On Wednesday, Oregon Senator Gordon Smith and Senator Jospeh Liberman (CT) introduced the Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act which aims to help small business owners provide health care coverage. Here are some of the key provisions as listed in the Senator’s joint statement: ·         Requires the development of an […]

[Oregon Entrepreneur Network Sept. 18, 2008] Portland, Ore. — The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) announced the winners of the 2008 OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship during its 15th annual awards ceremony on September 18, 2008. The ceremony, held at the Oregon Convention Center, honored finalists in four categories: Entrepreneurship […]

By Mark G. Neil, Pres. Northwest Wealth Advisors Radio Host, Your Money & Your Life, KBNP AM 1410 I spent the weekend reading and researching and working on my interpretation of the events leading up to our “current” financial crisis.  I hope this helps to put matters into a perspective […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting Who broke the buck?  A money market fund, the Reserve Primary Fund, was unable to preserve its $1 price per share.  Losses on its portfolio of short-term, safe investments overwhelmed the fund’s earnings.  The Wall Street Journal reported that the fund was the top […]

1. What was the name of the major Texas town to be devastated by hurricane Ike? 2. How much did the Feds loan to AIG? A) 95 Billion B) 85 Billion C) 75 Billion D) 65 Billion

By Nike Kern, As 39 states across the country vie for Hollywood’s production money, here at home the Governor’s Office of Film and Television is doing its part. At stake is a significant slice of the mega-million dollar film production industry, not to mention the potential tourism dollars that may […]

[Moore Information systems Inc.] Obama/Biden Narrowly Lead Presidential Race in Oregon. Our recent survey of Oregon voters shows Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin within six points of Barack Obama and Joe Biden (43% Obama/Biden, 37% McCain/Palin). Another 14% have not made a decision as of today, and 6% of […]

By Mark Neil, Radio Host of Your Money & Your Life, Mondays 4-5PM, KBNP AM 1410 Yesterday was a very bad day in the markets.  A stunning chain of events over the weekend sent the S&P 500 index to its steepest one-day percentage drop since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.  […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting Calculated Risk has a good post about home prices, looking at prices from several different angles.  All angles suggest that prices have a ways further to go before reaching “normal.”  Of course, there’s no reason to expect any time series to get back to […]

Five questions to test your news observance level. Which nation conducted the atom-smasher experiment this week? A) Germany B) England C) Switzerland