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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…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 20 cents to $47.82 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for February delivery rose 32 cents to $51.08 a barrel.
Negotiators near agreement on COVID-19 economic aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that would deliver additional “paycheck protection” subsidies to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, a…
Twitter to start removing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Twitter said Wednesday that it will begin removing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations from its site.
S&P 500 nears record following stimulus progress, Fed moves
NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 ticked up to the edge of its record Wednesday after the
Wall Street ends wobbly day near records after Fed meeting
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended a wobbly day with mixed results Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep buying bonds until the economy makes substantial progress from its virus-wracked state. The S&P 500 e…
Little-known SolarWinds gets scrutiny over hack, stock sales
Before this week, few people were aware of SolarWinds, a Texas-based software company providing vital computer network monitoring services to major corporations and government agencies worldwide.
Bitcoin surges past $20,000, erasing 3 years of deep losses
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The price of bitcoin rose above $20,000 for the first time Wednesday, as the speculative digital currency topped its previous peak reached shortly after it became tradable on Wall Street thre…
Robinhood accused of downplaying the risks of trading
Regulators in Massachusetts claim Robinhood Financial targets and manipulates inexperienced investors and has failed to prevent costly outages on its popular stock trading platform.
Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting inquiry
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation confirmed allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coron…
City to auction spot to push demolish button on Trump casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump’s former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down.
Fed leaves key rate near zero in face of pandemic but sketches brighter economic outlook for 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed leaves key rate near zero in face of pandemic but sketches brighter economic outlook for 2021.
Court upholds dismissal of Chemours lawsuit against DuPont
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the DuPont Co. massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours.
Fed keeps rate near zero but sees brighter economy in 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes “substantial” progress — a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-term borro…
It's not a target: UK rows back on Christmas easing advice
LONDON (AP) — No need to take it to the max.
EU postpones $109 million aid to Ethiopia over Tigray access
JOHANNESBURG (AP) —