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More homes on the market in the Basin
MOSES LAKE — People hoping to buy a home in July had a better selection available to them than a year ago, accordi…
Japan's SoftBank ends WeWork tender, remains behind bailout
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. called off its offering of up to $3 billion worth of shares in office-space rental venture WeWork, though it remains committed to its $5 billion bailout…
Booze buying surges; senators push airlines for cash refunds
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Tuesday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
Reporting for duty: Airline crew sign up to help hospitals
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year old has lost his job because of the coronavirus crisis and will be soo…
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Surveys: Manufacturing contracts last month in US, world
WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturing contracted in the United States and around the world last month, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
The Latest: Israel's health minister has new coronavirus
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
US construction spending down 1.3% in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United States.
Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns
OAK PARK, Illinois (AP) — One Tulsa, Oklahoma, bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he served them a round of shots anyway to celebrate a birthday. Another live-streamed a drag …
Apply here: How to spend $2.2 trillion — and rescue economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump aims to shovel
Asian stocks mixed as economic toll of virus worsens
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were meandering Thursday after a White House warning that as many as 240,000 Americans might die of the coronavirus sent Wall Street tumbling and signs of the outbreak's global economic …
Businesses may get COVID-19 relief loans as soon as Friday
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses seeking loans through the government's $2 trillion
U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak.
FDA changes boost alcohol for sanitizer from ethanol makers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has relaxed regulations on the types of alcohol that can be used to make hand sanitizers during the shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, expanding th…
Stocks fall sharply as number of coronavirus cases rises and the economic toll of the outbreak worsens; Dow drops 4.4%
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fall sharply as number of coronavirus cases rises and the economic toll of the outbreak worsens; Dow drops 4.4%.
Business and economic events scheduled for Thursday
Business and economic events scheduled for Thursday.