The city of Kent began emailing notices Tuesday to remind residents of a change coming in March 2020 – a plastic bag ban. Kent became the 30th jurisdiction in the state to adopt a plastic bag ban ordinance with a 7-0 City Council vote in August. The ban …
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New York (CNN Business) Microsoft has been granted a court order to take over 50 websites it alleges were used by a North Korean hacking group to steal “highly sensitive information” from computers in the United States. Microsoft (MSFT) filed a lawsuit in …
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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) saw its total passenger numbers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport drop more than 9% in November, which caused the airport’s total monthly passenger count to decline as well. In November, typically one of the …
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Bitcoin’s price rebounded sharply in 2019, but by other measures it was a less bullish year. The price of bitcoin has nearly doubled since Dec. 31, 2018, rising to $7,155 from about $3,690. However, it is down almost 50% from its 2019 high of $13,879 on June …
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ECONOMY. Consumer confidence dropped in December. U.S. consumer confidence slipped slightly in December, as expectations fell about economic growth over the next six months. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index …
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