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Caterpillar 4Q sales slip, but results top Wall Street

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Caterpillar’s fourth-quarter sales dropped 15% as an unchecked pandemic continued to sap demand for big machinery, but the damage was not as bad as...

U.S. consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus

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WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an...

U.S. contract signings to buy homes hits record for December

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SILVER SPRING, Md. – The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was...

Spokane Valley-based Kaspien hits $1 billion milestone

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Kaspien achieved a milestone as the company marked $1 billion in sales this week. The Spokane Valley-based ecommerce growth platform has benefited from a...

Canada's economy showed unexpected strength to end 2020

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Canada’s economy showed surprising strength in the final two months of 2020, even amid a new wave of COVID-19 restrictions. Gross domestic product expanded...

UW study finds Amazon promotes vaccine lies, especially to already misinformed users

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Findings from University of Washington researchers’ audit of Amazon algorithms point to a dire situation: The tech giant’s search engine promotes misinformation about vaccines....

U.S. employment costs rise modestly in fourth quarter

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SILVER SPRING, Md. — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the last quarter of the year, putting all of 2020 in somewhat...

GameStop soars, and Wall Street bends under the pressure

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NEW YORK — GameStop’s stock was back to the races Friday, and the overall U.S. market is down again, as the saga that’s captivated...

Stocks claw back some lost ground; GameStop swings wildly

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By Dmaian J. Troise and Alex Veiga Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher Thursday on Wall Street, helping the market recoup some of its...
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