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Business Briefs

Federal agency probes Tesla crash that killed 2

January 2, 2020, 6:02am Business

GARDENA, Calif. -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, the agency announced Tuesday. Read story

Huawei reports strong year despite export ban

January 2, 2020, 6:02am Business

In a year in which the United States mounted an unprecedented effort to undermine China's largest telecommunications company, Huawei made sure it got the last word. Read story

Black hotel guest files suit over ‘no party’ promise

January 2, 2020, 6:02am Business

PORTLAND -- An African American woman who says she was required to sign a "no party policy" when she checked into her Portland hotel filed a $300,000 lawsuit Monday against the Marriott chain, claiming it singled her out because of her race. Read story

Court: ‘Diet’ soda isn’t weight-loss promise

January 2, 2020, 6:01am Business

SAN FRANCISCO -- Calling a soft drink "diet" isn't a weight-loss promise, a federal appeals court said Monday. Read story

Refinery cancels xylenes project in settlement deal

January 2, 2020, 6:00am Business

MOUNT VERNON -- A legal battle over a project at Marathon Anacortes Refinery has come to a close after a settlement agreement was reached under which the refinery will scrap plans to produce xylenes for shipment overseas. Read story

Officer who faked story about ‘pig’ on coffee cup resigns

December 31, 2019, 9:09pm Business Briefs

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. -- A Kansas police officer has resigned after he admitted to making up a story that a McDonald's employee wrote an expletive and the word "pig" on a coffee cup, the police chief announced Monday. Read story

Gold’s rally stays alive to seal best year since 2010

December 31, 2019, 9:08pm Business Briefs

Gold climbed to a three-month high to clinch its best annual performance since 2010, as a weaker dollar helped cap a year marked by global economic jitters and trade frictions. Read story

Distillery to fund barley researcher at Bread Lab in Skagit County

December 31, 2019, 9:07pm Business Briefs

Improving the flavor of barley used to make whiskey and finding new varieties for farmers to grow are some of the goals of a new fellowship that will begin next summer at Washington State University's Bread Lab west of Burlington. Read story

Steel rod resting against underwater oil line retrieved

December 30, 2019, 5:36pm Business

MACKINAW CITY, Mich. -- Enbridge Inc. said Monday that it retrieved a 45-foot steel rod that was resting against an underwater oil pipeline where lakes Michigan and Huron converge. Read story

Ex-Nissan-Renault exec Ghosn arrives in Lebanon

December 30, 2019, 5:36pm Business

BEIRUT -- Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, left Japan and arrived in Lebanon, the FT and Dow Jones reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Read story