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Every former chair of the Federal Reserve joined a bipartisan group of former treasury secretaries and top economic officials on Monday to issue a rare public rebuke of the Trump administration’s criminal inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell, warning that the move threatens the central bank’s independence and the rule of law.

Alaska Air Group Inc. is upgrading its technology systems in the wake of painful outages that upended operations and hit earnings, a crucial step in the company’s strategy to establish itself as a global carrier.

Shares in banks with credit card businesses slumped in US pre-market hours after President Donald Trump said that lenders would be breaking the law if they don’t heed his call to cap interest rates on the cards at 10% for one year

Closing on my mortgage almost three years ago felt surreal. I was 31 and holding a key to my own condominium in the heart of Seattle, a mere half mile from the Space Needle. I bought it alone, joining the growing number of single women purchasing homes – such an inspirational demographic to be a part of.

Nordstrom officials will be opening a new location of its popular discounted store in north Spokane.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is a ubiquitous brand in computing, and that works to its advantage in the age of artificial intelligence. Hundreds of millions of people use Microsoft Office and Windows-based software products, providing a large installed base of users to help pay back its AI investments.

RAYNHAM, Mass. – A stack of paint buckets. Trowels nestled along the wall. A hard hat. These items remain, untouched since March 15, in Timothy J. Kimball’s backyard work shed.

Social Security is meant to replace about 40% of the income you earned in your working life. A new report from FinanceBuzz sets out to measure how far Social Security actually goes in every state. And as it turns out, that 40% figure isn’t far off. 

Uwajimaya, the popular Pacific Northwest Asian grocery store chain, is returning to its hometown of Tacoma with a new store opening in 2027.

The scope of Washington’s tribal economies is expanding its reach – and the tribes’ reasoning is that’s to the aid of all.

NEW YORK – Stock indexes gained and the dollar was higher on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in December, supporting the view the Federal Reserve would leave interest rates unchanged this month.

WASHINGTON – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing $200 million in new state electric-vehicle tax rebates after Congress earlier this year ended a federal $7,500 state tax deduction on new EVs, the state said on Friday.

Americans should take the next couple of weeks to get their tax documents in order if they want to be among the first to file their taxes (and get their refunds) when tax season opens on Jan. 26, the IRS said.

MINNEAPOLIS – The White House on Friday reposted on social media a new video taken from the cellphone of the Immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week, adding to the documentation of an incident that has sparked days of nationwide protests.

U.S. President Donald Trump posted a chart on his social media account late on Thursday that included job-market data that was not publicly released until Friday morning, a break with long-standing practice the White House said was inadvertent. 

SEATTLE – A Macy’s store in Tukwila is on the chopping black as part of a slew of closures by the national department store company slated for the new year.

Microsoft dismissed rumors that mass layoffs are coming to the company this month, after reports suggesting another round of deep cuts was in the works swirled online this week.