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FILE - A reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine is seen in Bradenton, Fla., on April 3, 2021.

Polluted waste from Florida’s fertilizer industry is in the path of Milton’s fury

FILE - A reservoir near the old Piney Point phosphate mine is seen in Bradenton, Fla., on April 3, 2021.

October 10, 2024, 8:20am Business

As Hurricane Milton pummeled Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists worry it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry and other hazardous waste across the peninsula and into vulnerable waterways. Read story

No tenant evictions or rent increases for landlords not registered with the city? Spokane council to take up proposal next week

October 10, 2024, 8:18am Business

Under a new proposal up for a Spokane City Council vote next week, tenants could not be evicted or have their rent increased if their landlord is not properly registered. Read story

Bacon is displayed for sale at a Trader Joe&rsquo;s store in New York, Monday, Oct. 7. 2024.

Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex

Bacon is displayed for sale at a Trader Joe&rsquo;s store in New York, Monday, Oct. 7. 2024.

October 10, 2024, 8:16am Business

She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Read story

FILE - A person walks past the San Francisco Marriott Union Square hotel on July 11, 2019, in San Francisco.

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million, beef up data security to resolve probes over data breaches

FILE - A person walks past the San Francisco Marriott Union Square hotel on July 11, 2019, in San Francisco.

October 10, 2024, 8:15am Business

Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security to resolve state and federal claims related to major data breaches that affected more than 300 million of its customers worldwide. Read story

FILE - A shopper considers large-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse Oct. 3, 2024, in Timnath, Colo.

US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain

FILE - A shopper considers large-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse Oct. 3, 2024, in Timnath, Colo.

October 10, 2024, 8:15am Business

Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race. Read story

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

October 10, 2024, 8:14am Business

The number of Americans filing for for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene — and the Boeing machinist strike — than a broader softening in the labor market. Read story

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore.

Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025, smaller than in recent past

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore.

October 10, 2024, 8:13am Business

Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. Read story

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

13 industrial buildings could be built on long-vacant Brush Prairie property

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

October 10, 2024, 6:09am Business

A developer has proposed 13 industrial buildings on a roughly 6-acre property off state Highway 503 in Brush Prairie, according to planning documents submitted to Clark County. Read story