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Garbage pickups resume, calls for energy restraint end in Puget Sound region...
Natural gas resumed pumping into Washington from Canada early Thursday, having been halted since Tuesday by a pipeline rupture near Prince George, British Columbia.
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China trade surplus with US widens to record $34.1B
BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $34.1 billion in September as exports to the American market rose by 13 percent over a year earlier despite a worsening...
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Trump’s new Iran sanctions face snag with global financial system
The Trump administration reimposed sanctions against Iran, and while businesses and banks have been cutting ties with Iran, the financial-messaging service that plays a crucial role in moving money...
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Trump opens new front in his battle with China: international shipping
The United States is withdrawing from a treaty that lowered costs for Chinese companies to ship packages here, part of President Trump's efforts to punish China.
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Japan exports fall in September, first decline since 2016
TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade surplus for September of 139.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion), but exports fell 1.2 percent from the previous year in the first decline for the world’s third largest...
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Longtime Boeing customer in China is talking with Airbus
Xiamen Airlines, an exclusive operator of Boeing jets for more than 30 years, is in talks with Airbus amid growing trade tensions between Beijing and the U.S.
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Bombardier sues Mitsubishi in Seattle over aircraft trade secrets
Bombardier has sued Mitsubishi Aircraft in federal court in Seattle, alleging that employees recruited from the Montreal-based company illicitly emailed batches of Bombardier's trade secrets before...
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The trade war’s latest casualties: China’s coddled cats and dogs
Some Chinese pet owners don’t trust local pet food and will taste it themselves before serving it. They now have fewer choices, as China takes aim at U.S. products.
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Saudi prince’s future put to the test at investment forum
The Future Investment Initiative was intended to draw leading investors who could help underwrite Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious plans to revamp the economy. But after a wave of...
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Standing ovation for Saudi crown prince thrusts conference attendees into...
More than 3,000 people are attending the three-day Saudi global investment conference this week. Many tried to keep a low profile and avoided talking to the news media.
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China, Japan vow to cooperate as Trump hits both on trade
The trade war and other concerns are prompting the leaders to put aside differences and cooperate on the economy.
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Monday Memo: Seattle-area home prices, Starbucks earnings, U.S. jobs data
The business week ahead
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We’re running out of time to avert a full-blown U.S.-China trade war
So far, the damage from tariffs and retaliation has been relatively small. But that could soon change.
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Trump’s trade negotiator, rooted in the Rust Belt, plays hardball with China
Robert Lighthizer earned the nickname “missile man” during trade talks more than 30 years ago, and he hasn’t changed his approach much.
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Moses Lake’s high-tech plant is collateral damage in U.S.-China trade war
REC Silicon, a Norwegian company, sees Moses Lake at the center of a high-tech manufacturing revolution. But that vision is likely dead unless Washington and Beijing can settle their differences on trade.
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China greenlights large batch of Ivanka Trump trademark applications
Ethics watchdogs have long warned about the possibility of foreign governments seeking to curry favor with President Donald Trump through his family's extensive business interests.
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Starbucks plans new stores, deliveries and mobile payment in Japan
The company said it will build 300 new stores in Japan by 2021.
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Amazon’s cashierless stores have a rival in Japan
Japanese company Signpost says it will begin selling its cashierless retail technology to convenience stores, supermarkets and train station kiosks next year.
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Senate approves exemption for Anacortes-built trawler grounded by too much...
Coast Guard legislation approved Wednesday also would authorize maintenance funding for the Seattle-based Polar Star icebreaker and addresses federal regulation of ship ballast water discharges.
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Trade disputes have cut Washington state exports by as much as 28 percent,...
Between April and September, according to a new report, Washington farmers and other export-dependent producers saw foreign sales plummet between 20 percent and 28 percent over the same period a year...
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