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Bug Out branches out
MOSES LAKE — After a year of successfully fighting off bugs and weeds, Bug Out is expanding into helping things gr…
Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, evidence that Americans were willing to spend during the winter holidays after a sluggish November.
European Central Bank officials say economy remains weak
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Top officials at the European Central Bank say economic growth remains weak though they see a few upbeat signs after the U.S. and China moved toward lowering trade tensions.
Morgan Stanley's 4Q profits jump, helped by trading boost
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley's fourth-quarter profits jumped 46% from a year earlier, the company said Thursday, helped by a massive boost from the bank's trading desks.
CEOs got a pass in 2019, but they need to grow profits soon
NEW YORK (AP) — CEOs, you get one more mulligan.
US shoppers lift retail sales a solid 0.3% last month after sluggish start to holidays
WASHINGTON (AP) — US shoppers lift retail sales a solid 0.3% last month after sluggish start to holidays.
Putin cements power as Russian lawmakers approve his new PM
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday quickly approved the appointment of a new prime minister, a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his inner circle that could keep him …
Russia's new PM a career bureaucrat with no political aims
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't come up as a top candidate to become Russia's next prime minister.
World shares subdued after signing of China-US trade pact
BANGKOK (AP) — Global markets were subdued Thursday after the signing of a preliminary China-U.S. trade agreement that investors hope will bring better relations between the world's two biggest economies.
Morgan Stanley: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
NEW YORK (AP) _ Morgan Stanley (MS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $2.24 billion.
China-US trade deal a blip in seismic shifts of Asian trade
BANGKOK (AP) — The trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Beijing's lead trade envoy comes amid seismic shifts in supply chains and investment hastened by the tariff war that began in 2018.
Next Russian PM a career bureaucrat with no political desire
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't came up as a top candidate to become Russia's next prime minister.
Russian parliament to vote for new PM in Putin's reshuffle
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers are set to quickly approve the appointment of a new prime minister Thursday, a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his inner circle that could ke…
China welcomes US deal, says 'core concerns' must be met
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other’s “core concerns.”
World shares advance after signing of China-US trade pact
BANGKOK (AP) — Global markets took cheer Thursday from the signing of a preliminary China-U.S. trade agreement that investors hope will bring better relations between the two biggest economies.
UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance
LONDON (AP) — When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology’s divisiveness, eve…