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It&rsquo;s unclear how things will change at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Southwest Washington under Legacy Health&rsquo;s merger with Oregon Health &amp; Science University.

OHSU, Legacy Health systems announce agreement to merge into OHSU Health

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It&rsquo;s unclear how things will change at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Southwest Washington under Legacy Health&rsquo;s merger with Oregon Health &amp; Science University.

May 30, 2024, 5:56pm Business

Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health systems signed a binding, definite agreement to merge into OHSU Health, the two health systems announced Thursday. Read story

Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush money trial

May 30, 2024, 3:14pm Business

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, slumped Thursday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial. Read story

FILE - A screen shows the Dow Jones industrials at in Seoul, South Korea on Aug. 9, 2011. Through its long history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has offered a way for people to get a quick read on how Wall Street is doing. But its importance is on the wane.

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises, but falls for some big tech stocks drag indexes lower

FILE - A screen shows the Dow Jones industrials at in Seoul, South Korea on Aug. 9, 2011. Through its long history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has offered a way for people to get a quick read on how Wall Street is doing. But its importance is on the wane.

May 30, 2024, 1:50pm Business

Most U.S. stocks rose Thursday, but indexes nevertheless stumbled because of sharp drops for some influential technology giants. Salesforce dropped to its worst day in nearly 20 years. Read story

IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025

May 30, 2024, 11:59am Business

The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. Read story

FILE - The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. Boeing is due to tell federal regulators Thursday, May 30, 2024, how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years.

Boeing tells federal regulators how it plans to fix aircraft safety and quality problems

FILE - The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. Boeing is due to tell federal regulators Thursday, May 30, 2024, how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years.

May 30, 2024, 10:50am Business

Boeing told federal regulators Thursday how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years. Read story

This photo provided by Amazon shows a drone delivering prescription drugs in College Station, Texas.(Amazon via AP)

Amazon gets FAA approval that allows it to expand drone deliveries for online orders

This photo provided by Amazon shows a drone delivering prescription drugs in College Station, Texas.(Amazon via AP)

May 30, 2024, 8:50am Business

Federal regulators have given Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program, the company announced Thursday. Read story

Pacific Northwest Wine Competition to return to Walla Walla in June

May 30, 2024, 8:48am Business

The Pacific Northwest Wine competition will bring wines from more than 120 wineries to Walla Walla this June for its ninth annual event. Read story

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security and immigration bill for a second time this year, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security and immigration bill for a second time this year, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

May 30, 2024, 8:44am Business

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool” at its disposal to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry. Read story