Skagit and Whatcom counties ranked high in economic growth

Skagit and Whatcom counties ranked high in economic growth
Seattle Times - The Seattle area was the 13th-biggest contributor to gross domestic product among the nation's metropolitan areas in 2005, according to newly released estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Metro Seattle — defined as King, Pierce and

Stock Market Update - Wed Sep 26 16:25:01 EDT 2007
Reuters - All 10 economic sectors ended the day in positive territory, with consumer discretionary (+1.0%), consumer staples (+0.9%) and materials (+0.9%) scoring the largest gains. Energy (+0.2%), which was down for a good part of the day, posted a modest

NAVTEQ(R) Map Data and NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) Services Selected by
Forbes - Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. NAVTEQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements

UN Council Holds Emergency Meeting on Myanmar Crisis (Update2)
Bloomberg - Member states must use their ``diplomatic and economic leverage'' on the regime, he added. The U.S. will tighten economic sanctions on junta leaders ``and their financial backers'' and expand a visa ban ``on those most responsible for the

Chile Economic Growth to Slow to 5.3 Percent in 2008, IMF Says
Bloomberg - Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Chile's economy will slow in 2008, as rising food and oil prices, natural gas shortages and tightening global liquidity pose risks to the country's growth, the International Monetary Fund said. Chile's economy will grow 5.3

Best Buy Realigns Leadership Team to Accelerate Future Growth
Forbes - Among the factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements are the following: general economic conditions, acquisitions and development of new businesses, divestitures

Traders betting on home price declines
CNBC - It will upset balance sheets, it will upset lots of our economic institutions," said Shiller, who argues that prices were driven higher by greed, not people looking to buy a place to live. Adjusting for inflation, housing prices have soared 86

UPDATE: WTO Internet Gambling Ruling Could Require U.S. to Pay $100
Forbes - Currently, the European Union (representing 27 member states), India, Japan, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Macao, and CARICOM (representing 15 Caribbean nations) have joined Antigua and Barbuda in seeking compensation from the U.S. for economic

Statoil says Snohvit partnership stops oil development for economic
Forbes - OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Statoil ASA said the Snohvit partnership has decided to stop all work related to the oil zone development at the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea. 'Evaluations undertaken show that such a development would not be