Disney hopes for its next blockbuster in newest ‘Star Wars’

November 9, 2017, 1:13 pm

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NEW YORK (AP) — Disney’s $4 billion deal for Lucasfilm and “Star Wars” just keeps getting better for the House of Mouse. The company is banking on the latest installments, “The Last Jedi” in December and a Han Solo movie in May, to drive people to theaters. But that’s far from the end of money-making […]

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Walmart shopper hurt while buying melon wins $7.5M verdict

November 9, 2017, 1:27 pm

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PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who said he tripped and broke his hip while buying a watermelon at a Walmart store has won a $7.5 million verdict in his lawsuit against the retailer. Henry Walker on Wednesday was awarded the damages after a jury trial in Phenix City, Alabama, just west of […]

EBay and Stericycle slide while Macy’s and Fox jump

November 9, 2017, 1:30 pm

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Macy’s Inc., up $1.93 to $19.50 The department store operator’s third-quarter profit climbed and surpassed analyst estimates, as it cut costs. Kohl’s Corp., up 38 cents to $41.17 Most Read StoriesA Washington county that went for Trump is shaken as immigrant neighbors […]

Coeur d’Alene casino CEO facing misdemeanor battery charge

November 9, 2017, 1:52 pm

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POST FALLS, Idaho — Northern Idaho authorities say the CEO of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel has been arrested following an attack on his brother, the former Coeur d’Alene tribal police chief. The Spokesman-Review reports that Francis SiJohn was taken into custody at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday near Post Falls on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. […]

Figures on government spending and debt

November 9, 2017, 1:54 pm

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars. The government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Nov. 8 $20,435,898 Statutory debt limit –Suspended– Total public debt outstanding Nov. 8 $20,472,056 Operating balance Nov. 8 $160,437 Interest fiscal year 2017 $262,781 Interest fiscal […]

US long-term mortgage rates decline to 3.9 percent

November 9, 2017, 1:55 pm

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates slipped this week, a sign that borrowing costs are largely stable even as the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark short-term interest rate. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages slipped to 3.9 percent, from 3.94 percent last week. The rate […]

Official: Toyota-Mazda reject Memphis industrial site

November 9, 2017, 2:05 pm

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A state official says Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. have eliminated an industrial site in Tennessee from consideration for their new auto manufacturing plant. The Commercial Appeal reports that Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe said the Japanese automakers passed on the Memphis Regional Megasite was because […]

Nordstrom swings to a profit, but investors disappointed by key sales number

November 9, 2017, 2:11 pm

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The upscale department-store chain’s same-store sales turned negative, showing the previous quarter’s gain may have been fleeting rather than part of a sustained turnaround.

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Equifax profit slumps after data breach, still tops views

November 9, 2017, 2:35 pm

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ATLANTA (AP) — Equifax Inc. said Thursday that its net income slumped about 27 percent in the third quarter, weighed down by costs related to its data breach that exposed the personal information of 145 million Americans earlier this year. Even so, the company’s earnings topped Wall Street’s forecasts. The Atlanta-based collector and seller of […]

Hawaii boat wreck shows eco-risk of fishing fleet practices

November 9, 2017, 2:36 pm

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HONOLULU (AP) — Just offshore from Waikiki’s pristine white sand beaches, a fishing boat transporting foreign workers destined for low-paying jobs in Hawaii’s fishing fleet smashed into a shallow reef last month. The stranded boat has been leaking oil and diesel ever since in an area prized by swimmers and surfers, and there was a […]

Agency won’t reschedule hearings in St. Cloud on pipeline

November 9, 2017, 3:36 pm

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Public Utilities Commission says it will not reschedule public hearings in St. Cloud on Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The two hearings were to be held Oct. 26, but were canceled because of logistical and safety issues at River’s […]

Liz Weston: Why do millions of people rent to own goods?

November 9, 2017, 3:59 pm

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Rent-to-own outlets provide immediate access to household goods without a consumer having to save or make a long-term commitment — two things that are especially difficult for low-earning families who are less likely to have predictable incomes.

Indiana’s 2 Ohio River ports get high-speed internet service

November 9, 2017, 4:47 pm

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s two Ohio River ports are now equipped with high-speed internet access intended to lure more business to the sites. The ports in Jeffersonville, just north of Louisville, Kentucky, and in Mount Vernon in the state’s far southwestern corner recently gained AT&T fiber-ready certification. They won that status after the company […]

China’s real estate agents explain why they love Seattle and if they think foreign homebuying will keep surging

November 9, 2017, 4:48 pm

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The China Alliance of Real Estate Agencies, whose membership handles about 60 percent of home sales in China, is touring the Seattle area this week and let us tag along and ask them about foreign homebuyers in King County.

CEO of Talking Rain Beverage fired after sexual assault, lawsuit contends

November 9, 2017, 4:55 pm

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A former sales manager at Talking Rain says she faced retaliation from the company after reporting an alleged sexual assault by its then-CEO.

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Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton loses lead in re-election bid

November 9, 2017, 5:04 pm

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It could be weeks before the winner in the Position 1 race for Port of Seattle will be known.

Pullout from Pacific Rim trade pact leaves US on sidelines

November 9, 2017, 5:05 pm

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DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from a far-reaching Pacific Rim trade pact has scarcely dented the push for freer trade in the region, judging from the frenetic growth of exports of clothing and shoes, cellphones and computers from booming Vietnam. The nation of 95 million is thriving from surging trade […]

China signs on to Alaska gas pipeline, but it’s far from set

November 9, 2017, 5:20 pm

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The latest push in a decadeslong effort to commercialize vast stores of Alaska’s natural gas got a boost when the state announced a deal with three Chinese companies. But the $43 billion project is far from reality. The agreement advances a project to move gas through a pipeline to the Alaska […]

8,800 without power on Lake Tahoe’s north shore

November 9, 2017, 5:46 pm

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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Nearly 9,000 homes and businesses on the north shore of Lake Tahoe are without power and could be in the dark until early Friday due to an equipment failure in Incline Village. About 8,800 customers were without power Thursday evening as a result of the failure reported shortly after 3 […]

El Salvador warns Uber, drivers to cease operations

November 9, 2017, 6:04 pm

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A top official in El Salvador is warning Uber that the ride-hailing app is operating outside the law and must cease operations, six months after launching in the country. Transportation Vice Minister Nelson Garcia says Salvadoran law does not provide for that kind of private transportation and new legislation […]