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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…
Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. said Friday it has hired companies to design and build a disputed oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel linking Lakes Huron and Michigan, despite pending legal challenges.
EU seeks united front to tackle medical shortages from virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — Fearing a possible shortage in masks and protective equipment to fight the new coronavirus, top European Union officials are urging members to put solidarity above national interests as the virus sp…
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What's Happening: Cruise ship tests, Prisons sanitized
As cases of the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 worldwide, people on a cruise ship tested positive, Tokyo Olympics organizers are adjusting for the torch's arrival in Japan, migrants headed to Europe are facing a…
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.
What's Happening: Prisons sanitized, Olympic torch a go
As cases of the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 worldwide, Tokyo Olympics organizers are adjusting for the torch's arrival in Japan, migrants headed to Europe are facing added hardships and shoppers around the gl…
Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The response in stock markets to the growing risk from the coronavirus has been swift and fierce. But a better gauge of fear on Wall Street may be the bond market, where the moves over the past fe…
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…
The Latest: Virus threat prompts cancellation of SXSW
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the
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.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Wall Street capped a turbulent week with more losses for stocks and another steep drop in bond yields Friday as uncertainty over the spreading coronavirus roiled global markets.
JPMorgan Chase, Square fall, Big Lots, Opko Health rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
Virus fear persists in financial markets as volatile day ends with S&P 500 down more than 1% and bond yields sinking
NEW YORK (AP) — Virus fear persists in financial markets as volatile day ends with S&P 500 down more than 1% and bond yields sinking.
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…
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.