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Palos Verdes moves into Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — One of Othello’s biggest developers just started its first new housing development in Moses Lake. …
Stocks move lower as investors wait for presidential debate
Stocks drifted lower in afternoon trading Tuesday, as the market cooled off from the rally the day before and as investors waited for the debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Indiana casino executive charged in illegal campaign scheme
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One top executive of an Indiana casino company that is building a new $400 million casino in Gary has been indicted and another has left his position following a lengthy federal investigation in…
Coca-Cola, Molson Coors teaming up on hard seltzer
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — With the help of Molson Coors, Coca-Cola will start selling the “hard stuff” — hard seltzer, that is.
US consumer confidence bounces back strong from August low, hitting better-than-expected gain to 101.8 in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer confidence bounces back strong from August low, hitting better-than-expected gain to 101.8 in September.
LVMH files countersuit against Tiffany over $16.2 B deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has filed a countersuit against Tiffany over their ruined merger deal, noting conditions necessary to close the $16.2 billion acquisition of t…
Stocks drift mostly lower in early trading on Wall Street
Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street Tuesday as the market cooled off following a rally the day before. Banks and industrial companies had some of the biggest losses shortly after the opening bell Tuesday,…
Dutch competition watchdog fines 4 tobacco companies
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch consumer watchdog has fined four major tobacco companies a total of more than 82 million euros ($96 million) for distorting competition by indirectly exchanging pricing infor…
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: US home prices rise 3.9% in July
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose at a faster pace in July as the housing market continued to show strength in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Latest: Britain to offer new job training amid virus
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised new adult education and training programs to help workers recover amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon envisions new palm reading tech in stadiums, offices
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has introduced new palm reading technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees broader uses in places like stadiums and offices.
Ex-IMF chief acquitted in Spanish bank stock listing case
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court has acquitted 34 people who were tried over the stock market listing of financial firm Bankia, including former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato.
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks
PARIS (AP) — France's environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks and on raising mink on fur farm…
German minister says debt won't reach financial crisis level
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's debt load won't reach the level it did in the financial crisis a decade ago as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said Tuesday, and it will still look better than tha…
No party planned for Berlin's new, much-delayed airport
BERLIN (AP) — The opening of Berlin's new airport on Oct. 31 will happen without fanfare, operators say, a nod to the long delays and massive cost overrun since construction started in 2006.
AP Interview: US ambassador defends tough approach to China
BEIJING (AP) — The departing U.S. ambassador on Tuesday defended a tough approach to China that has riled relations between the world's two largest economies, saying the Trump administration has made progress on tr…