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Innovation rewarded at Flywheel Investment Conference

WENATCHEE — Seattle startup Optimly swept the top awards at the 2026 Flywheel Investment Conference in Wenatchee, …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
North Dakota tribe to fight ruling giving minerals to state

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Leaders of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota and others are challenging a Department of Interior opinion rolling back an Obama-era memo stating that mineral rights under the …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Germany agrees $146B stimulus package as Europe jobless rise

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties agreed on a 130 billion euro ($146 billion) stimulus package Wednesday to help kick-start the economy, which like others around the world has taken a heavy hit from the cor…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Germany's governing parties agree on $146 billion stimulus package to revive economy hit by coronavirus pandemic

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing parties agree on $146 billion stimulus package to revive economy hit by coronavirus pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks rallied again on Wall Street Wednesday, and the S&P 500 climbed back to where it was just one week after it set its all-time high earlier this year.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Zoom, Cheesecake Factory rise; HealthEquity, Ambarella fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Nevada betting on health safety as Las Vegas casinos reopen

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After 78 days of historic quiet, cards will be cut, dice will roll and jackpots can jingle again 12:01 a.m. Thursday at casinos in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Wall Street's rally rolls on; S&P 500 back within 8% of high

Stocks bubbled even higher on Wednesday, vaulting Wall Street back to where it was just one week after it set its all-time high earlier this year, as optimism builds that the economy can climb out of its current ho…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Snapchat to stop 'promoting' Trump amid uproar over tweets

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Snapchat will stop “promoting” President Donald Trump on its video messaging service, the latest example of a social media platform adjusting how it treats this U.S. president.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Walmart moves guns, ammunition in some stores to secure area

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at some of its stores in the wake of the killing of George Floyd that has set off sometimes violent demonstrations against police br…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
People harmed by OxyContin have more time to file claims

People injured by the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin have another 30 days to file legal claims against the manufacturer.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Walmart drops ammunition, firearms on display in some stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at some of its stores in the wake of the killing of George Floyd that has set off sometimes violent demonstrations against police br…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The CEO of Pilgrim's Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — The epic damage to America’s job market from the viral outbreak will come into sharper focus Friday when the government releases the May employment report: Eight million more jobs are estimated to…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Fed approves expansion of state and local support program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has approved an expansion of its $500 billion emergency program to support state and local governments.