KOMO - News - Business http://www.komonews.com/news/business RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Business en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:53:00 GMT Japan's ANA considering Airbus A380 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/23144659.html All Nippon Airways Co. is studying buying about five Airbus superjumbo A380s or other aircraft for long-haul routes, the Japanese carrier said Friday. Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales http://www.komonews.com/news/business/23143209.html With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite, tomato farmers nationwide have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. Rates on 30-year mortgages drop to 6.35 percent http://www.komonews.com/news/business/23141809.html Rates on 30-year mortgages, which had been rising for five straight weeks, posted a decline this week as signals from the Federal Reserve eased worries about imminent rate increases. 9 convicted in bank fraud case linked to U.S.-based Refco http://www.komonews.com/news/business/23140614.html Nine people, including a prominent executive who fled to France in an attempt to elude justice, were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the 2005 collapse of New York-based commodities brokerage Refco Inc. G-8 leaders face ominous economic woes this year http://www.komonews.com/news/business/23135239.html Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week. Alaska Airlines to stop accepting cash for in-flight purchases http://www.komonews.com/news/business/22928739.html Alaska Airlines says that starting Aug. 5, cash will no longer be accepted on any of its flights to pay for cocktails, meals, digital movie players and other items. Oil passes, settles above $145 for first time http://www.komonews.com/news/business/22869984.html Oil prices raced above $145 a barrel for the first time Thursday as traders added to their bets on the commodity ahead of the long holiday weekend. Coupon interest rises in tight economy http://www.komonews.com/news/business/22862804.html With her household budget tightening, Michelle Fox treats couponing like getting a part-time job to help make ends meet. In her case, it's a job that pays about $20 an hour. "Every little bit helps. It's something I do for my family," she says. Bourbon producers see amber-colored future http://www.komonews.com/news/business/22862609.html Distillers are expanding their bourbon production and storage and dispatching sales teams around the world, bullish for a traditionally Southern beverage gaining popularity worldwide. Employers cut jobs for sixth straight month http://www.komonews.com/news/business/22862449.html Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent.