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Basin home prices up overall
MOSES LAKE — Home prices were up across most of the Columbia Basin in August, the latest month for which informati…
FDA hasn't authorized a two-minute test for coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — A California company falsely claimed cargo planes were ready to ship millions of blood tests that could detect the new coronavirus in just two minutes and had won emergency authorization from the fed…
Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during the coronavirus crisis.
Stryker, Children's Place fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
Stocks skid as physical, economic toll of virus worsens
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street and markets around the world fell sharply Wednesday as the economic and physical toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak mounts — and as experts say they still can’t predict when it will…
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%.
Some employers to laid-off staffers: Let's stay in touch
As millions of job cuts tear through the U.S. economy, a faint glimmer of light has emerged: Some employers are trying to maintain ties to the staffers they're letting go so they can more quickly rehire them once t…
Judge dismisses pharmacies' lawsuit against physicians
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge in Cleveland has dismissed an effort by pharmacy companies to shift their liability for the opioid crisis to physicians and practitioners in the two Ohio counties suing them, allegi…
Mercedes has worst Takata air bag recall completion rate
DETROIT (AP) — Of all the automakers that are recalling dangerous Takata air bag inflators, Mercedes is the laggard when it comes to getting repairs done.
Business and economic events scheduled for Thursday
Business and economic events scheduled for Thursday.
Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant
NEW YORK (AP) — Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size.
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…
Macy's added to clearance from benchmark S&P 500
The S&P 500 Index is moving department store giant Macy’s to a lower level.
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.
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.
US construction spending falls 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential falling
WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending falls 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential falling.