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

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

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

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

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

Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to...

Existing home sales rise in 2020 to highest in 14 years

WASHINGTON — Sales of existing homes rose 0.7% in December, pushing the entirety of 2020 to a pace not seen in 14 years and...

Stocks slip on Wall Street as worldwide rally takes a pause

By Stan Choe </p><p>and Damian J. Troise Associated Press Associated Press NEW YORK – Wall Street tapped the brakes on its recent record-setting rally...

Amazon presses for in-person voting for unionization during a pandemic

SEATTLE – Amazon wants the upcoming unionization election at its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse to be held in-person, arguing against National Labor Relations Board guidance...

Carnival Cruise line extends pause through end of April

Carnival Corp.’s flagship cruising brand extended its pause on U.S. departures through the end of April and shelved operations in Australia through mid-May amid...

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