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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 Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tightened his grip on the government Thursday with a Cabinet shake-up that triggered the unexpected resignation of his Treasury chief, the second-most powerful fig…
401(k)s hit records as workers sock away more, stocks jump
NEW YORK (AP) — How's your 401(k) doing?
Spanish tech show assesses cost of cancellation over virus
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair say the cost of cancelling the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) is not yet known and that the motivation behind the decision was pu…
UK Treasury chief Sajid Javid resigns as Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes up his Conservative government.
LONDON (AP) — UK Treasury chief Sajid Javid resigns as Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes up his Conservative government.
Global shares mostly lower as new China virus cases spike
BANGKOK (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower Thursday as reported cases of the new virus jumped in China.
China's auto sales plunge in January, deepening market slump
BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales plunged in January, deepening a painful downturn in the industry’s biggest global market and adding to economic pressures as the country fights a virus outbreak.
Scandal-hit Nissan sinks into losses as sales plummet
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan, reeling from a scandal over its former superstar executive Carlos Ghosn, sank into red ink in the latest quarter as its vehicle sales fell around the world, and the Japanese automaker slashed i…
Airbus CEO sees no short-term benefit from Boeing MAX woes
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Airbus' chief executive said Thursday that his company sees no short-term benefit from Boeing's troubles with its grounded 737 MAX because the competing A320 is sold out years ahead.
UK regulators probe Barclays CEO's link to Jeffrey Epstein
LONDON (AP) — Barclays chief executive Jes Staley said Thursday that he deeply regrets his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, as the bank revealed that British financial regulators are investigating whether Staley …
EU ministers hold emergency talks on COVID-19 virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union health ministers were holding an emergency meeting Thursday on how to prevent the COVID-19 virus from further spreading across Europe.
France warns of dent to world economy from virus outbreak
PARIS (AP) — France's government calculates that the deadly virus outbreak in China will shave at least 1 percentage point off the growth this year of the world's second largest economy, hurting global economic gro…
Asian shares mostly lower as new China virus cases spike
Bangkok (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as reported cases of the new virus jumped in China.
German accused of delivering machinery to Russian military
A German businessman has been arrested on suspicion of delivering machinery to the Russian military in violation of European Union sanctions against the country, prosecutors said Thursday.
South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four envi…
South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, mang…