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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…
Financial markets in turmoil over fear of virus lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.
France fines Apple $1.2 billion for anti-competitive acts
PARIS (AP) — French regulators fined Apple 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on Monday for striking deals to keep prices high, in the biggest-ever such sanction by France’s Competition Authority.
EU leaders set for virus talks amid border measure worries
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official on Monday called for more coordination and insisted on the need to keep the 27-nation bloc's internal borders open as much as possible as member states implement me…
Japan nuke reactor taken offline due to delayed safety steps
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of a nuclear power plant in southern Japan was forced to shut down one of its reactors Monday because of a failure to meet the deadline for adding anti-terror safety facility made mandator…
Shares open sharply lower in Europe following central bank moves in US, Asia with Paris falling 6.7%, London down 5.8%
BEIJING (AP) — Shares open sharply lower in Europe following central bank moves in US, Asia with Paris falling 6.7%, London down 5.8%.
German tour firm TUI suspends most operations over virus
BERLIN (AP) — German-based tour company TUI says it is suspending most of its operations until further notice in light of the deepening
As virus roils markets, Trump again threatens Fed chairman
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he had the power to fire or demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, adding new fuel to his long-running animus toward the central bank’s leader at a mom…
This Week: Retail sales, Fed policy update, Tiffany earns
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Lobster prices tumble; future is cloudy as exports shut down
ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — Lobster prices are tumbling, and shippers fear the worst could be yet to come as the seafood industry deals with a worldwide slowdown in imports because of the coronavirus.
U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stu…
UK eyes plan to have over-70s isolate from virus for months
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom plans to escalate its virus-fighting measures, its top health official said Sunday, indicating that Britain is edging closer to tactics adopted by its European neighbors that so far…
Business Fallout: Walmart limits hours, airlines cut flying
WASHINGTON (AP) — United Airlines will slash 50% of its flying capacity in April and May and warns the cuts could extend into the peak summer travel season as the impact of the new coronavirus on airlines grows mor…
Meat companies say: Eat your veggies
Meat companies are making it easier for you to eat your vegetables by blending them into burgers, meatballs and sausages.
Pipeline owner agrees to pay $60M over 2015 California spill
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 will pay $60 million to to settle allegations that it violated safety…