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Moses Lake SGL plant waiting for buyer
MOSES LAKE — The SGL plant in Moses Lake is for sale, and proposals to buy it are due this week. Basin Ag Sales is…
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister said Friday he is holding the country's Central Bank governor responsible for the downward spiral of the national currency, accusing him of pursuing “opaque” policies that sen…
Trump signs $484 billion measure to aid employers, hospitals
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion
California restaurants to get public money for healthy meals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California restaurants will get taxpayer money to feed millions of seniors during the coronavirius pandemic, but only if they can offer meals with fresh fruit, vegetables and no sugary dri…
'Disappointing' week of divorce talks between EU and Britain
BRUSSELS (AP) — Key players and the economies on both sides of the Brexit divide have been hammered by the corona crisis. Yet, even this common enemy is not enough to bring the European Union and Britain closer tog…
Congressional Budget Office says coronavirus aid, likely recession to cause deficit to reach $3.7 trillion this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Budget Office says coronavirus aid, likely recession to cause deficit to reach $3.7 trillion this year.
CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
WASHINGTON (AP) — A recession caused by the
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors predicts losses over pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday it expects 26 billion yen ($240 million) in losses for the fiscal year through next March, as sales plunge because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Ulises García went from being a waiter to working at a laundromat. Yelitza Esteva used to do manicures and now delivers groceries. Maribel Torres swapped cleaning homes for sewing masks.
Asian shares lower as Wall St rally fizzles, oil rebounds
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are lower Friday after an early rally on Wall Street suddenly vanished, the latest example of how fragile the hopes underpinning the stock market’s monthlong recovery are.
Lots of companies now want your video chats -- even Facebook
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this has become an era of Zoom birthdays, virtual happy hours, FaceTime story times and Google yoga classes. Our friends, coworkers, teachers — and doctors, if …
China promises subsidies to boost falling electric car sales
BEIJING (AP) — China is promising more subsidies to shore up plunging electric car sales amid the coronavirus pandemic but set limits that exclude Tesla’s made-in-China model.
Trump signs $484 billion bill to aid employers and hospitals under stress from coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs $484 billion bill to aid employers and hospitals under stress from coronavirus pandemic.
Taxpayers to fund restaurants to feed seniors in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Taxpayers will pay restaurants to make meals for millions of California's seniors during the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative that could pump billions of dollars into a devastated indus…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 44 cents, or 2.7%, to close at $16.94 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 11 cents, or 0.5%, $21.44 a barrel.
US factory orders plunge 14.4% as economy grinds to halt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged 14.4% in March, the second-biggest decline on record. The worse-than-expected slide underscored the severity of the economic impact from the pandem…