SEATTLE (AP) — Housing prices are soaring here thanks to the tech industry, but the boom comes with a consequence: A surge in homelessness marked by 400 unauthorized tent camps in parks, under bridges, on freeway medians and...
Read MoreSEATTLE (AP) — In a park in the middle of a leafy, bohemian neighborhood where homes list for close to $1 million, a tractor’s massive claw scooped up the refuse of the homeless – mattresses, tents, wooden frames, a...
Read MoreA look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: EARN, BABY, EARN Corporate earnings will continue to roll in next week as investors will see results from travel website Priceline and...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian markets slipped on Monday as weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs figures dented sentiment. Investors were also keeping an eye on President Donald Trump’s visit to Asia, where he is expected to...
Read MoreRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s heir to the throne is overseeing an unprecedented wave of arrests of dozens of the country’s most powerful princes, military officers, influential businessmen and government...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans are discussing whether their tax plan should include a repeal of the Obama health law’s requirement that people have insurance coverage or face a penalty, a step...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — CNBC is reporting that New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley plans to retire. Sources told CNBC that Dudley would make the announcement as early as next week and likely will leave the bank in...
Read MoreMARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Taps are running dry in southern Morocco, and the government is searching for solutions after people took to parched streets in anger. Experts blame poor crop choices, growing populations and climate...
Read MoreIt’s a topsy-turvy time around the globe and normally, that would take a toll on major markets. Yet it has been surprisingly calm of late, particularly in the U.S. John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset...
Read MoreSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The most destructive complex of wildfires in California history wreaked most of its damage and deaths among housing subdivisions in this San Francisco Bay Area bedroom town, leaving survivors with...
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