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Confluence Health names new Chief Medical Officer
WENATCHEE — Confluence Health has selected a new chief medical officer, according to an announcement from Confluen…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks ended another bumpy day on Wall Street with solid gains Friday, but the market still finished with its worst week in nearly three months.
American Airlines, Perspecta rise; PVH, Lululemon fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
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.
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.
Range Resources pleads no contest to environmental crimes
Range Resources Corp., Pennsylvania’s most active shale gas driller, has pleaded no contest to environmental crimes over its handling of contamination at a pair of well sites, the state attorney general’s office an…
Lebanese fear currency will further tumble despite promises
BEIRUT (AP) — For months, Kamal Nasser, a successful plumbing contractor in Lebanon, has seen his business base erode.
Fed says 'full range of tools' in play to counter pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is promising to use its “full range of tools” to pull the country out of a recession brought on by a global pandemic, signaling that it would keep interest rates low through 20…
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.
Bulgaria steps in to help bank as it eyes eurozone accession
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government is stepping in to guarantee 70% of the capital increase of a private bank, a move meant to facilitate the country's accession to the EU banking union and to start the tw…
Federal Reserve tells Congress it will use 'full range of tools' to combat global pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve tells Congress it will use 'full range of tools' to combat global pandemic.
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 …
Homelessness deepens in Los Angeles County, jumps 13%
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12.7% over the past year to more than 66,400 and authorities fear that figure will spike again once the full impact of the c…
The Latest: Norway keeps border with outlier Sweden shut
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway's government says it is keeping travel restrictions in place for visitors from Sweden, which did not impose a lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
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 …
Twitter removes China-linked accounts spreading false news
LONDON (AP) — Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and was pushing false information favorable to the country's communist rulers. Beijing denied involvemen…