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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…
Business events scheduled for the coming week
Business events scheduled for the coming week.
Sweet: Peeps production stops, but Easter is taken care of
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — No more Peeps are being hatched for at least a couple of weeks — but it shouldn't affect Easter baskets.
Congress' relief bill would vastly expand unemployment aid
NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program.
World leaders vow to coordinate virus response in video call
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus — and not w…
Pelosi forecasts House OK of Senate's $2.2T virus aid plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will give final approval Friday to the massive $2.2 trillion economic rescue bill with robust backing from both parties, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, a vote that would cap Congress' tumult…
Dreaming of lottery riches? Virus could cut jackpots
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hoping to escape all the coronavirus-caused economic uncertainty by winning a giant lottery jackpot?
US economy grew at 2.1% rate in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy grew by a moderate 2.1% in the fourth quarter of last year, but many economists believe that will be the last positive growth seen for some time as the country endures a sharp contract…
3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
Stocks open 2% higher after Senate passes relief bill; burst in unemployment applications fell short of worst forecasts
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open 2% higher after Senate passes relief bill; burst in unemployment applications fell short of worst forecasts.
US eonomy grew at 2.1% rate in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy grew by a moderate 2.1% in the fourth quarter of last year, but many economists believe that will be the last positive growth seen for some time as the country endures a sharp contract…
The Latest: Stock futures trim losses on unemployment data
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):
US unemployment claims soar to 3.3 million -- quadrupling record from 1982 -- as layoffs from coronavirus engulf economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — US unemployment claims soar to 3.3 million -- quadrupling record from 1982 -- as layoffs from coronavirus engulf economy.
Bank of England warns of 'large and sharp' UK downturn
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England warned Thursday that the scale and duration of the economic shock stemming from the coronavirus pandemic will be “large and sharp but should ultimately prove temporary.”
US economy grew at 2.1% rate in Q4 with economists forecasting sharp drop ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — US economy grew at 2.1% rate in Q4 with economists forecasting sharp drop ahead.
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