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Gas price relief misses the West Coast

Posted 1:55 PM 5/17/2012 by Chris Isidore (CNNMoney)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Gas prices are coming down for most of the nation, but not for Lynnae McCoy and other residents of the West Coast.

While supplies of gasoline are flush in much of the country, due to a combination of increased domestic production and reduced consumption, supplies are (More)

Missoula Merc has more business in store

5/16/2012

Federal Reserve concerned about fiscal cliff

Posted 1:41 PM 5/16/2012 by Annalyn Censky, Karen McGowan (CNN)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Federal Reserve is worried about indecision in Congress.

At its last meeting in April, the central bank's top officials discussed how coming tax increases and spending cuts could weigh on the recovery, and debated whether the Fed should provide additional (More)

MT will benefit from US-Colombia free-trade agreement

Breanna's Basket: Prices climbing

5/15/2012

Stocks slide on Greek woes

Posted 2:50 PM 5/15/2012 by Hibah Yousuf (CNNMoney)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks closed at three-month lows Tuesday, sliding during the final hour of trade, as investors faced worrisome signs out of Greece.

Stocks started the day under mild pressure after politicians in Athens failed to agree on a coalition government, and President (More)

5/14/2012

Oil prices hit five-month low

Posted 11:24 AM 5/14/2012 by Steve Hargreaves (CNNMoney)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel Monday, hitting a five-month low as worries over Greece and JPMorgan's big loss spooked traders.

U.S. crude sank below $94 a barrel early Monday before recovering slightly.

The problems in Greece and the fallout if the (More)

5/13/2012

Wall Street is betting as big as ever

Posted 9:56 PM 5/13/2012 by Maureen Farrell (CNNMoney)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Wall Street's risk appetite is back, and the bets are as big as ever.

JPMorgan's announcement last week of an expected $2 billion loss from the bank's trading activities offers a painful lesson: It's hard to limit and define what kind of trades might mitigate risks (More)

5/11/2012

Researchers hope to grow the Montana grape

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Posted 12:22 PM 5/11/2012 by Laura Wilson (KAJ News)

KALISPELL- Western Montana is well-known for its home grown cherries and huckleberries and thanks to a recent $30,000 grant from the Montana Department of Agriculture researchers hope to develop another lucrative crop in the area.

A Kalispell vineyard became the first in Montana to begin (More)