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Amazon’s Walla Walla data center plan sparks tension between protesters, local officials
WALLA WALLA — More than 400 Washingtonians across 19 locations took to the streets Sunday to demand a statewide mo…
Insurer Anthem underwhelms Wall Street with 2020 forecast
Anthem is starting the new year by forecasting earnings that could miss expectations even after the health insurer books gains from a new business.
GE's fourth-quarter numbers impress
BOSTON (AP) — General Electric Co. on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $728 million, which was down from the $761 million the company reported during the same period a year earlier.
Trump: New trade deal with Canada, Mexico to boost US growth
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with
More airlines drop flights to China as deadly virus spreads
BANGKOK (AP) — British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new and deadly virus intensifies.
Stocks rise as investors focus on solid corporate earnings
Technology companies led stocks higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, extending the market's gains from a solid rally a day earlier, as investors assessed the latest batch of company earnings report…
Company found partly responsible for Oklahoma rig explosion
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma jury has found a Houston-based company 10% responsible for a January 2018 explosion and fire that killed five men.
More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreads
BANGKOK (AP) — British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new virus intensifies.
Warren Buffett gets out of the newspaper business
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving up on the newspaper business.
An early gain for stocks disappears as indexes tread water
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gave up an early gain Wednesday and were treading water in mid-morning trading. The market had gotten off to a strong start following strong earnings from several big companies.
EU to repatriate 600 citizens seeking to flee China virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is working to repatriate about 600 citizens from 14 EU countries seeking to leave China because of a spreading new virus that has already killed more than 130 people.
US pending home sales tumbled 4.9% in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans pulled back substantially on signing contracts to buy homes in December, a possible sign of mounting affordability challenges as prices are rising faster than incomes.
German government defends coal phase-out against critics
BERLIN (AP) — The German government approved a bill Wednesday that will codify the country's closure of coal-fired power stations, defending the plan against critics who say it's not ambitious enough.
Strong earnings reports send stocks higher on Wall Street
Stocks are off to another strong start on Wall Street as strong earnings reports from big U.S. companies got investors to set aside worries about a spreading virus in China. General Electric, Textron and Norfolk So…
Buyers move to used vehicles as new autos hit record prices
DETROIT (AP) — The average sale price of a new vehicle hit a record of just over $39,000 late last year, a figure that chased many buyers out of the market and into used vehicles, which could set a sales record.
Unwed, pregnant teacher can sue Catholic school over bias
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A teacher who alleges that she was fired from her job at a Roman Catholic school because the diocese was upset she was pregnant and unmarried has lost another bid for reinstatement, but she will…