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Gas prices reach $4 per gallon in state
May 25, 2013 on Page A6 BELLEVUE – The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $4, heading into Memorial Day weekend. That’s up 2 cents in a … 1
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Durables orders jump
May 25, 2013 on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Higher demand for autos, airplanes and military wares boosted orders for long-lasting goods in April, but bookings also rose in most other industries in a positive sign for …
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Series strategy helps Netflix’s fortunes rise
May 25, 2013 on Page A6 SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix is hoping this weekend’s release of the resurrected TV series “Arrested Development” will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the …
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Environmental agency honors Beacon Cleaners
May 25, 2013 on Page A6 Spokane’s clean air agency has told Spokane’s Beacon Cleaners to take a hike. And that’s a good thing. The laundry is the first dry cleaner in Spokane to earn “no-longer-regulated” …
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Northwest wheat
May 25, 2013 on Page A7 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.75-7.83 down 0.05-0.06 June 7.85-7.88 down 0.03-0.03 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 8.64-8.76 down 0.09-0.04 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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In brief: Speakers criticize McDonald’s, menu
May 24, 2013 on Page A8 NEW YORK – McDonald’s once again faced criticism that it’s a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday – including some sharp remarks …
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Senate vote limits crop insurance aid
May 24, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week …
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Drug trials underway
May 24, 2013 on Page A8 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Johnson & Johnson is developing what could eventually be game-changing treatments for depression and pain, and it’s aiming to apply for approval of more than 10 … 2
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Galapagos to be added to Google Street View
May 24, 2013 on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world’s largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles …
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Stores sue over credit card fees
May 24, 2013 on Page A8 NEW YORK – Some of the country’s largest retailers, including Target Corp. and Macy’s Inc., on Thursday filed a lawsuit against MasterCard and Visa, rejecting a settlement reached last year …
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Northwest wheat
May 24, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.80-7.88 up 0.10-0.10 June 7.88-7.90 up 0.10-0.07 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 8.73-8.80 up 0.11 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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Fed unsure of when to pull back on stimulus
May 23, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is torn on when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy. Its uncertainty burst into view Wednesday when Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to … 2
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CEO pay keeps rising
May 23, 2013 on Page A8 CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent …
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Homes sales jump to highest level in years
May 23, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of …
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Twitter offering users extra login security
May 23, 2013 on Page A8 NEW YORK – Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users’ accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will …
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Tesla pays back loan from government early
May 23, 2013 on Page A8 DETROIT – Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo Alto, Calif., company … 1
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Sonnelands say developer mistakenly tried to rezone South Hill land
May 22, 2013 on Page A1 Penni Swartzwelder and 160 other property owners in Spokane’s Lincoln Heights neighborhood were half-expecting the notice that recently landed in their mailboxes. It informed them that a developer wanted to … 9
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Apple faces questions on tax strategy
May 22, 2013 on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, into the debate on the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish … 3
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Sprint boosts offer to buy out Clearwire
May 22, 2013 on Page A10 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. has raised its buyout offer for the stake in Clearwire it does not already own by 14 percent. Sprint said Tuesday …
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JPMorgan Chase’s Dimon keeps roles
May 22, 2013 on Page A10 TAMPA, Fla. – Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman …
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For Microsoft, it’s game on
May 22, 2013 on Page A10 REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, …
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Spokane County unemployment decreases in April
May 22, 2013 on Page A10 The unemployment rate in Spokane County was 7.7 percent in April, down from 9 percent the previous month, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. Washington’s unemployment rate was 6.5 …
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Northwest wheat
May 22, 2013 on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.55-7.71 down 0.05-0.05 June 7.65-7.76 down 0.05-0.05 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 8.59-8.62 down 0.07-0.17 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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Spokane County jobless rate falls to 7.7%
May 21, 2013 The unemployment rate in Spokane County was 7.7 percent in April, down from 9 percent the previous month, the state Employment Security Department reported today. 18
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Camp, partners purchase Overbluff Cellars
May 21, 2013 on Page A8 Spokane businessman Mark Camp and two partners have purchased Overbluff Cellars, a South Hill craft winery. Camp is buying the winery with Darby and Jovanka McKee, both of Spokane, who … 1
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Yahoo buys Tumblr
May 21, 2013 on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The … 1
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United putting 787s back into service
May 21, 2013 on Page A8 United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane’s four-month grounding behind them. The flight from Houston … 3
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Economists optimistic on housing, consumers
May 21, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists. The economists predict that … 2
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Tesoro acquiring Chevron pipelines
May 21, 2013 on Page A8 SAN ANTONIO – Tesoro Logistics LP said Monday that it will acquire Chevron Pipe Line Co.’s northwest products system for less than previously expected, citing a March diesel fuel spill …
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Northwest wheat
May 21, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.60-7.75 unchanged-up 0.02 June 7.70-7.80 up 0.02-0.02 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 8.65-8.78 up 0.08 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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