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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…
As outbreak blows up finances, a limit to EU solidarity
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is taking unprecedented action to help member countries endure the massive economic shock of the virus outbreak, but some nations are resisting the idea of shared borrowing to cov…
First signs of disruption appear in housing; markets 'calm'
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some of the latest developments Wednesday related to th…
Stocks open mostly higher on Wall Street after a deal is reached on $2 trillion to fight damage from the coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open mostly higher on Wall Street after a deal is reached on $2 trillion to fight damage from the coronavirus.
Orders to US factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose 1.2% in February before coronavirus struck with force
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to US factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose 1.2% in February before coronavirus struck with force.
US big-ticket factory orders up 1.2% in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose by a solid amount in February, but the gain came before the coronavirus had shut down much of the country.
Police struggle to enforce India's sweeping virus lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians struggled to comply with the world's largest coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors.
China lifting last controls in province at outbreak's center
BEIJING (AP) — Trains carrying factory employees back to work after two months in locked-down cities rolled out of Hubei province, the center of China’s virus outbreak, as the government on Wednesday began lifting …
Edmunds: 5 high-tech vehicles for less than $36,000
Every year brings new technology features in vehicles. Most of them undeniably enhance a vehicle's modern appeal and safety, such as widescreen infotainment displays and safety systems that can automatically help p…
Tokyo's delayed Olympics: Who pays bills for another year?
TOKYO (AP) — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, now comes the multi-billion-dollar question: Who pays the bills for the delay, and how large will they be?
India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., l…
New home sales drop 4.4% in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. new home sales fell 4.4% in February with bigger declines expected in coming months as the coronavirus puts a major crimp on home sales.
Asian shares jump after Dow sees biggest gain since 1933
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares opened sharply higher in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 with Congress and the White House nearing a deal on injecting nearly $2 tri…
Boy, 17, with coronavirus dies as cases surge in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County health officials backtracked Tuesday on their announcement that a child died from coronavirus, saying it’s possible the death was caused by something else.
Dow surges 2,000 points, its biggest-ever point gain, as Congress moves closer to passing coronavirus aid package
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow surges 2,000 points, its biggest-ever point gain, as Congress moves closer to passing coronavirus aid package.
China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of what has become a global pandemic subside.