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IRS says masks, hand sanitizers qualify as tax write-offs

Face masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes can qualify as medical expenses for tax deductions or can be paid for with money from tax-advantaged...

Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal

SUEZ, Egypt – The company that owns the giant container ship stuck sideways across the Suez Canal said an attempt will be made to...

Stocks have best day in three weeks with record heights

By Damian J. Troise Associated Press U.S. stocks burst to their best day in three weeks on Friday, helping Wall Street return to...

A year after pandemic cleared out offices, WeWork is back

After a year in which a global pandemic turned offices across the world into ghost towns WeWork, the embattled communal office-space company, is making...

Consumer spending dipped 1% as winter storms raked the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Consumer spending and personal incomes both fell sharply in February as severe winter storms disrupted shopping in many parts of the country...

State jobless claims continue downward trend

New unemployment claims in the state dropped last week for the fourth consecutive week, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department. Laid-off workers...

FDA panel rejects Pfizer's arthritis drug as too risky

By Linda A. Johnson Associated Press U.S. health advisers sharply criticized an experimental arthritis drug Thursday, saying that it was too risky, even...

Senate votes to extend small biz loan program for 2 months

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill 92-7 on Thursday to extend the deadline for business owners to apply for forgivable loans through the...

Government revises 4th quarter GDP up slightly to 4.3%

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the final three months of 2020, slightly faster than previously estimated,...

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