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Insurance rates won’t go up in wake of 2026 wildfires
MOSES LAKE — Almost three-fifths of American homeowners have concerns about their insurance rates going up due to …
NYSE floor reopens, traders buy shares of Crocs, airlines
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to national and global response, the work place and the spread of the vir…
Pharmacist, used car salesman charged with COVID-19 fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A pharmacist and a used car salesman were arrested Tuesday on charges that they designed frauds to capitalize on the search for masks and other protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.
France deploys $8.8 billion to rescue ailing car industry
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is injecting more than 8 billion euros ($8.8 billion) to save the country’s car industry from huge losses wrought by virus lockdowns, and wants to use the crisis to make France the …
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Judge strikes down US energy leasing rules in bird habitat
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge has dealt another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to increase domestic oil and gas output from public lands, saying officials failed to protect habitat for a declining…
French president announces $8.8 billion plan for virus-hit car industry, boost for electric vehicles
PARIS (AP) — French president announces $8.8 billion plan for virus-hit car industry, boost for electric vehicles.
Bell rings but trading floor chaos subdued as NYSE reopens
NEW YORK (AP) — The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened for the first time in two months with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ringing the iconic bell, but the controlled chaos was more subdued Tuesday …
PG&E's long-running bankruptcy saga enters pivotal stage
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric limped into bankruptcy vilified for its long-running neglect of a crumbling electrical grid that ignited a succession of horrific Northern California wildfires that le…
Sweden steadfast in strategy as virus toll continues rising
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's government defended its response to the COVID-19 global pandemic on Tuesday despite the Scandinavian country now reporting one of the highest mortality rates in the world with 4,125 fatali…
Most Medicare enrollees could get insulin for $35 a month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Medicare recipients could pay less for insulin next year under a deal President Donald Trump announced Tuesday in a pivot to pocketbook issues important in November's election.
Worry, haste, retail therapy: What have we bought and why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Between technical glitches and food worries, retail therapy and sheer amnesia, something has happened to shopping during the pandemic that can be summed up thusly: rubber chickens.
US consumer confidence up slightly but remains at roughly 6-year low in face of business shutdowns from coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer confidence up slightly but remains at roughly 6-year low in face of business shutdowns from coronavirus.
US new-home sales post slight gain in April
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of potential buyers.
Consumer confidence up slightly but remains near 6-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence inched up this month, showing signs of stabilizing, but remained near a six-year low in the face of the widespread business shutdowns that have sent the economy into reces…
Under-fire UK government aide Cummings has Johnson's loyalty
LONDON (AP) — Dominic Cummings helped Boris Johnson win power by pitting the people against the elite. Johnson’s Conservative administration has branded itself “the People’s Government.”