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Grant, Douglas and Chelan PUDs consider collaboration on geothermal energy
WENATCHEE — Three Central Washington public utility districts are exploring whether geothermal energy could become…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Losses in big technology companies drove more losses on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 closed out October with its first back-to-back monthly decline since March.
Apple, Twitter fall; Alphabet, Colgate-Palmolive rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemployment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five of the six states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Losses mount for oil companies as pandemic grips economy
NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported its third consecutive quarter of losses as the global pandemic curtailed travel and crippled global economic activity.
EU faces knotty trade fights with US _ no matter who wins
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — After winemakers, cookie bakers, and olive growers wound up as collateral damage, Europe is closely watching the U.S. presidential election, waiting to see whether the next four years will…
West Virginia voters laud Trump for trying to save coal
DANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — As a laid off coal mine electrician, Nolan Triplett doesn't think his industry will ever return to the heady days when it powered America and offered generations of Appalachians a chance at a…
Parisians flee, sidewalks empty as France enters lockdown
PARIS (AP) — Parisians fleeing for the countryside jammed the roads ahead of France's lockdown to slow the spread of resurgent coronavirus infections, and there was only a sprinkling of people hurrying along city s…
Ohio utility at center of $60 million bribery case fires CEO
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A power company under investigation for its role in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme involving one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians fired its chief executive following an internal review.
Don't skip these steps when borrowing parent student loans
In more than one-third of U.S. families, parents decide how to pay for college, according to a July 2020 report from private lender Sallie Mae.
GM hires new chief financial officer from Delta Airlines
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors has hired away Delta Airlines' CFO to fill the automaker's top financial job.
Puerto Rico debt restructuring hits snag in public clash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A plan to pull Puerto Rico out of a type of bankruptcy by 2021 hit a major obstacle Friday when a new member that U.S. President Donald Trump appointed to a federal control board overse…
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately.
The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead
MEXICO CITY —- Diminutive figures skeletons in facemasks and medical caps are all too common on Mexico’s Day of the Dead altars this year.
Zambia's risk of default highlights Africa's debt crisis
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Facing financial difficulties aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, the southern African nation of Zambia appears headed for a default on debt owed to private investors.
Insider Q&A: Why US economy needs more aid from Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is expected to rebound from a disastrous spring. Paralyzed by the coronavirus, economic output collapsed at a 31.4% annual pace from April through June — the worst such plunge on …