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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Page updated at 07:02 p.m.
Spreading the word for Fair Trade USA
In Person: After helping Nicaraguan cooperatives sell coffee to European fair-trade buyers for four years, Paul Rice figured it was time to bring the fair-trade model to the United States.
Coinstar's stock shot up nearly 16 percent Monday in an eventful day that began with its Redbox unit announcing it's joining with Verizon to deliver both Internet streaming video and physical movie rental. Later, the Bellevue company announced it also plans to buy a DVD-rental business operated by NCR and that its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled.
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Boeing's outlook is robust but risky, analyst tells suppliers
Aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia offered a projection of market-busting success for Boeing in the decade ahead, but cautioned that "there's an enormous amount of risk baked into that road map."
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Kinect Star Wars returns, launches April 3 | Brier Dudley's Blog
Snapshot of 2011 housing market
After more than two years of on-again, off-again federal tax credits, the housing market in 2011 had two things going for it — historic low mortgage rates and lots of inventory — which enticed some buyers back into the market. As for prices, well, let's just say they are higher than they were a decade ago.
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Brier Dudley offers a critical look at technology and business issues affecting the Northwest.
NEW - 2/07, 04:18 PM
Veteran financial journalist Jon Talton blogs on the region's most important economic news, trends and issues.
NEW - 2/07, 09:45 AM
Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet Tu.
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Monday, February 6
King County home prices drop again; median at $315,000
Report: Amazon opening store in Seattle | Brier Dudley's Blog
ITC staff backs Barnes & Noble in patent fight with Microsoft | Microsoft Pri0
Inside the jobs report | Jon Talton
Mastro creditors due to get 1 percent of what's owed
Apple, Samsung drive 61 percent smartphone surge | Brier Dudley's Blog
Dynamics CRM coming to Windows Phone, iOS, Android, Blackberry | Microsoft Pri0
No Start button on Windows 8? | Microsoft Pri0
Dendreon shares climb sharply on critical review for rival Amgen
China's airlines won't pay Europe carbon tax
Lessons from TeachStreet, folding into Amazon | Brier Dudley's Blog
Paccar recalling 16,000 trucks due to brake problem
Google removes Web pages that India government calls offensive
Sunday, February 5
TeachStreet leaves some lessons as it shuts down | Brier Dudley
Irresistible accent befuddles Siri: She Cannae speak Scots
On the move: Suburban Cities Association taps Deanna Dawson
Top 10 ways Apple could spend its cash pile
Brier Dudley: Apple says it's finally going to start spending its ridiculously huge $97 billion cash pile. Since it's always fun to guess what Apple's doing next, here's my Top 10 list of ways it could use the dough.
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