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Fuel prices slightly elevated this week
MOSES LAKE — After weeks of steady increases, fuel prices across Washington and the nation largely held steady thi…
Apple, AT&T, Jack Daniel's: Fed issues details on bond buys
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Sunday released a list of roughly 750 companies, including Apple, Walmart and ExxonMobil, whose corporate bonds it will purchase in the coming months in an effort to keep bo…
Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) — Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy protection.
Nile countries agree to restart talks over disputed dam
CAIRO (AP) — The leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed late Friday to return to talks aimed at reaching an accord over the filling of Ethiopia’s new hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, according to statements…
More fragments from 1952 crash in Alaska found in glacier
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — A lucky Buddha figurine, a flight suit, several 3-cent stamps, a crumpled 1952 Mass schedule for St. Patrick’s Church in Washington, D.C., and 480 bags containing indi…
This Week: Consumer confidence, Macy’s earns, June hiring
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
Asian shares slide, following Wall St selloff on virus fears
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings.
Flight testing for Boeing's 737 Max could begin Monday
Flight-certification testing for Boeing's 737 Max, which has been grounded since March 2019 because of two deadly crashes, could begin as early as Monday, according to an Federal Aviation Administration email sent …
Paris mayor reelected, green wave in France local elections
PARIS (AP) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo declared victory in her reelection bid as municipal elections postponed by the coronavirus crisis have seen a strong breakthrough from the greens across the country.
Fracking pioneer Chesapeake files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) — Chesapeake Energy, a shale drilling pioneer that helped to turn the United States into a global energy powerhouse, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) — Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy protection.
South Africa's surge of virus cases expected to rise rapidly
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's current surge of COVID-19 cases is expected to dramatically increase in the coming weeks and press the country's hospitals to the limit, the health minister said Sunday night.
Britain's top civil servant steps down from powerful role
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top civil servant and one of the most powerful people in government announced Sunday that he would step down, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepared to shake up the the country’s civil ser…
Average US gas price up 6 cents over 2 weeks to $2.22/gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline increased by 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.22 per gallon.
Gunman at Walmart distribution center was former employee
RED BLUFF, Calif (AP) — A man who drove into a Walmart distribution center in Northern California and went on a shooting rampage that left him and another man dead, and four others wounded, was fired from his job a…
Richmond Fed chief: With outlook hazy, economy needs support
WASHINGTON (AP) — As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond since 2018, Tom Barkin is a member of the Fed's powerful committee that sets interest rates. The committee has been engaged this year in an ext…