all three of their stores have closed.  Hurting the chain was the inability to get a bank loan in the crippling credit crunch.   Banks are tightening up and this […]

From Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC The world of finance for small and medium businesses was changing even before this year’s financial crisis–but now the changes are galloping.  Money is moving around the world like never before.  When you borrow money, even from an American loan officer working for […]

1. Amazon.com posted a 48% profit increase this week.  But what was the bad news that caused its stock to drop? A) eBay passed Amazon in sales for the first time B) Forecasted difficult holiday sales C) Their side investments were depleted during the market crisis D) They announced a […]

Steven Hall and Partners reports the equity share of CEO’s investment in their own company and the loss. CEO, company, Equity Loss Warren Buffet, Berkshire Hathaway:   -$9.6 Billion Larry Ellison, Oracle:    -$6.6 Billion Steve Ballmer, Microsoft:    -$4.8 Billion Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com:   -$4.2 Billion Rupert Murdoch, News. Corp.:   – $3.9 Billion

Guest Opinion, Portland The market crisis has created a wave of full-page and pull-color ads to hit national and local newspapers. Yesterday US Bank aimed for confidence when they placed a full-page ad in The Oregonian stating in large bold headlines “Bank Solid. Bank US Bank”. The ad further states […]

By Nike Kern, As traffic congestion and high fuel costs continue to become a hot topic though out our state, the use of roundabouts are beginning to be more widely discussed and implemented by city planners and traffic specialists. The innovative concept has once again found its way back into […]

By Mark G. Neil, Pres. Northwest Wealth Advisors Radio Host, Your Money & Your Life, KBNP AM 1410 It is during times like these that I am reminded of two observations on life and the markets. First in the context of life, our most worrisome times always happen at night.  […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting, A Seattle bank invited  me to speak to their clients, and afterward the bank did something different: they presented a panel of their clients to talk about how the downturn was affecting  them.  The best part was the tips presented by these business leaders.  […]

Test your knowledge on these seven questions 1. Which Oregon sports team was sold this week? 2. NIke has filed suit against which company for selling shoes similiar to Nike’s Shox. A) Addidas B) Wal-MArt C) Payless shoes D) Footlocker

From Mark Burles, Senior Vice President Ipsos Public Affairs As dramatic as recent events in financial markets have been, it’s worth taking a moment to look beyond the latest headlines to examine the implications our current crisis holds for the global economy. This crisis promises to finally force the unwinding […]