http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 14 May 2008 17:56:25 PDT Wed, 14 May 2008 17:56:25 PDT MattBase 480 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004414359_webceosummit15.html?syndication=rss Bill Gates talks to CEOs at annual CEO Summit, showing off the Touch Wall, a 50-inch touch-sensing screen that's a kind of whiteboard. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004414359_webceosummit15.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 14:56:51 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jontalton/2004414283_biztaltoncol15.html?syndication=rss It's always something. A few years ago, a veteran manufacturing executive was nearly stalking me to write more about the risk of imminent... Jon Talton http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jontalton/2004414283_biztaltoncol15.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 14:20:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412981_webeconomy14.html?syndication=rss Inflation moderated in the greater Seattle area last month due to falling prices for household electricity and natural gas, though gasoline and shelter had hefty increases. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412981_webeconomy14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 16:32:19 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413737_retailreportdigecoffee15.html?syndication=rss Starbucks paid an average $1.43 a pound for the 352 million pounds of coffee it bought in fiscal 2007. The commodity price for coffee on the New York Board of Trade during Starbucks' last fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, was $1 to $1.35 a pound. Retail Report http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413737_retailreportdigecoffee15.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 15:21:33 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412179_starbucks14.html?syndication=rss Starbucks customers who care about the environment ask first about the paper cups. The cups are not recyclable, and even if they were, many... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412179_starbucks14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 00:56:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412172_realestate14.html?syndication=rss Washington's home sales are down, and the dip is more pronounced in the Central Puget Sound region, which has the lion's share of the state's... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412172_realestate14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 01:05:42 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412239_jobs14.html?syndication=rss The Washington economy remained very much of a "good news/bad news" story in April: Despite clear signs of a weakening jobs situation, the... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412239_jobs14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:35:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413331_webchinook14.html?syndication=rss Army criminal investigators are looking into problems found in two military helicopters on a production line at a Boeing plant in suburban... Boeing/aerospace http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413331_webchinook14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 14:46:57 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004414206_webgoogle14.html?syndication=rss Google has surpassed Yahoo to become the most popular Web site in the United States, according to comScore's rankings by the number of unique... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004414206_webgoogle14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 13:55:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413470_retailreportdigeredhook15.html?syndication=rss Redhook Ale Brewery will ask shareholders to approve the issuance of common stock for its merger with Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland... Retail Report http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413470_retailreportdigeredhook15.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:56:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413447_retailreportdigestar14.html?syndication=rss Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is reinstating the company's leadership conference with a gathering Oct. 26-30 in New Orleans. About 10,000 store managers... Retail Report http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004413447_retailreportdigestar14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:55 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004414199_webstox14.html?syndication=rss Wall Street steamed higher today after a better-than-expected report on consumer prices tempered some of the market's concerns about inflation... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004414199_webstox14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 13:52:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412169_mcclatchy14.html?syndication=rss The head of the company that holds a minority interest in The Seattle Times Co. said Tuesday he's willing to part with that stake. "Long-term, we would be... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412169_mcclatchy14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:21:31 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/retailreport/2004414575_retailreportdige14bell.html?syndication=rss Moscatel family plans a new retail concept for the space previously occupied by It's Gotta Go and will rent the Urban Interiors space to another retailer or possibly a restaurant, said part-owner Al Moscatel, whose grandfather created the business in 1946. Retail Report http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/retailreport/2004414575_retailreportdige14bell.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:12 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412174_retailspending14.html?syndication=rss Consumers cut back on car-buying in April but boosted spending in other areas, giving evidence of the economy's staying power despite soaring... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412174_retailspending14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:14:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412166_hpeds14.html?syndication=rss Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology-services... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412166_hpeds14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:19:35 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/retailreport/2004414996_retailreportdige14bravern.html?syndication=rss Elizabeth Arden will open its first Seattle-area spa at the Bravern project off Interstate 405 in downtown Bellevue, developer Schnitzer... Retail Report http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/retailreport/2004414996_retailreportdige14bravern.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:54:56 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412186_yahoo14.html?syndication=rss Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly loading up on Yahoo's stock for a possible attempt to shove aside the Internet icon's board... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412186_yahoo14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:18:51 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412168_krogerdrugs14.html?syndication=rss Kroger is expanding its discount on generic drugs, offering 90-day prescriptions for $10 and covering more women's health medications. The move comes as... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412168_krogerdrugs14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:13:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412177_sprintnextelmeet14.html?syndication=rss Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel's chief executive for less than five months, faced tough questions Tuesday about the company's continued trouble... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412177_sprintnextelmeet14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:15:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412165_bizbriefs14.html?syndication=rss Pacific Northwest Airbus on Tuesday announced new delays on deliveries of the superjumbo A380, already almost two years late, saying the... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412165_bizbriefs14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:24:22 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412183_stox14.html?syndication=rss Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Tuesday after a fresh report on retail sales and a new oil-price record told investors the same... Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004412183_stox14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 21:16:29 PDT