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Fuel prices slightly elevated this week

MOSES LAKE — After weeks of steady increases, fuel prices across Washington and the nation largely held steady thi…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond fall; Costco, SAP rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday:

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Asian stocks sink after Wall St losses on economy worries

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday on worries economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Biden pledges New Deal-like economic agenda to counter Trump

DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) —

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Ready to return, 4,000 Atlantic City casino workers told no

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — After 3 1/2 months of being out of work amid the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of Atlantic City casino workers got the call they had been waiting for: It was time to go back to work.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Regional governor in Russia arrested on murder charges

MOSCOW (AP) — A provincial governor in Russia's far east has been arrested on charges of involvement in multiple murders, officials said Thursday.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Record low US mortgage rates for the third consecutive week

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rates on 30-year mortgages have fallen to record lows for the third consecutive week as inflation remains muted in a weakened economy, even in the face of persistent demand from homebuyers

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Bed Bath & Beyond closing stores, cruises prepare to sail

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of th…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US economy may be stalling out as viral outbreak worsens

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is stumbling as the viral outbreak intensifies, threatening to slow hiring and deepening the uncertainty for employees, consumers and companies across the country.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Worker advocates file meat plants discrimination complaint

Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during t…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
2Q earnings to show how virus menaced Corporate America

NEW YORK (AP) — Like that last roll of ultra-thin toilet paper left on the shelves or the latest Star Wars movies, it’s tough to be disappointed in something when expectations were low to begin with. That’s how Wal…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: India reports more than 26,000 new virus cases

NEW DELHI — India’s is reporting another record one-day spike in coronavirus cases, prompting some states to reimpose lockdowns in high-risk areas.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Google selects Mississippi site for 1st US operations center

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Google's first U.S. operations center is coming to northwest Mississippi.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Former employees at raided slaughterhouse to get back pay

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former employees of an East Tennessee slaughterhouse raided by federal immigration agents in 2018 will get $610,000 in back pay and damages, according to a consent order filed in federal cou…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 93 cents to settle at $40.55 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for September delivery gained 89 cents to $43.24 a barrel.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Morocco to start reopening borders after strict lockdown

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco will start gradually reopening its air and maritime borders next week after one of the world’s strictest border lockdowns, which trapped tourists inside the country and left thousands …