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‘Most big repairs start out as small repairs’
MOSES LAKE — When Uziel Ortega launched Steadfast Home Services earlier this year, he wasn't sure whether the phon…
FCC proposes fines for phone companies that shared user data
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
Fed Chair Powell pledges to use tools to support economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sought to calm fears Friday over the viral outbreak by issuing a rare statement of reassurance that the Fed will “use our tools" to support the economy — a s…
Outbreak starts to look more like worldwide economic crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak began to look more like a worldwide economic crisis Friday as anxiety about the infection emptied shops and amusement parks, canceled events, cut trade and travel and dragge…
Trump tries to shift blame as virus outbreak rattles markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — As global markets plunged amid growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump and his allies pulled from a familiar playbook Friday and blamed others for the slide. It's a ch…
Stocks fall again in another wild day, leaving Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008 as virus fears spread
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fall again in another wild day, leaving Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008 as virus fears spread.
California voting changes raise concerns for 'Super Tuesday'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major changes to the way people vote have election advocates on edge as Californians cast ballots in a high-profile primary that was moved up from June so the state could have a bigger say in p…
Wall Street has worst week since 2008 as S&P 500 drops 11.5%
Stocks sank around the globe again Friday as investors braced for more economic pain from the coronavirus outbreak, sending U.S. markets to their worst weekly finish since the 2008 financial crisis.
Anger flares anew over France's divisive pension reforms
PARIS (AP) — France's government invoked a sparingly used special power Saturday to push
Insider Q&A: Dana Inc. CEO on electric vehicles, coronavirus
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — At auto parts maker Dana Inc., CEO Jim Kamsickas is like everyone else in the business, trying to manage competing needs for spending on electric vehicles of the future while keeping business as…
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China manufacturing slumps as anti-virus controls bite
Family says Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe’s grocery chain, has died at age 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family says Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe’s grocery chain, has died at age 89.
Britain's health service not for sale in US free-trade talks
LONDON (AP) — Any free-trade deal with the United States must protect Britain's cherished National Health Service, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government declared Sunday as it published an outline of its negotia…
Japan's leader announces $2.5B package to help fight virus
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday announced a 270 billion yen ($2.5 billion) emergency economic package to help fight the coronavirus as he sought the public's support for his government's…
This Week: Construction spending, Costco earns, jobs report
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Empty streets, economic turmoil as virus alters daily life
TOKYO (AP) — The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy.