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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…
US wholesale prices fall 0.6%, biggest decline in 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.6% in February, the biggest decline in five years, led by a sharp drop in energy costs.
UPS names Carol Tome as CEO, David Abney named chairman
The CEO of UPS is retiring after six years in the top job.
US ban on European visitors escalates travel industry pain
President Donald Trump's 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest calamity for a global travel industry already reeling from falling bookings and canceled reservations as people try to …
Global stocks dive on pandemic impact, US travel ban
TOKYO (AP) — Global stocks plunged Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on most of Europe and offered little in the way of new measures to contain the economic impact of the virus outbrea…
EU condemns Trump travel ban from Europe as virus spreads
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday lashed out at President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States because of the new coronavirus, calling the the pandemic a glob…
China auto sales plunge in February amid virus shutdown
BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales plunged 81.7% in February from a year ago after much of the economy was shut down to fight a virus outbreak, an industry group reported Thursday, adding to problems for automakers …
Locked out: Europeans grapple with new US travel ban
PARIS (AP) — A Las Vegas wedding with an Elvis impersonator: Canceled. A 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime that took months to prepare: On ice, too.
World shares extend losses after sell-off on Wall Street; Paris, Frankfurt down 6% after WHO declares virus a pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — World shares extend losses after sell-off on Wall Street; Paris, Frankfurt down 6% after WHO declares virus a pandemic.
Nasty Paris mayoral race digs at capital's dirty underbelly
PARIS (AP) — The battle to win the hearts of Parisians and preside over France's capital from the opulent city hall, has been nasty, and unpredictable.
AP PHOTOS: Rome's eternally packed tourist sites emptied
ROME (AP) — For years, Rome seemed to have only a high season for tourism given the Italian capital's eternal appeal with foreign visitors.
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Wednesday, lopping 5.9% off the Dow Jones Industrial Average and bringing the index into a bear market.
Had enough? Californians turn down higher taxes, debt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everyone knows that living in California comes with a price: Its residents pay some of the nation’s highest taxes on the money they earn, the gas they pump and the clothes they wear. But for the …
US consumer prices grew 0.1% in February as food costs rose
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices increased slightly last month, driven higher by more expensive food.
California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger
NEW YORK (AP) — California’s attorney general said Wednesday that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile's $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint, bringing the companies closer to creating a new …
Dow falls 1,000 points as stock market reels again from virus fears and investors await Washington economic response
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow falls 1,000 points as stock market reels again from virus fears and investors await Washington economic response.