The future of foreclosures in Oregon now rests in the hands of the state Supreme Court. The high court this week heard arguments on a pair of cases involving the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, created by lenders to streamline the bundling, buying and selling of mortgages.
OUS officials have found a way to save on employees’ health premiums, but Kitzhaber has told the universities no.
Pamplin Media Group, Oregon’s largest community news organization, has expanded its reach with the acquisition of six weekly newspapers from Eagle Newspapers Inc., a Salem-based company.
Shares in Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. fell 7.9 percent Tuesday after the Portland-based company reported a $2 million first-quarter loss.
Perhaps the most surprising thing at a meeting between Eugene School District employees and Gov. John Kitzhaber was the generous applause that followed his remarks.
The Guardian: The Oprah Winfrey Network’s promise of a “no-holds barred” confessional from Lance Armstrong would be a break from the tested Oprah format. The reality is likely to be more cuddles than confrontation in the Jan. 17 event.
New York Times: The attackers hit one American bank after the next. As in so many previous attacks, dozens of online banking sites slowed, hiccupped or ground to a halt before recovering several minutes later. But there was something disturbingly different about the wave of online attacks on American banks in recent weeks.
HP’s profitability is getting crushed and Microsoft’s Windows 8 gamble hasn’t exactly revolutionized the computing world. Each of these companies has pursued a misguided path in the name of “strategy”. The truth is that this direction wasn’t a viable strategy for either company because it didn’t address the real problems either one faced.
Wall Street Journal: Early reports indicate that Apple is working on a low-cost version of the iPhone which could launch as early as this year.
PCWorld: Google is offering free public Wi-Fi in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood in partnership with a local nonprofit.