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Coeur d’Alene greenlights massive 2,800-home development that would effectively connect city to Post Falls

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

In the early 1990s, Coeur d'Alene city leaders approved a housing development so huge that it forever altered the footprint of the Lake City. They just did it again.

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Palouse Habitat for Humanity expands Moscow store, eyes more building projects

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Palouse Habitat for Humanity is expanding its Moscow thrift store with the hope that more revenue will lead to more affordable homes being built on the Palouse.

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Arson suspect arrested in Lake Union fire that damaged about 30 boats

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Crews responded to the 700 block of Northeast Northlake Way around 2 a.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department, where there were 30 boats ablaze in a suspected arson.

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Chevrolet to retire Camaro muscle car

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

General Motors says it will retire the Chevrolet Camaro next year, leaving an uncertain future for the classic muscle car as the automaker continues a broader transition away from gas-powered vehicles.

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Biden administration plans to spur biological production of fuels, chemicals and plastics

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The White House is preparing to release plans for building U.S. capacity to make plastics, chemicals, foods, fuels and other products using biological processes in an effort to keep pace in a global biomanufacturing race.

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Federal Reserve raises benchmark rate by 0.25 point despite bank turmoil

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, moving forward with its fight against high inflation despite concern that its rate hikes may be fueling instability in the banking system.

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Starbucks union to greet new CEO Narasimhan with 100 cafe strikes

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Unionized Starbucks baristas plan to welcome their new chief executive officer with strikes at about 100 cafes Wednesday, demanding that the company drop its alleged anti-union coercion.

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Surging demand for derivatives is fueling Bitcoin’s resurgence

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The forces that have reawakened crypto prices have aroused activity in the digital-assets derivatives market, too.

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Domino’s Pizza’s eight-year foray into Italy ends in liquidation

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Domino's Pizza's franchise in Italy has entered into liquidation, after a short-lived struggle to win over customers in the birthplace of pizza.

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Spotify spent less than 10% of its $100 million diversity fund

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Spotify Technology's $100 million Creator Equity Fund, designed to promote diversity in music and podcasts following controversial comments by the company's star podcaster Joe Rogan, spent less than 10% of the money on that work as it rounded out its first year.

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U.S. previously owned home prices fall for first time since 2012; prices decline in Spokane area

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The median sales price of a previously owned U.S. home slid in February for the first time since 2012, offering some relief for buyers still faced with high borrowing costs.

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U.S. ready to protect smaller banks if necessary, Yellen says

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed confidence in the nation’s banks Tuesday but said she is prepared to take additional action to safeguard smaller financial institutions as the Biden administration and federal regulators work to contain fallout from fears over the stability of the banking system.

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Nestlé gets a third of sales from foods considered unhealthy

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Nestlé said a third of its sales missed an independent definition of healthy as it applied a nutritional rating test across its portfolio.

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Crypto exchanges are now eyeing derivatives after FTX’s collapse

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Crypto exchanges are rushing to fill the void left by FTX, once one of the largest derivatives exchanges for digital assets, as the cash market faces declining volume and liquidity.

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Google’s catch-up game on AI continues with Bard launch

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Google made a version of its new Bard artificial intelligence chatbot available to the public on Tuesday, a major test of the tech giant's ability to stay atop the AI heap amid a flurry of new competition.

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Wall Street’s fear gauge crumbles with risk-on bid

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Wall Street's favorite volatility gauge tumbled as a rebound in stocks deepened, with a surge in banks and assurances from global authorities easing concerns that the recent financial tumult would lead to a full-blown crisis.

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U.S. studies ways to insure all bank deposits if crisis grows

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

U.S. officials are studying ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage to all deposits, a move sought by a coalition of banks arguing that it’s needed to head off a potential financial crisis.

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Rich Hadley, champion of university district, medical school, Fairchild and other economic drivers, dies at 76

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Rich Hadley, who for 21 years led the region's business chamber now called Greater Spokane Incorporated, died on Sunday. Hadley is credited by many Spokane leaders for his vision and partnerships that created the University District and Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. A former U.S. Navy air intelligence officer during the Vietnam War, Hadley also forged a strong relationship with Air Force officials, becoming one of the region’s foremost advocates for protecting Fairchild Air Force Base and boosting its future role.

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Fate of First Republic hangs in balance as shares plummet again

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

The most imperiled bank on Wall Street, First Republic, slid closer to the precipice Monday as its shares fell 47%, down nearly 90% since its close on March 8, the day Silicon Valley Bank’s woes incited a financial panic.

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All social media platforms have TikTok-like risks, transparency group says

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

The national-security and mental-health risks posed by TikTok are shared by other social media platforms, according to an advocacy group that’s urging Congress to also hold U.S. companies accountable ahead of high-profile testimony from TikTok’s chief executive officer.

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