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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…
A record low on average 30-year fixed mortgage: 3.29%
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates have sunk to a record low, giving many homeowners an opening to refinance their loans to free up money to spend or save.
High-speed train derails in eastern France; 21 injured
PARIS (AP) — One of France's vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring the driver and 20 other people, officials said.
United Airlines, Splunk fall; Kroger, Marvell rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday:
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…
Worker: Olive Garden customer demanded and got white server
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Olive Garden has fired the manager of one of its restaurants in southwestern Indiana who was accused of complying with a white customer's demand to replace her table's black server with one …
China-made phones, tablets tainted by 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…
Gambling industry urges sports bettors to wager responsibly
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The gambling industry is launching a campaign to urge sports bettors to wager responsibly, including setting and sticking to a budget, and learning thoroughly about anything on which they…
Stocks and bond yields fall sharply as virus fears send more shudders through markets; Dow Jones industrials slump 3.6%
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks and bond yields fall sharply as virus fears send more shudders through markets; Dow Jones industrials slump 3.6%.
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.
Gas driller pulls out of talks in $5M suit against resident
One of Pennsylvania’s largest gas drillers pulled out of settlement talks aimed at resolving its $5 million lawsuit against a resident whose drinking water was contaminated and who has spent years bashing the energ…
Dow Jones industrials sink 1,000 points as fears of fallout from the spreading virus outbreak grip stock market again
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones industrials sink 1,000 points as fears of fallout from the spreading virus outbreak grip stock market again.
Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two…
A glance at mortgage rates: 30-year rate falls to record low
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the coronavirus outbreak has deepened.
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.
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Stocks and bond yields fell sharply Thursday as fears about fallout from the virus outbreak sent more shudders through markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 969 points, or 3.6% wiping out most of its surge…