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STCU to open new Othello building
OTHELLO — Spokane Teachers Credit Union’s Othello branch is moving July 1, according to Vice President and Communi…
This Week: Industrial production, retail sales, FedEx earns
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
US looking into possible computer hacks of federal agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers got into computers at the U.S. Treasury Department and possibly other federal agencies, touching off a government response involving the National Security Council.
Silent nights: Germany tightens virus lockdown over holidays
BERLIN (AP) — Most stores shut, tight limits on social contacts, no singing in church and a ban on fireworks sales: Germany is ratcheting up its pandemic restrictions in an effort to cut the stubbornly high rate of…
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 …
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.
DOJ probe of Catholic church abuse goes quiet 2 years later
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia joined the long line of ambitious prosecutors investigating the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of priest-abuse complaints.
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…
Faced with US, EU sanctions, Erdogan calls for dialogue
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Faced with the prospect of sanctions from both the United States and the European Union, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that economic penalties would be detrimental to all …
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
Window opens for Virgin Galactic test flight from spaceport
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The window opened Friday for Virgin Galactic’s first rocket-powered test flight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico as the company prepares for commercial flights next year, but t…
AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call
NEW DELHI (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.