Business

Crowdfunding might be more bust than windfall

President Barack Obama and members of Congress have touted a law that makes crowdfunding, a method of soliciting money over…

May 6, 2013

Business

Oil-drilling technology leaps forward

Developments improve finding and extracting hydrocarbons

May 4, 2013

Business

Could conference center be financed in euros?

Program grants green cards for investment cash

May 4, 2013

Business

Taxes not slowing down spending

Despite less pay, Americans keep spending, thanks to cheaper gas, rising stocks and low interest rates.Patrick Semansky/Associated Press Which raised…

May 4, 2013

Business

Copying Warren Buffett hard for mere mortals

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett makes investing sound easy, but his cash reserves mean few people actually can land the kinds…

May 4, 2013

Business

15-year mortgage rate slides lower to record 2.56 percent

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for the 15-year fixed mortgage slipped to 2.56 percent. Thats…

May 4, 2013

Business

Are you a savvy manager of your IRA?

At the end of last year, IRAs had $5.4 trillion in assets compared with $5.1 trillion in 401(k)s and other…

May 4, 2013

Business

Adventure, risk await area tourists

Durango Tourism Summit considers farms as well as often-popular heritage railroads

April 30, 2013

Business

IBM pulls stock market out of an early slump

IBM and other tech stocks led the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up. The broad-market measure ended April with a…

April 30, 2013

Money Savvy

Graduating to financial independence

Today, I want to help college seniors – and any of you looking for financial stability – get started on…

April 30, 2013

Business

Shoppers seeking more ‘ethical’ clothing

Bangladesh factory disaster death toll rises, so does consciousness

April 30, 2013

Business

New Obamacare applications slightly simpler

Prepare to lay bare your finances under health-reform act

April 30, 2013

Business

Gasoline prices trending down

Reduction benefits drivers, economy

April 27, 2013

Business

Landslide at mine deals blow to Utah economy

Kennecott copper production expected to be reduced by half

April 27, 2013

Business

Tangled up in Taos

Spanish colonial land grant mixes with real estate to form legal limbo

April 27, 2013

Business

Tight condo lending impairs low-cost housing

lenders in Durango look to offer creative financing

April 27, 2013

Business

Samsung Galaxy S4 offers function, dazzle

Samsung has been able to pack in a more powerful battery into its new Galaxy S4, which, as a bragging…

April 27, 2013

Thoughts Along The Way

The dismal science is an inexact thing

I refer to the recent revelations of a graduate student’s finding that two of the world’s leading economists, Carmen Reinhart…

April 22, 2013

Business

Ag tour slated for tourism summit

margins narrow on the ranches, a new venue opens up

April 22, 2013

Business

Mammon mavens move meetings to Utah

banks’ shareholders hope to avoid distraction of class-warrior activists

April 22, 2013

Business

Report: Top 7% got richer during recovery

The richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for…

April 22, 2013

Business

New business boosts web visibility of Cortez

Derek Alvarez, a recent arrival in Cortez, noticed some similarities after living in a beach town in southern Albania close…

April 22, 2013

Business

Small businesses: Rule-breakers get an edge

Consuelo Gomez, owner of Bellevue, Wash., property-management company “Marty K,” says her refusal to hire workers in the United States…

April 20, 2013

Business

USDA starts new program to track livestock across state lines

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new livestock-identification program to help agriculture officials quickly track livestock in cases…

April 20, 2013

Business

Economic data show slowing economy

The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators dipped 0.1 percent last month to 94.7. That’s the first decline…

April 20, 2013

Business

Durango high-tech venture spreads its wings

Airborne Media opens office in Silicon Valley

April 20, 2013

Business

Tips for buying eyewear online

Customers can’t pluck a pair of glasses from their smartphone screen to learn how they feel, but shoppers can try…

April 20, 2013

Business

Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.41 percent

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for the 30-year fixed loan dipped to 3.41 percent from 3.43 percent…

April 20, 2013

Business

Cost of owning a car? $9,000 a year

A new AAA reports shows, on average, the cost of driving 15,000 miles a year rose 1.17 cents to 60.8…

April 20, 2013

Business

Monthly housing starts surpass 1 million

The overall pace of homes started rose 7 percent from February to March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of…

April 15, 2013