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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…
At least 13 US journalists facing expulsion from China
BEIJING (AP) — At least 13 American journalists stand to be expelled from China in retaliation for a new visa limit imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese state-owned media operating in the U.S.
FedEx sees cargo opportunities as virus grounds airlines
Many passenger airlines that carry freight in their bellies are being grounded by the coronavirus outbreak, and that could create an opportunity for cargo carriers like FedEx.
New US home construction dips again in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes fell again in February, but not as much as the previous month. Those declines follow a December surge which had pushed home construction to the highest level in 13 years.
Low prices, virus cited in calls to delay US oil lease sale
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Low prices and concerns about the new
Airbnb, hotels seek US government aid as demand flattens
U.S. hotel companies are seeking $150 billion in direct aid for their workers for what they say is an unprecedented fall-off in demand because of the new coronavirus.
Balkans fights virus amid lack of doctors, medical supplies
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t.
United Airlines, Chevron fall; FedEx, Citrix rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
The Latest: Official says Canada, US working on travel curbs
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FDIC warns of scams saying banks in trouble from outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation's bank regulators is urging Americans not to withdraw large sums of cash and to beware of fraudsters claiming that banks are limiting customers' access to their money.
Dow Jones industrials sink 1,300 points, or 6.3%, erasing nearly all of their gains since President Trump's inauguration
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones industrials sink 1,300 points, or 6.3%, erasing nearly all of their gains since President Trump's inauguration.
Travel grinds to a halt, plants close, as virus takes hold
The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the global economy is growing more clear by the day. Furloughs and job cu…
Coronavirus rocks already strained ties between US and China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling over responsibility for
The Latest: China sends masks, medical supplies to France
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The Latest: European markets sink as recession fears grow
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on action in the financial markets (all times local):
Stock trading is halted for the fourth time this month as S&P 500 drops 7%; trading resumes in 15 minutes
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock trading is halted for the fourth time this month as S&P 500 drops 7%; trading resumes in 15 minutes.