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FILE - This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows an opening in the fuselage where a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, on Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, the National Transportation Safety Board opens a two-day hearing on the blowout of a door plug from an Alaska Airlines flight traveling 16,000 feet above Oregon.

Witness before federal safety board testifies about blowout on a Boeing 737 Max earlier this year

FILE - This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows an opening in the fuselage where a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, on Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, the National Transportation Safety Board opens a two-day hearing on the blowout of a door plug from an Alaska Airlines flight traveling 16,000 feet above Oregon.

August 6, 2024, 7:48am Business

Investigators are questioning Boeing officials in hearings this week about the midflight blowout of a panel from a 737 Max, an accident that further tarnished the company’s safety reputation and left it facing new legal jeopardy. Read story

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

Wall Street rallies to bounce back from its worst day in nearly 2 years, as Japanese stocks soar

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

August 6, 2024, 7:45am Business

Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks are holding steadier after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to bounce back from its worst loss since 1987. Read story

Construction continues on the new ZoomInfo building at Terminal 1 near The Waterfront Vancouver. The company is subleasing nearly half of its space at the site.

Despite net loss for quarter, Vancouver-based ZoomInfo executives confident as new headquarters construction continues

Construction continues on the new ZoomInfo building at Terminal 1 near The Waterfront Vancouver. The company is subleasing nearly half of its space at the site.

August 6, 2024, 6:08am Business

ZoomInfo has made waves ever since setting up shop in Vancouver. One of the city’s largest employers, it has stood as a Clark County success story — a local company making a splash worldwide. Read story

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows substantial loss for the Dow Jones industrial average Monday. Several publicly traded companies based in Vancouver faced similar losses to start the week but weren't quick to label it a disaster.

Monday stock exchange losses yield a mixed bag for Southwest Washington companies

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows substantial loss for the Dow Jones industrial average Monday. Several publicly traded companies based in Vancouver faced similar losses to start the week but weren't quick to label it a disaster.

August 5, 2024, 5:15pm Business

Monday’s stock market plunge took some of Clark County’s publicly traded companies with it, but local financial planners said they are hesitant to characterize the dip as a catastrophe. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, a woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out the technology that tracks users for ad purposes.

Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, a woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out the technology that tracks users for ad purposes.

August 5, 2024, 2:16pm Business

A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies. Read story

FILE - Trader John Romolo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 2, 2024. Japan&#039;s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has lost 12.4% on Monday, August 5, 2024, in the latest bout of sell-offs that are jolting world markets.

Dow drops 1,000 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide

FILE - Trader John Romolo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 2, 2024. Japan&#039;s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has lost 12.4% on Monday, August 5, 2024, in the latest bout of sell-offs that are jolting world markets.

August 5, 2024, 1:15pm Business

A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987 ’s crash swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as fears worsened about a slowing U.S. economy. Read story

Schwab, Fidelity, other online trading brokerages appear to go dark during huge market sell-off

August 5, 2024, 8:38am Business

Several online brokerage firms including Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Vanguard appeared to be down for thousands of users early Monday during one of the biggest stock markets sell-offs of 2024. Read story

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two as she departs Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass., July 27, 2024.

Hospitality workers’ union endorses Harris, dismissing Trump’s pledge of tax-free tips

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two as she departs Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass., July 27, 2024.

August 5, 2024, 7:43am Business

The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a rejoinder to Republican Donald Trump’s effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to make their tips tax-free. Read story