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Stock market surge ends Microsoft’s brief run as most valuable company
Apple's stock price surged following President Donald Trump's pause on tariffs, making it again the world's most valuable ...
WA union marches into state Capitol as budget bargaining boils over
"No cuts, no furloughs! Tax, tax the rich!" members of the Washington State Federation of State Employees chanted inside the ...
US Postal Service seeks to hike cost of a first-class stamp to 78 cents
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a rate increase this summer that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents.
House votes to overturn Biden-era rule limiting bank overdraft fees to $5, sends to Trump to sign
The House has voted to overturn a rule that would have limited bank overdraft fees to $5, following the Senate in moving to ...
New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID-19 material
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has formed a task force to consider big changes to America's spy agencies.
The United States and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tariff fight between the world’s two largest economies spiraled into greater peril Wednesday as ...
What’s a dead cat bounce? Six terms to know for the trade war
NEW YORK (AP) — Bulls, bears and dead cats are lurking in the background of President Donald Trump’s trade war. As the effects of the administration’s latest tariffs unfold, news consumers may ...
With a push from Trump, House GOP will try to approve their tax breaks and spending cuts bill
House Republicans will try to hoist their budget framework to approval despite grave misgivings from conservative GOP ...
Software company inflated rents across Washington, new lawsuit alleges
The Washington Attorney General sued software company RealPage and landlords in the state that used it, alleging violations ...
‘The Wedding Banquet’ gives Lily Gladstone a reason to make people laugh
The Mountlake Terrace High School graduate talks with The Seattle Times about the remake of Ang Lee's 1993 arthouse classic, which opens in theaters April 18.
Former Facebook executive tells Senate committee company undermined US national security with China
Williams, a former executive at Meta and author of an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant ...
Federal Reserve could be in ‘difficult’ spot with higher prices, slower hiring
The prospect of high inflation stemming from widespread tariffs along with weaker hiring could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot, Fed policymakers said in minutes from last month’s meeting.