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Local experts eye AI to help develop the future
MOSES LAKE — AI technology has been developing quickly over the last few years with multiple avenues and questions…
Liz Weston: Got life insurance? You may not have enough
You probably need life insurance if your death would cause financial hardship to someone else. If the only coverage you have is through your job, though, you may not have enough.
The Latest: Eswatini prime minister dies with COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG — The government of Eswatini has announced on Twitter that Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has died after testing positive for COVID-19.
China's Alibaba, Tencent unit fined under anti-monopoly law
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s market regulator on Monday said it fined Alibaba Group and a Tencent Holdings-backed company for failing to seek approval before proceeding with some acquisitions.
The Latest: CureVac begins phase 3 study of possible vaccine
BERLIN — German pharmaceutical company CureVac says it has enrolled the first participant in the phase 3 clinical study of its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The Tuebingen-based company says the study is ex…
This Week: Industrial production, retail sales, FedEx earns
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
Asia Today: South Korea to open more virus testing sites
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea was opening dozens of free COVID-19 testing sites in the greater Seoul area, as the country registered additional 718 new cases Monday amid a surge in infections.
Insider Q&A: Aman Narang, CEO of the payments company Toast
BALTIMORE (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has crushed many restaurants and forced those that have survived to become more creative. It’s not just about deliveries and al fresco dining. Or about the use of services …
The Latest: COVID-19 vaccine begins arriving in Canada
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials have arrived in Canada.
Mastercard may have to pay billions in UK class action
LONDON (AP) — Mastercard could have to pay U.K. consumers as much as 14 billion pounds ($18.5 billion) after the country’s Supreme Court allowed a class-action lawsuit against the credit-card company to move forwar…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell 21 cents to $46.57 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for February delivery fell 28 cents to $49.97 a barrel.
White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVD-19 vaccine late Friday, a high-ranking White House official told the agency’s chief he could face firing if the vaccine was …
Virus rages as new rules challenge California city's mettle
LODI, Calif. (AP) — In San Joaquin County, part of California’s vast Central Valley that produces most of the country’s fruits and vegetables, the coronavirus is spreading like a weed and the hospitals are running …
Stocks extend losses as virus aid languishes in Congress
U.S. stock indexes pulled further away from their recent highs Friday as prospects for another
Budget toll from virus hits both Democratic, GOP-led states
No “blue state bailout" is a rallying cry for many congressional Republicans as attempts to provide more federal aid to a nation stricken by an ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic remain stuck in neutral.
UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — Throwing overboard a self-imposed deadline, the European Union and Britain said Sunday they will “go the extra mile" to clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that would avert New Year's chaos and cos…