Building a Conservative Growth Portfolio. As I stated in the previous article, the equity component of the portfolio is overweight relative to the S&P 500 in the Industrial, Consumer Discretionary and Financial Sectors.

PGE reveals electric charging stations. Portland General Electric Co. on Tuesday unveiled the first of a dozen new electric charging stations for what it expects will be a future onslaught of plug-in hybrid autos.

US: "Economic headwinds" drive Columbia to $1.8m Q2 loss. This article is locked. You need to be a Full Member of just-style to view this article.

Suppliers left holding goods as retail swoons. Retailers seeking to keep inventory as lean as possible in a weak market are becoming more aggressive with suppliers, canceling more orders and leaving vendors holding the bag -- or shirt or shoe.

Aimee Mann performs at Aladdin on Saturday and Ringo Starr will be at Edgefield on Sunday. In The Oregonian's news podcast, Today in Oregon, for Friday, July 18, 2008: Multnomah County health officials said today they're worried about a spike in heroin-related deaths.

Columbia Sportswear has Q2 loss. With consumer confidence bloodied by the poor U.S. economy, Columbia Sportswear Co.