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Local gas prices fall as summer driving season continues
MOSES LAKE — Drivers in Grant and Adams counties are seeing some relief at the pump after months of steadily risin…
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Strong sales of drugs, vaccines, propel Merck in 3Q
Drugmaker Merck, bouncing back from a $1.6 billion hit from the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter, boosted its third-quarter profit by 55% and blew past Wall Street expectations. The strong result was due …
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday, adding to the market's losses a day after the S&P 500 had its worst drop in a month.
Mexican president pledges to ban outsourcing of jobs
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposed Tuesday a blanket ban on sub-contracting or outsourcing of jobs by private companies, saying the practice has been abused to avoid paying em…
Both newspapers in Utah's capital to cease daily publication
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in unusual moves for a large city that could portend more st…
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One more huge chip deal in 2020; AMD buys Xilinx for $35B
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Advanced Micro Devices is buying Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock deal that will combine the two Silicon Valley chip makers and accelerate an already rapid-fire pace of mergers and buy…
Consumer confidence dips to 100.9 as virus spreads in US
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence dipped slightly in October as a new wave of coronavirus cases appeared across the country.
Both newspapers in Utah's capital to cease daily publication
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in unusual moves for a large city that could portend more st…
The Latest: Indoor dining, bar service banned in Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Surging coronavirus infections in Chicago have prompted Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to ban indoor dining and bar services in the city and limit the number of people gathering in one place.
Governor bans indoor dining in Chicago amid virus surge
CHICAGO (AP) — Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place.
Stocks end another wobbly day lower as virus cases rise
Wall Street's losses mounted for the second straight day Tuesday as momentum slows on worries about
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday, adding to the market's losses a day after the S&P 500 had its worst drop in a month.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker bans indoor dining in Chicago after latest surge of COVID-19 cases
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pritzker bans indoor dining in Chicago after latest surge of COVID-19 cases.