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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…
US employers added a robust 273,000 jobs last month before coronavirus outbreak escalated
WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added a robust 273,000 jobs last month before coronavirus outbreak escalated .
Roller-coaster week ends with bond yields, stocks sinking
NEW YORK (AP) — A dizzying, brutal week of trading dropped one last round of harrowing swings on investors Friday.
SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX successfully launched another load of station supplies for NASA late Friday night and nailed its 50th rocket landing.
Pennsylvania Senate hides some details in expense records
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate is hiding thousands of detailed explanations about its expenses from official records it provided under public records requests about how it spends taxpayer money, new…
China trade slumps as anti-virus controls close factories
BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports fell by double digits in January and February as anti-virus controls closed factories, while imports sank by a smaller margin.
Economic toll of virus sinks in, duration remains an unknown
The Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past five days: up 1,293, down 785, up 1,173, down 969, down 256. The Dow sank as many as 894 points Friday before recovering much of its losses. The VIX, an index known as…
Virus cases top 100,000 in 90 countries as markets take dive
PARIS (AP) — Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions, infecting the powerful, the unprotect…
JPMorgan CEO Dimon has emergency heart surgery, recovering
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan said that CEO Jamie Dimon underwent emergency heart surgery Thursday, but is recovering.
Correction: Virginia-Renewable Energy story
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a story March 5, 2020, about energy legislation, The Associated Press erroneously reported state regulators' estimate of rate increases associated with the newly approved bill. The State Cor…
Stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields sink to record lows on fears of virus impact; Dow loses 3%
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields sink to record lows on fears of virus impact; Dow loses 3%.
With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling
NEW YORK (AP) — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
OPEC secretary general says talks on cutting oil production adjourned without agreement; oil price falls sharply
VIENNA (AP) — OPEC secretary general says talks on cutting oil production adjourned without agreement; oil price falls sharply.
Gap taps Old Navy executive as new CEO as it eyes turnaround
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap on Thursday named an executive at its Old Navy brand as its new CEO in the hopes that she can turn the struggling company around.
Date set for guilty plea from UAW ex-president Gary Jones
DETROIT (AP) — The former president of the United Auto Workers will appear in court on March 19 to plead guilty to corruption.
The Latest: Virus threat prompts cancellation of SXSW
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the