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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 …
Asian stocks fall further amid oil market turmoil
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell further Wednesday as oil prices recovered some of their record-setting losses amid anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic's mounting economic damage.
Wuhan embraces Yangtze River as virus-hit city reopens
WUHAN, China (AP) — Bathed in golden late-afternoon light, Chen Enting snapped a photo of his ticket to commemorate his first ferry ride across the Yangtze River after a 76-day quarantine ended in the Chinese city …
Dubai wins tentative approval to delay its Expo 2020 to 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A world body on Tuesday tentatively approved Dubai's request to move its Expo 2020 world's fair to next year over the coronavirus pandemic.
US pressures Mexico to reopen plants amid worker walkouts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. pressed Mexico on Tuesday to reopen border assembly plants that are key to the U.S. supply chain, including defense contractors, as more employees staged walkouts and protests at the fac…
After denial, Indonesia sees mounting coronavirus deaths
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — While Indonesia’s neighbors scrambled early this year to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the government of the world’s fourth most populous nation insisted that everything wa…
Back to work? Companies finding it easier said than done
NEW YORK (AP) — As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some corporations are taking the first steps toward bringing their employees ba…
Coke volume plunges 25% in April; hope for a 2nd half bounce
Coca-Cola's global volume tumbled 25% in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swaths of the world population.
Chipotle agrees to record $25 million fine over tainted food
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. in outbreaks f…
Virus cancels events worldwide; opinions on reopening mixed
ATLANTA (AP) — Spain called off the Running of the Bulls in July, the U.S. scrapped the national spelling bee in June and Germany canceled Oktoberfest five months away, making it clear Tuesday that the effort to be…
Fuel pump problem forces Subaru to recall over 200K vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling just over 200,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall.
IBM, HCA Healthcare fall; Beyond Meat, Laboratory Corp. rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday:
US home sales plunge 8.5% in March, and it may grow worse
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. sales of existing homes cratered 8.5% in March with real estate activity stalled by the coronavirus outbreak.
New Zealand could pull off bold goal of eliminating virus
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether.
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $8.86, or 43.4%, to close at $11.57 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $6.24, or 24.4%, $19.33 a barrel.
Senate approves $500B virus aid deal, sends it to House
WASHINGTON (AP) — A $483 billion