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Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen to step down after 4 decades in charge of family-owned paper

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen has announced he will step down at the...

Meme stocks are roaring again. This time may be different

NEW YORK (AP) — Meme stocks are shaking Wall Street once again. That shouldn't be much of a surprise....

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity

NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender...

Fed's Powell downplays potential for a rate hike despite higher price pressures

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely...

Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive...

Boeing orders tumble as troubled aircraft maker struggles to overcome its latest crisis

Boeing orders tumbled in April and were outnumbered by canceled sales in another sign of the crisis...

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Luke remembers entering the first meeting of what would become the Citizen Solutions...

Ten federal agencies receive 'A+' in annual scorecard measuring small business contracting goals

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal grants can be a huge boost for small businesses. And some federal agencies d...

Anglo American plans to break up its sprawling business as it tries to fend off takeover

LONDON (AP) — Mining giant Anglo American PLC plans to break up its sprawling worldwide business — includin...

Wholesale price increases accelerated in April as inflation remains sticky

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that inflation pressures remain...

Europe's Stellantis and China's Leapmotor will sell electric cars in Europe from September

HONG KONG (AP) — European carmaker Stellantis on Tuesday said it had formed a joint venture with the...

Home Depot's sales continue to soften in 2024 as inflation, delayed start to spring weigh on sales

Home Depot's sales continued to soften in the first quarter as the nation's largest home improvement...

Stock market today: Stocks drift higher on Wall Street, hovering just below record high

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday, leaving the market...

Arthur Irving, who grew his family's oil business and was one of Canada's richest men, dies at 93

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — Arthur L. Irving, one of Canada's richest people and the son of industrialist...

Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge said it would be unreasonable for the country's internet...

Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law

SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of California's most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday...

Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei's austerity policies

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The International Monetary Fund, Argentina's biggest creditor, agreed...

US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparenc...

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates

NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...

Hedge fund operators go on trial after multibillion-dollar Archegos collapse

NEW YORK (AP) — A fraud trial began Monday for the founder of a hedge fund that cost leading global...

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