By Krista Driscoll VAIL — Munich comes to Vail for two full weekends emulating Oktoberfest, the world’s greatest celebration of beer, music and autumn. Vail Oktoberfest is free and open to the public, with events and activities for adults and kids. This year, attendees will see the return of many crowd favorites such as Klement’s [&he
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By scott miller On Dec. 30, it seemed as if the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average might finish in the black for 2015 after all. But then the price of oil fell, as it did for much of the year, taking the stocks of energy companies with it.As a result, these indexes […]
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By scott miller In a holiday-shortened week, investors seemed to shrug off their recent concerns about the state of the economy, driving the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average to their best weekly performances since November. Furthermore, the Nasdaq had its best week since July, though all three of the indexes remained down […]
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By scott miller The latest moment of truth — when the Federal Reserve would again decide whether or not to raise its benchmark rate for the first time since 2006 — finally arrived Sept. 24, and investors were apparently concerned about the verdict.The Fed decided not to act, but after a brief rally on the […]
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By scott miller Not so fast! Just when investors were getting comfortable with the idea of the Federal Reserve raising its benchmark rate for the first time since December (and only the second time since 2006), the worst jobs report since September 2010 seems likely to have taken any such step off the table for […]
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By scott miller Investors bided their time for most of last week. They were waiting for Friday when, it was hoped, they’d gain some clarity about the Federal Reserve’s timetable for raising its benchmark rate from the speech that Chairwoman Janet Yellen would deliver that day at the annual meeting in Jackson Hole. While her […]
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By John LaConte VAIL – The true embodiment of Labor Day spirit in this town are people like Taylor Buxton, 10, and Matthew Cox, 14.They spent Sunday working at Vail Rotary’s annual Rubber Duck Race down Gore Creek, and their job was an important one — asset recovery, with a side of environmental protection.“We go […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Excel Energy’s subcontractor will continue work along North Frontage Road, relocating fiber optic line through the Labor Day holiday weekend and into this week.Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the potential for night work requiring the use of light plants from 7:30 p.m. to 10 […]
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By scott miller “Sometimes the porridge is really hot; sometimes the porridge is really cold; this one is in between.” — Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on the August unemployment report.Vacationing investors were thinking that the jobs report for August would tip the Federal Reserve’s hand one way or another regarding its plans for rais
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By Edward Stoner EAGLE COUNTY — A grant awarded last week to Trio Horse Therapy, an Eagle-based equine therapy provider, may allow the company to once again work with Eagle County School’s Transition to Life and “Extended School Year” programs and would impact more than 80 local students with physical or intellectual disabilities. Local
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