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MOSES LAKE — Klompen Farms of Royal City is this year’s hay growing royalty. Owners Bob and Anne Wieldraayer we…
Stocks rise on hopes China virus damage can be curbed
TOKYO (AP) — Stock markets rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbreak.
American Airlines halts Hong Kong flights, United to follow
American Airlines said Tuesday it has suspended flights to Hong Kong through Feb. 20 due to weak demand , and United Airlines will do the same next weekend.
Casper Sleep cutting price of IPO
Online mattress pioneer Casper Sleep Inc. is slashing the price of its initial public offering.
US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Wednesday on a test flight to a target in the Pacific Ocean, the Air Force Globa…
UK government, at odds with media, eyes BBC funding change
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government announced Wednesday it is considering a change in the way the BBC is funded that would severely dent the coffers of the nation's public broadcaster.
GM churns out profit in 2019 despite strike, slumping sales
DETROIT (AP) — Despite a 40-day strike by factory workers and slumping sales in the U.S. and China, General Motors still made money last year.
New 20-year bond will be auctioned on quarterly basis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says its new 20-year bond, which it is introducing to help finance budget deficits projected to top $1 trillion over the next decade, will be offered on a quarterly basis i…
Siemens earnings dip on weakness in autos, energy industries
BERLIN (AP) — Orders and earnings at industrial conglomerate Siemens were lower than a year earlier in the October-December period, the company said Wednesday, weighed down by weaker performances in the auto and en…
Virus impact: Automakers look at restarting China operations
BEIJING (AP) — Automakers are considering whether to resume operations in China amid efforts to contain a virus outbreak, but the impact is spreading for many other companies.
Australian bank official says virus is an economic unknown
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's deadly wildfires will have no impact on the nation's economic growth this year but the impact of a new virus is still unknown, the head of the Australian central bank said on …
US services companies grew at a slightly faster pace
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. services companies grew at a slightly faster pace in January than the previous month, an indicator of continued steady expansion of the economy.
Online conspiracy theories flourish after Iowa caucus fiasco
CHICAGO (AP) — Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on the internet that the U.S. election is rigged or vulnerabl…
Istanbul governor raises injury toll to 52 after plane skids on Istanbul runway, breaks into pieces
ANKARA, Istanbul (AP) — Istanbul governor raises injury toll to 52 after plane skids on Istanbul runway, breaks into pieces.
US trade deficit drops 1.7% last year to $616.8 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as President Donald Trump hammered China with import taxes.
Macy's, Humana rise; Merck, Ford Motor fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: