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Red state coal towns still power the West Coast. We can’t just let them die

April 22, 2024, 6:00am Business

In the early morning light, it’s easy to mistake the towering gray mounds for an odd-looking mountain range — pale and dull and devoid of life, some pine trees and… Read story

Business boom: Record numbers of people are starting up new small businesses

April 22, 2024, 5:43am Business

Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. Read story

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

April 22, 2024, 3:35pm Business

A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. Read story

American flags hang from the front the New York Stock Exchange, right, on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in New York. Shares in Europe and Asia are mostly lower after U.S. stocks fell following another release of hotter than expected inflation data.

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to kick off a big week for earnings reports

American flags hang from the front the New York Stock Exchange, right, on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in New York. Shares in Europe and Asia are mostly lower after U.S. stocks fell following another release of hotter than expected inflation data.

April 22, 2024, 1:20pm Business

U.S. stocks climbed Monday and clawed back a chunk of their losses from last week, which was the worst for the S&P 500 in more than a year. Read story

Shoppers at Albertsons supermarket in Boise.

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

Shoppers at Albertsons supermarket in Boise.

April 22, 2024, 8:55am Business

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. Read story

Russia convicts the spokesperson for Facebook owner Meta in a swift trial in absentia

April 22, 2024, 8:50am Business

A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia’s independent news site Mediazona reported. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Pa., April 16, 2024.

Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Pa., April 16, 2024.

April 22, 2024, 8:50am Business

President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities. He also plans to expand his New Deal-style American Climate Corps green jobs training program. Read story

Palmer: How to escape from a money rut

April 22, 2024, 8:46am Business

Sometimes, climbing out of a money rut starts with a pep talk — to yourself. Read story

FILE - &ldquo;Ghost guns&rdquo; are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department, Nov. 27, 2019, in San Francisco. Nevada&rsquo;s Supreme Court upheld the state&rsquo;s ban on ghost guns Thursday, April 18, 2024, overturning a lower court&rsquo;s ruling that had sided with a gun manufacturer&rsquo;s&rsquo; argument the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague.

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

FILE - &ldquo;Ghost guns&rdquo; are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department, Nov. 27, 2019, in San Francisco. Nevada&rsquo;s Supreme Court upheld the state&rsquo;s ban on ghost guns Thursday, April 18, 2024, overturning a lower court&rsquo;s ruling that had sided with a gun manufacturer&rsquo;s&rsquo; argument the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague.

April 22, 2024, 7:49am Business

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. Read story

Tesla cuts the price of its “Full Self Driving” system by a third to $8,000

April 22, 2024, 7:45am Business

Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its “Full Self Driving” system — which can’t drive itself and so drivers must remain alert and be ready to intervene — to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website. Read story