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Port of Moses Lake issues bonds to buy property
MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake will issue about $19 million in bonds to buy land adjoining existing port prop…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Major indexes staged a late rally on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump announced new measures to fight the coronavirus.
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Census faces challenges as it aims to hire up to 500,000
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau said it has reached its goal of recruiting more than 2.6 million applicants for the once-a-decade head count that launched for most of America this week — but it has been…
Business events scheduled for the coming week.
Business events scheduled for the coming week.
Q&A: New travel ban shakes up airlines, passengers
Airlines and travelers are still sorting out the new travel ban that President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that bars most foreign visitors coming to the U.S. from continental Europe for 30 days.
Judge: Woman defamed Steve Wynn with police report of rape
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has ruled a woman defamed former casino mogul Steve Wynn when she reported to Las Vegas police in 2018 that Wynn raped her in Chicago in the early 1970s and that she gave birth to hi…
Stocks open sharply higher on Wall Street a day after market's worst fall since 1987; Dow surges 1,200 points, or 5.8%
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open sharply higher on Wall Street a day after market's worst fall since 1987; Dow surges 1,200 points, or 5.8%.
Tax on internet ads gets traction in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to make Maryland the first state in the nation to tax companies like Facebook and Google for money they make from digital ads on the internet is making steps forward in the state's l…
Shares in India, Thailand crash more than 10%, triggering temporary halts to trading
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in India, Thailand crash more than 10%, triggering temporary halts to trading.
The mighty bull market falls victim to a tiny virus
NEW YORK (AP) — In the end, the mighty bull was slayed by a tiny virus.
Stock markets recover after turbulent trading
BANGKOK (AP) — European stocks rose Friday and Wall Street was set to gain on the open after turbulent trading in Asia and a day after the market's worst session in over three decades.
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude rose 23 cents to settle at $31.73 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 63 cents to $33.85.
Jury finds 3 liable for about $10M in Medicare fraud
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi hospital owner cheated Medicare out of $10.8 million, and his wife and the former chief financial officer of another company are liable for slightly less, a federal jury hearing…
Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trolls
Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect.
Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas …