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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…
Fed takes extra steps to sooth virus-rattled bond market
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have taken large steps this week to try to calm financial markets and restore some degree of confidence. So far, it hasn't quite worked. The centr…
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…
Business events scheduled for the coming week.
Business events scheduled for the coming week.
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 …
How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone
NEW YORK (AP) — You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
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…
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%.
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.
A look at what happens when stocks enter a bear market
Stocks' staggering skid that began less than three weeks ago has pulled Wall Street into what’s known as a bear market.
Asian shares plunge after Wall Street's worst day since '87
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares plunged in Asia on Friday, with benchmarks in Japan, Thailand and India sinking as much as 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987.
European stocks index ends the day with its biggest loss on record
LONDON (AP) — European stocks index ends the day with its biggest loss on record.
European Central Bank deploys stimulus to ease virus damage
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank deployed targeted new stimulus measures to cushion the shock to the economy from the virus outbreak, but its president said monetary policy couldn't do it alone a…
Lawmakers repeal tax break for Boeing to resolve dispute
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved a revised bill to repeal a tax break for Boeing, a measure that was requested by the aerospace giant to resolve a long-running international trade dispu…
Asian shares extend coronavirus panic selling as Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 10%, many regional markets down about 7%
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares extend coronavirus panic selling as Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 10%, many regional markets down about 7%.
Chicago's horse-drawn carriages may clip clop into history
CHICAGO (AP) — A ride in a horse-drawn carriage in downtown Chicago may turn into nothing but a memory after a City Council committee voted in favor banning them at the start of next year.