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Grant and Adams counties gas prices dip slightly as state, national averages rise
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices in Grant and Adams counties slipped slightly over the last week, even as Washington and na…
Marriott will require guests to wear masks in public spaces
Marriott hotels will require guests to wear masks in lobbies and other public spaces starting July 27.
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Amazon and other big companies led stocks higher on Wall Street Monday, extending the market’s gains after a three-week winning streak.
Swapping the stage for a deli: Israel underemployment rises
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A year ago, Cijay Brightman was doing sound and lighting for a Madonna performance in Israel. Now, after the coronavirus wiped out live events, he's making sandwiches, slicing cheese and ser…
Asia Today: Outbreak in northwest China spreads to 2nd city
BEIJING (AP) — China’s latest coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
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Senate panel now likely to back questionable Trump Fed pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a shift, the Senate Banking Committee is likely to back President Donald Trump's unconventional nomination of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in a party-line vote Tues…
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Amazon and other big companies led stocks higher on Wall Street Monday, extending the market’s gains after a three-week winning streak.
Halliburton, BioNTech rise; ÇBL, PetMed fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Monday:
Eldorado finishes $17.3B buyout of Caesars Entertainment
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada company that started in 1973 with a single hotel-casino in Reno announced Monday it has completed a $17.3 billion buyout of Caesars Entertainment Corp. and will take the iconic company’s n…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 22 cents to settle at $40.81 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for September delivery rose 14 cents to $43.28 a barrel.
Tech drives indexes higher on Wall Street after choppy start
Big technology companies powered stocks higher on Wall Street Monday, adding to the market's gains after a three-week winning streak.
Marriott will require guests to wear masks in public spaces
Marriott hotels will require guests to wear masks in lobbies and other public spaces starting July 27.
Defense contractor to pay $1M to resolve overbilling claims
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland defense contractor has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in a settlement over claims that it overbilled the National Security Agency for contract work, federal authorities said Monday.
Head of the line: Big companies got coronavirus loans first
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more qu…
Pandemic throws lives - and waistlines - into flux
NEW YORK (AP) — When Allison Weiss Brady and Michael Ladin emerged from weeks of locking down during the pandemic, they needed new clothes in new sizes — for different reasons.