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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…
UK inflation jumps higher, reducing likelihood of rate cut
LONDON (AP) — Consumer price inflation in Britain jumped higher in January, official figures showed Wednesday, undermining the case for the central bank to cut interest rates as it had been expected to do.
Qatar Airways ups stake in British Airways parent firm, IAG
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways said Wednesday it has increased its share in the parent company of British Airways, International Airlines Group, from 21.4 % to 25.1%.
Brexit pushes growing number of businesses to Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ongoing uncertainty about the effects of Brexit is pushing an increasing number of foreign companies to set up offices in the Netherlands, the Dutch government said Wednesday.
Warnings of 'voodoo statistics' as EU budget battle looms
BRUSSELS (AP) — After almost two years of sparring, the European Union was girding itself Wednesday for perhaps the final round of the bloc’s traditional budget slug-fest at what is shaping up as a potentially long…
France to shut down oldest nuclear complex by end of June
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday that the Fessenheim nuclear reactor, on the border with Germany, will be shut down at the end of June, with one of its reactors to be closed thi…
China revokes 3 Wall Street Journal reporters' credentials
BEIJING (AP) — China revoked the press credentials of three reporters for The Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column the government said Wednesday was racist.
Judge hears arguments in Jill Stein's voting machine lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania's top elections official spent hours in federal court Tuesday, defending the certification of voting machines being used by Philadelphia and two other Pennsylvania counties, includi…
US small businesses are getting upbeat news on the economy
Small business owners have received some upbeat news on the economy this month.
Ending Putin's support of Venezuela no easy feat for US
MOSCOW (AP) — In October 2016, the head of Russia's largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in the empty, sweltering plains of Venezuela, to unveil a
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Shares take hit as virus outbreak slams profits, events
BANGKOK (AP) — Stock markets slipped Tuesday as the impact from the virus outbreak that began in China deepened, with Apple saying it would fail to meet its profit target this quarter and China moving to postpone o…
Spain looks to adopt digital tax that has angered the US
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s government approved Tuesday the introduction of new taxes on digital business and stock market transactions, following similar steps by other European countries.
Police: Man stabbed child at random in Texas McDonald's
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after authorities said he randomly stabbed a child while she was in the play area at a McDonald's restaurant in El Paso, Texas.
Apple, Fluor fall; Franklin Resources, Advance Auto rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday:
Japan records trade deficit in January amid growth fears
TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit for the month of January Wednesday, as exports declined amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden regional economic growth.