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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…
US stocks bounce higher, but still end the week with a loss
Wall Street managed to end a bumpy day broadly higher Friday but still finished with its worst week in nearly three months.
UK delays post-Brexit border checks as virus slams economy
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it will delay bringing in full border checks on goods coming from the European Union to relieve pressure on businesses hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. But the …
US economist: Europe must 'completely suppress' virus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — There can be no real economic recovery in Europe unless governments “completely suppress” the coronavirus, a prominent U.S. economist said on Friday.
France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis
PARIS (AP) — The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies when production facilities got diverted from churning out the latest fashions to making cloth masks designed to protec…
UK regulators investigate Facebook's purchase of Giphy
LONDON (AP) — British regulators have opened an investigation into Facebook's recent purchase of Giphy over concerns that it will stifle competition.
Aid groups 'alarmed' by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than two dozen international aid groups have told the U.S. government they are “increasingly alarmed” that “little to no U.S. humanitarian assistance has reached those on the front lines” o…
American Airlines, Perspecta rise; PVH, Lululemon fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
Retail sales look to recover; nations eye economic concerns
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the …
Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priority
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee said Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “the gross inequality” of a world where almost half the population is unable to connect to the internet…
Starbucks creates own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees
Starbucks is creating its own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees to wear if they choose. The move comes after the coffee chain reportedly banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter gear.
China reports 57 new cases, highest daily number in 2 months
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases in two months after the capital's biggest wholesale food market was shut down following a resurgence in local infections.
Beijing closes market, locks down area in new virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — The largest wholesale food market in Beijing was shuttered behind police guard and the surrounding neighborhood locked down Saturday after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus in t…
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Pop open a bottle, California wine tasting rooms reopening
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California wineries started uncorking their bottles and welcoming people back to their tasting rooms Friday as the state's $145 billion tourism industry gears up with hotels, zoos, museums and aqua…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 8 cents to settle at $36.26 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose 18 cents to $38.73 a barrel.