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Mason’s Place opens in new location
MOSES LAKE — For Heather Mason, the opening of Mason’s Place’s new location is about more than fresh paint, expand…
Facebook says it will ban ads for medical face masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook is temporarily banning advertisements for medical face masks as part of an effort to prevent use of its platform to exploit people's concerns about the
Who's greener? Mine fight pits electric cars against flower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rare Tiehm's buckwheat stands less than a foot tall (30 centimeters) in Nevada's rocky high desert, its thin, leafless stems adorned with tiny yellow flowers in spring.
Cruise ships taken off course as anti-virus controls widen
BEIJING (AP) — Cruise ships looked for safe harbor on four continents Saturday amid fears they're spreading the new coronavirus that has infected more than 100,000 people and tightened its grip on day-to-day life a…
SC Speaker: Move energy policy away from massive projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — House Speaker Jay Lucas sees South Carolina's opportunity to sell or overhaul state-owned utility Santee Cooper as a chance to reshape the future of energy, at least where he lives.
German factory orders rebound in Jan, ahead of virus impact
BERLIN (AP) — Factory orders in Germany rebounded strongly in January after two months of declines, official data showed Friday, but it remains to be seen what impact mounting concerns over the coronavirus outbreak…
JPMorgan Chase, Square fall, Big Lots, Opko Health rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
Gadgets for tech giants made with coerced Uighur labor
NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners for a supplier to international tech giants such as Apple…
Asian shares drop as virus fears grip markets again
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares slipped Friday as fears about the virus outbreak once again dominated financial markets.
Henry Cobb, architect of Boston's Hancock Tower, dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Architect Henry N. Cobb, who designed the tallest building in New England, has died. He was 93.
FDIC reshaping with early retirements, some office closings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the financial condition of U.S. banks says it will offer voluntary early retirement to about 20% of its 5,800 employees.
JPMorgan says its CEO Jamie Dimon has had emergency heart surgery, but is recovering
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan says its CEO Jamie Dimon has had emergency heart surgery, but is recovering.
Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion
Facebook on Thursday began taking down ads for the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump that direct people to a survey labeled a “census,” hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said people would confuse i…
US hiring was likely solid in February before virus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy likely added jobs at a solid pace in February before an escalation of the coronavirus outbreak disrupted factory supply chains, slowed business travel and heightened economic fear…
Global markets slide further on pessimism over virus impact
TOKYO (AP) — World stocks and the price of oil dropped sharply again Friday as pessimism prevailed over hopes for central bank action to counter the economic disruption from the virus outbreak.
US consumer borrowing up a moderate $12 billion in January
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing slowed in January as borrowing on credit cards declined following a huge surge in December.