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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 …
Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hundreds of…
Visa 2Q profits up 3.6%, helped by more spending on network
Visa said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter profits increased 3.6% from a year earlier, helped by growth in payments being processed over the company's namesake network.
How major US stock indexes fared on Thursday
Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday as more grim news piled up revealing the grave economic damage being caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Molson Coors, Tapestry fall; Tesla, Facebook rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday:
New jobless hope seeds of tourism can be resown in Big Apple
For New York City tour guide Megan Marod, the first warning of the pandemic's financial toll came weeks before Broadway’s theaters and Manhattan’s museums closed.
Twitter stock slips amid pandemic-caused revenue uncertainty
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter's stock tumbled Thursday after the company failed to show that it's weathering the pandemic-borne digital advertising slump the same way its bigger rivals Facebook and Google are.
Workers must risk infection or losing unemployment payments
ATLANTA (AP) — Some of the millions of American workers laid off because of the coronavirus are beginning to face a tough choice — return to work and risk infection, or stay home and risk losing unemployment paymen…
2 more Ohio counties to be subject of another opioid trial
A judge has added claims from two Ohio counties against pharmacies to the growing list of trials on governments' claims that the drug industry should be held liable for the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Germany relaxes lockdown for playgrounds, churches and zoos
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities agreed Thursday to reopen playgrounds, churches and cultural institutions such as museums and zoos that have been shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic, but they postponed a…
Pork producer says it needs flexibility on virus guidelines
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The world's largest pork producer told a judge in Missouri on Thursday that it was working as quickly as it can to comply with federal guidelines that seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus…
Dow Inc.: 1Q Earnings Snapshot
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Dow Inc. (DOW) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $239 million.
Trump predicts 'spectacular' rebound as economy plunges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to dispel economic gloom, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s anticipating a major rebound in the coming months and a “spectacular” 2021.
Johnson: UK 'past the peak' of outbreak but must be cautious
LONDON (AP) — Britain is past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday, as he promised to reveal a “road map” out of national lockdown — but not yet.
How do I get money from the US coronavirus relief deal?
How do I get a relief check as part of the $2.2 trillion economic rescue package?
Poll: Many Americans feel lonely and anxious during pandemic
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — Americans are feeling isolated and anxious. They fear they or their loved ones will get sick. They worry about their jobs.