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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 …
Coronavirus cruise ship finally leaves Australian port
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cruise ship that is the subject of a criminal investigation after it became Australia’s largest single source of coronavirus infections set off from the country's shores Thursday a mont…
Belgian port to test virus bracelets amid tech tracing fears
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it might have on their jobs, Europe’s second-biggest port is getting ready to test a device ai…
Businesses need to keep tight control of expenses
MOSES LAKE — Small-business people need to keep careful track of their money and communicate regularly with their creditors if they’re going to survive the economic disaster caused by COVID-19-related shutdowns.
Coronavirus test maker Roche sees sales rise
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche, which helps make tests to detect the COVID-19 illness, says its sales edged up in the first quarter despite the broad economic volatility created by the pandemic.
Timeline reset: CDC confirms weeks-earlier California deaths
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease.
India plans wristband patient surveillance as lockdown eases
NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Wednesday that it plans to manufacture thousands of wristbands that will monitor the locations and temperatures of coronavirus patients and help perform contact tracing.
Delta loses $534 million in 1Q; much bigger losses looming
Delta Air Lines, the biggest and most profitable U.S. airline, lost $534 million in the first quarter, a setback that will appear trivial when the full force of the pandemic is revealed in the current quarter.
No pay cuts, layoffs but Mideast firm rethinks food security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the biggest private employers in the Middle East has no plans to cut salaries or lay off any of its 44,000 workers, but the pandemic is changing its thinking about food sec…
Edmunds compares 2020 Honda Accord with Hyundai Sonata
The Honda Accord has been Edmunds’ top-rated midsize sedan since this latest generation launched for the 2018 model year. But a new challenger has arrived on the scene: the redesigned 2020 Hyundai Sonata.
SGL inks deal with BMW
WIESBADEN, Germany — SGL Carbon announced Tuesday that it has received a “multi-year substantial contract” from BMW to produce “an innovative glass-fiber-based” battery housing for the German auto maker’s “future p…
10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an
GM scraps Maven car-sharing service after more than 4 years
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is sending its Maven car-sharing business to the junkyard.
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Q&A: Oil prices hit new lows as economic pain deepens
NEW YORK (AP) — A barrel of oil now costs less than a cheap bottle of wine.
SBA reports data breach in disaster loan application website
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of small business owners reeling from the aggressive measures taken to halt the spread of the coronavirus may have had their personal information exposed last month on a government website…