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• Instant Parma - 12/2/2008
  

  CENTRAL POINT — What started as a small entrepreneurship to keep Shannon Schnibbe home with her family and earning a few extra bucks has grown...

• 680-point drop is Dow's fourth worst - 12/2/2008
  

  NEW YORK — The stock market suffered one of its worst days since the financial meltdown Monday, slicing 680 points off the Dow Jones industrial...

• Vestas' plan is 'economic adrenaline' for Portland - 12/2/2008
  

  PORTLAND — Vestas Wind Systems, the world's largest maker of wind turbines, said Monday it plans to expand its North American headquarters in...

• Clearwire to sell WiMax as 'Clear' - 12/2/2008
  

  KANSAS CITY — Clearwire Corp.

• Unintended consequences: Hospitality can invite attack - 12/1/2008
  

  LONDON — Consider how a city looks to a terrorist seeking targets.

• Autoworker chief pleads for government aid - 12/1/2008
  

  WASHINGTON — The head of the United Auto Workers made a public plea Sunday for government help for U.S.

• Eugene company combs lists of foreclosed homes - 12/1/2008
  

  BEND — Several times a week Ryan Strasshofer sifts through the list of homes entering the foreclosure process, punches a list of addresses into...

• News briefs - 12/1/2008
  

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• Money-building holiday gifts - 11/30/2008
  

  It won't have the "wow" factor of an iPhone, but a Roth IRA or other money-minded gift may have more sizzle than you think this holiday season.

• Some money-management Internet sites to consider - 11/30/2008
  

  To keep with the theme of money-minded gifts, consider including a list of free budgeting Web sites in an accompanying card.

• Need to save over the holidays? - 11/30/2008
  

  If you are strapped for cash this holiday season, you can save even on some big items Don't forget to check out thrift shops for gifts during your...

• Expect a boost in mutual fund fees - 11/30/2008
  

  Brace yourself: Your mutual fund fees likely are to rise next year.

• Young investor doesn't need whole-life policy - 11/30/2008
  

  DEAR BRUCE: I have started working with a financial planner who is encouraging me to buy whole-life insurance. I'm not sure this is a good idea.

• Seeing green - 11/29/2008
  

  BEAVERCREEK — The Grinch will not be visiting Guam this year: The young vendors of Guam Girl Scouts Inc.

• Umpqua blueberry farmer banks on the future - 11/29/2008
  

  UMPQUA — While the price for blueberries may have slipped in 2008 from a record high of about $1.

• Online shopping sites feel the pinch - 11/29/2008
  

  For more than a decade, online retailers could count on big growth no matter the economic climate.

• A Chinese first takes to the air - 11/29/2008
  

  SHANGHAI, China — China's first fully home-grown commercial aircraft, the ARJ-21, successfully made its maiden flight on Friday, a key step in...

• Premium wines, slumping demand - 11/28/2008
  

  In most years, store manager Diana Hirst considers herself lucky if she can snag six bottles of $265 Araujo Napa Valley cult Cabernet Sauvignon to...

• Motorists stay frugal despite declining gas prices - 11/28/2008
  

  WASHINGTON — Stacie Banks can trace the merciful descent of gas prices in recent weeks from the Exxon Mobil credit card bills she keeps after...

• Blockbuster to rent with on-demand device - 11/28/2008
  

  SAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc.