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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 …
VW car sales, profits plunge during coronavirus crisis
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen saw car sales and operating profit plunge in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak closed dealerships and halted production. But the company said it had strong…
Asia Today: Indian businesses urge easing of virus lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — With Chinese industries ramping up production, competing Indian businesses are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to loosen India's 5-week-old coronavirus lockdown when it comes up fo…
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday after an early gain evaporated, snapping the market's two-day winning streak.
Companies seek to limit legal liability for virus infections
As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
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Easing lockdowns makes day-to-day choices more complicated
Things were so much clearer when just about everything was locked down.
Q&A: With rock-bottom prices, will the oil industry recover?
NEW YORK (AP) — With a barrel of crude oil costing less than a New York pizza, many U.S. shale producers are being pushed to the brink of bankruptcy and experts are wondering when, and if, the oil industry will rec…
Convict in LA Times hack again accused of attacking media
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A journalist who went to federal prison for hacking attacks on California media is now charged with a similar attack on a magazine.
Pandemic job actions offer hope for renewed labor movement
Jordan Flowers never thought he would become a labor leader. Then the coronavirus forced him to risk his life every time he clocked in.
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UN chief: Use pandemic to 'rebuild our world for the better'
BERLIN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres challenged leaders Tuesday to use the coronavirus pandemic to “rebuild our world for the better” by also working together to tackle other global threats such as…
Pfizer 1Q sales and profit down, but it maintains 2020 views
Drugmaker Pfizer said the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce its second-quarter sales, as quarantines around the world are reducing visits to doctors — by patients with chronic conditions, parents bringing in kids needi…
CN pays $1.25M to settle 2016 Minnesota wildfire damage
Canadian National Railway has paid $1.25 million to settle damage caused by a 2016 wildfire that burned national forest land in northeastern Minnesota, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
GDP report to show a damaged economy sliding into recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy began 2020 riding the crest of a record-long expansion with every expectation that its 11th year of growth would not be its last.