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January could mark seven consecutive months of falling inflation compared to a year earlier. There is no empirical economic agreement on how many months makes a trend, but seven is as good as any for the dismal science.

EUGENE, ORE. — From the front, the Forsythia has the appearance of a typical contemporary ranch-style home. A bird’s-eye view of the floor plan tells a different story. A large, dramatic hexagonal space forms its core, with wings jutting out to the right and left.

In the digital dating era, finding love is just a few taps away. Online dating has made it easier than ever to connect with potential partners from anywhere in the world, but as the popularity of online dating increases, so does the risk of falling victim to a romance scam.

Independent from the cost concerns, there are many reasons why people want to avoid moving into a nursing home. Nevertheless, when a person has various medical conditions that prevent that person from living alone, there can be few alternatives.

Last week it was the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee shaping monetary policy and investor expectations. In the week ahead, it will be the Fed’s open mouth practices at work.

Mortgage rates in the U.S. fell for a fourth straight week.

EUGENE, ORE. – The Creston home design is a contemporary plan showcasing shed roof profiles and vertical cedar siding accents. At only 30 feet wide this plan is ideal for narrow building lots on hilly urban terrain.

Save more, spend less and pay off debt are popular New Year’s resolutions — and perhaps the ones most likely to fall by the wayside a few weeks into the year when reality sets in and expenses derail plans. But an early-in-the-year setback, like paying your health insurance deductible or the credit card bills after a costly December, doesn’t have to knock you off course.

Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. broke their lobbying spending records last year as they fended off heightened scrutiny of their business models and power over the U.S. economy.

With a Texan drawl and his V-neck sweater zipped up, Cargill’s new CEO might seem uncomfortable with the plaster of white snow and hoar-frosted trees behind him outside the windows of the pyramid-shaped executive offices on the Wayzata campus of the global grain giant.