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FILE — The Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, April 4, 2017. Microsoft’s quarterly earnings released on Jan. 31, 2018 showed overall revenues of $28.92 billion, up 12 percent from the year prior, driven in part by substantial growth in its cloud computing business. (John Taggart/The New York Times) XNYT135

How much income tax did Washington state’s biggest companies pay?

How much income tax do Washington state's biggest public companies pay? Corporate taxes have long been a political flashpoint, with policymakers and experts arguing over whether U.S. companies pay too much or too little.

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Queen Anne High School Condos sit atop the residential neighborhood of Queen Anne. Photographed on July 24, 2018. 207141 aerial 207141
Real Estate

Some relief for Seattle-area homebuyers; see what's happening near you

Homebuyers may finally see signs of hope in the local real estate market. New listings are up, meaning there's more to choose from — and some condo buyers are scoring deals. But single-family home prices are still climbing.

Friday, April 2, 2021. The Nine Canyon Project which is 20 years old is located on Jump-Off Joe Butte near Kenniwick and near the proposed solar farm that will run across Horse Heaven Hills. 216802
Local News

A proposed $1.7 billion wind and solar project generates hopes and fears in South Central Washington state VIEW

Passengers have a view of what’s going on outside as they walk down the ramp while boarding an airplane at Paine Field Friday, April 23, 2021. 216969
Boeing & Aerospace

Paine Field airport faces churn but remains profitable, even as Boeing and airlines contract VIEW

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Food & Drink

Washington state restaurant owners can apply for $28 billion federal fund

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Money Makeover

She’s worked almost 40 years in one place. Now, can she retire before 65?

Business

The Googleplex of the future has privacy robots, meeting tents and your very own balloon wall VIEW

FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2021, file photo, a woman walks past a “Now Hiring” sign displayed at a CD One Price Cleaners in Schaumburg, Ill. U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 379,000 jobs in February in a sign the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop, vaccinations ramp up, Americans spend more and states ease business restrictions. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) NYAG301
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Boeing 737 MAX

Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March 11, 2019. A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

Second 737 MAX crash haunts victims’ families and company veterans as questions linger for Boeing and FAA

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Monday, March 1, 2021 Joe Jacobsen is an FAA safety engineer who is going public to slam the agency’s oversight of Boeing’s 737 MAX. He’s photographed in Bothell. 216529

FAA safety engineer goes public to slam the agency’s oversight of Boeing’s 737 MAX

Just over seven weeks after it rolled out of the paint hangar, Boeing’s first 737 MAX “the Spirit of Renton” lifts off the runway and flew for the first time Friday, from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:48 a.m. January 29th, 2016.

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Technology

An AirTag pairs with its owner’s iPhone, which gets secure updates about its whereabouts through the Find My app. (Washington Post photo by Jonathan Baran).

Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me | Tech Review

Tech Reviews & Tips

Facebook now has to ask permission to track your iPhone. Here’s how to stop it.

Real Estate

Queen Anne High School Condos sit atop the residential neighborhood of Queen Anne. Photographed on July 24, 2018. 207141 aerial 207141

Some relief for Seattle-area homebuyers; see what's happening near you

Retail

Authentic Brands and Simon to buy outdoor merchant Eddie Bauer

Maritime Industry

Shipping containers plunge overboard as supply race raises safety risks

Boeing & Aerospace

Boeing will convert 737-800s to cargo freighters in Costa Rica

Boeing cited "strong customer demand" for the move, saying there are more than 180 orders and commitments from customers for 737-800 freighters.

Amazon

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Bezos spoke about Amazon’s sustainability efforts a day before workers around the world, including more than 1,000 of his own employees, are scheduled to walk out to spotlight climate change.

Bezos sells $2.4 billion of Amazon stock in second wave this week

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FILE – In this file photo made Nov. 16, 2009, Stephen Guymon, of Twin Falls, Idaho, separates packages for final shipment inside the 800,000 sq. ft. Amazon.com warehouse in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon.com Inc., reports quarterly earnings Thursday, April 22, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin file) NYBZ139

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Microsoft

FILE — Melinda Gates in New York, March 24, 2019. Bill and Melinda Gates, two of the most influential philanthropists in the world, said on Monday, May 3, 2021, that they were divorcing. (Elizabeth D. Herman/The New York Times)

When philanthropy’s power couple splits, Melinda French Gates’ influence could grow

Economy

FILE — The Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, April 4, 2017. Microsoft’s quarterly earnings released on Jan. 31, 2018 showed overall revenues of $28.92 billion, up 12 percent from the year prior, driven in part by substantial growth in its cloud computing business. (John Taggart/The New York Times) XNYT135

How much income tax did Washington state’s biggest companies pay?

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The end of the pandemic lockdown is closer than you think

Money Makeovers

MONEY MAKEOVER Wallingford resident Lauren Benner is the subject of the Money Makeover. She temporarily removed her mask for a portrait. 216447

Artist draws up a work-from-home strategy that will help her save

Personal Finance

FILE – In this Oct. 17, 2012, file photo, an eBay sign sits in front of the company’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, federal prosecutors said four former eBay Inc. employees had agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a campaign of intimidation that included sending live spiders and cockroaches to the home of a Massachusetts couple who ran an online newsletter highly critical of the auction site. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

How to get started reselling common products on eBay and other sites

Markets

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Bezos spoke about Amazon’s sustainability efforts a day before workers around the world, including more than 1,000 of his own employees, are scheduled to walk out to spotlight climate change.

Bezos sells $2.4 billion of Amazon stock in second wave this week

Artificial Intelligence

More companies than ever are using software to screen their mountains of job applications, so getting seen by a human recruiter takes some effort. (Kailey Whitman/The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY RESUME SCREENING TIPS BY JULIE WEED FOR MARCH 19, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT35 XNYT35

Resume-writing tips to help you get past the screening bots

Local Business

FILE — The Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, April 4, 2017. Microsoft’s quarterly earnings released on Jan. 31, 2018 showed overall revenues of $28.92 billion, up 12 percent from the year prior, driven in part by substantial growth in its cloud computing business. (John Taggart/The New York Times) XNYT135

How much income tax did Washington state’s biggest companies pay?

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Agriculture

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COVID-19 even affects apples: Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage

Careers

n elderly couple holds hands while walking on a path at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on June 21, 2018. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg)

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