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Treat Your Pets
MOSES LAKE – Gale and Danny Wilson, owners of Treat Your Pet LLC, based in Moses Lake, went on a journey three yea…
Nestle to spend $3.6 billion on improving climate footprint
GENEVA (AP) — Nestle, the world's biggest food company, said Thursday that it will spend 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.6 billion) over five years to improve its climate footprint.
Ryanair gives Boeing a boost by ordering 75 more Max jets
Irish budget airline Ryanair said Thursday it is ordering 75 more Boeing 737 Max jets, a boost for Boeing just before its most important plane returns to flying after two deadly crashes.
Govt accuses Facebook of discriminating against US workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is accusing Facebook in a lawsuit of discriminating against U.S. workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill more than 2,600 high-paying jobs.
CrowdStrike, Zscaler rise; Splunk, AMC Entertainment fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
Asian stocks lower after Pfizer cuts vaccine shipment plans
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday after Pfizer Inc. cut the number of doses of a planned coronavirus vaccine it might ship this year.
US long-term mortgage rates edge lower; 30-year at 2.71%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates edged lower this week, reaching record lows for the 14th time this year against the backdrop of the pandemic-ravaged economy.
As some pandemic aid ends, what's next for hurting Americans
Americans who struggled through 2020 could face more hardship in the year ahead as pandemic related payments and protections come to an end.
US adds Chinese chipmaker, oil giant to security blacklist
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government has stepped up a feud with Beijing over security by adding China’s biggest maker of processor chips and a state-owned oil giant to a blacklist that limits access to American techn…
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PG&E rate hike aimed at improvements to ease fire risk
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric's household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt utility pay for improvements designed to reduce the risks that its out…
Amazon workers in bid to unionize at Alabama warehouse
BESSEMER, Ala (AP) — Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama are seeking to form a union, setting up a potential battle in the Deep South with a company that has opposed unionization efforts.
Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall
LOS EBANOS, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas' land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president.
Kroger 3Q sales jump as virus surges and Americans stock up
Kroger's sales surged in the third quarter as COVID-19 infections rose rapidly in the fall and Americans restocked pantries in anticipation of spending more time at home.
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
U.S. stock indexes ended mostly higher Thursday after a late stumble left the S&P 500 just short of another all-time high.
Optimism growing for COVID relief bill as pressure builds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Optimism about delivering long-sought COVID-19 relief is building on Capitol Hill after additional rank-and-file lawmakers voiced support for a bipartisan, middle-of-the-road plan taking shape in …