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Amazon offers assist with U.S. COVID-19 vaccine distribution

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SEATTLE – Amazon is offering its colossal operations network and advanced technologies to assist President Joe Biden in his vow to get 100 million...

U.S. jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing...

U.S. home construction jumps 5.8% in December to 1.67 million

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WASHINGTON — U.S. home construction jumped 5.8% in December to 1.67 million units, a 14-year high that topped the strongest annual showing from the...

Union Pacific delivered 3% more freight as economy recovered

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OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s fourth-quarter profit chugged ahead as shipping volume improved for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic slowed the...

U.S. long-term mortgage rates slip; 30-year loan at 2.77%

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WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week while remaining at record-low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate...

Burger inflation builds with corn surge shrinking cattle lots

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Pricey burgers are coming to a store near you. A spike in corn prices is keeping cattle out of feedlots, where they fatten up...

Stocks drift to mixed close; S&P 500 ekes out another record

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U.S. stock indexes capped a day of choppy trading with a mixed finish Thursday, though solid gains by technology companies helped lift the S&P...

Judge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

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Amazon won’t be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing...

About 150 laid-off Ponderay newsprint workers granted federal assistance

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USK, Wash. – About 150 Ponderay Newsprint Company employees laid off this summer were determined to be eligible for special federal benefits granted workers...

New jobless claims in state, Spokane County decline for second week in a row

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Jobless claims in the state dropped for the second week in a row as seasonal layoffs in construction resulted in fewer new benefit applications,...

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