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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…
Data is king on Wall Street; 2 providers join in $44B deal
The value that Wall Street places on access to billions of bytes of data, rather than old-school stock picking, became abundantly clear Monday as two of the biggest providers of such information become one in the b…
Greece: Critics warn virus test price caps may slash testing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) —
GM walks away from stake in electric vehicle maker Nikola
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors will not be taking a stake in the electric vehicle company Nikola which announced Monday that it would scuttle one of its marquee vehicles, an electric and hydrogen-powered pickup.
Asia Today: 8 dead in pandemic unrest at Sri Lanka prison
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Inmates unhappy about the coronavirus threat at an overcrowded prison near Sri Lanka's capital have
Modi tries to placate Indian farmers protesting new laws
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to placate thousands of farmers protesting new agriculture laws Monday and said they were being misled by opposition parties and that his government would …
Hong Kong closes government offices in new anti-virus curbs
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong on Monday imposed sweeping curbs to stop a fresh spike in coronavirus infections, closing government offices and swimming pools and limiting public gatherings to two people.
S&P Global buys IHS Markit in $44 billion deal that ties together two of the biggest data providers to Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — S&P Global buys IHS Markit in $44 billion deal that ties together two of the biggest data providers to Wall Street.
Moderna says new results show its COVID-19 vaccine works well, and it will seek emergency regulatory OK in U.S., Europe
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna says new results show its COVID-19 vaccine works well, and it will seek emergency regulatory OK in U.S., Europe.
S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in a $44B all-stock deal
NEW YORK (AP) — S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in a $44 billion all-stock deal that brings together two of the largest data providers to Wall Street.
Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots
Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — intensifying the race to begin lim…
The Latest: EU sees flatter virus curve, still needs limits
BERLIN — The European Union's latest surge of coronavirus infections is flattening or going down in some but not all countries across the continent but it's too early to relax current virus restrictions, the head o…
Liz Weston: Putting financial survivor’s guilt to good use
Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, specializes in helping people deal with their
Turkish research ship in port after Mediterranean survey
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish research vessel at the heart of a Mediterranean Sea energy dispute between Turkey and Greece is back in port in an apparent bid to ease tensions ahead of a European Union summit where po…
The Latest: Germany's word of the year is 'corona pandemic'
BERLIN — Germany’s word of the year is -- what else? -- “corona pandemic.”
Global shares mixed after fresh records on Wall Street
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Monday on renewed caution despite a record high finish on Wall Street last week driven by hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the global economy.