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A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits behind the Renton factory waiting for engines. Photographed on March 13, 2019 209611

FBI joining criminal investigation into certification of Boeing 737 MAX

The FBI is assisting a federal grand jury investigation, based in Washington, D.C., that is looking into the certification process that approved the safety of the new Boeing plane, two of which have crashed since October.

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Commercial and residential buildings stand in this aerial photograph taken above Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Canadian commercial real estate investment reached new heights in the second quarter, boosted by a pair of big acquisitions and by the lure of attractive, income-producing property. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg
Real Estate

Trudeau aims to help home-buying millennials with Canadian equity plan

The government will provide up to 10 percent funding for new homes and 5 percent for existing homes to reduce mortgage costs for low- to middle-income buyers.

Silicon Valley may present a meritocratic image, but it is in reality a small, tight-knit world where success can hinge on whom you know. (Tim Enthoven/The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SILICON VALLEY MAFIAS BY GRIFFITH FOR MARCH 13, 2019. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —
Technology

Tech mafia: In Silicon Valley’s tightknit club, success typically hinges on whom you know

Employees of tech startups frequently leave the companies once they have been enriched by their firms’ initial public offerings. Then networks of alumni from these companies — called mafias — support their peers’ new businesses with hiring, advice and money.

Articles of clothing from the Levi’s vintage collection in Levi’s flagship store at Times Square in New York, March 18, 2019. The maker of denim and Dockers, which traces its roots to the California Gold Rush, is expected to start trading on the public markets on March 21 for the second time in its 165-year history. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)
Retail

Levi’s — a rugged symbol of Americana that might be cool again — prepares to go public

This week’s stock offering, which the company anticipates will raise more than $100 million, highlights Levi’s ambitions to expand its apparel lines both in the United States and worldwide.

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John Etchemendy and Fei-Fei Li, Co-Directors at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Peter DaSilva for The Washington Post.
Technology

Stanford helped pioneer artificial intelligence, and now it wants to put humans at its center.

FILE — Students take an SAT prep course in Manhattan, March 1, 2016. While lawbreaking in the college admissions process is rare, experts said, the use of money to oil the gears of the American meritocracy is not. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)
Consulting

A look inside the totally legal, multibillion-dollar industry of college consultants  VIEW

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, left, and Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder. 2016 file photo, Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, s Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder om 2017. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Business

Bill Gates joins Jeff Bezos in the $100 billion club

The cockpit of a grounded Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 is seen at the airport in Cenkareng, Indonesia. (Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg)
Boeing & Aerospace

Extra pilot saved doomed Lion Air jetliner on next-to-last flight

Boeing 737 MAX

An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft departing for Calgary taxis to a runway at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau says “all options are on the table” with regard to the country’s fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft but says the government currently has no plans to order the grounding of the plane. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) VCRD105 VCRD105

With regulators wary, Boeing faces more hurdles to restore 737 MAX fleet

The Boeing 737 MAX 7, the newest family of single-aisle airplanes, takes off from the Renton Airport on Friday March 16, 2018. Powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines, the MAX will emit 350,000 fewer metric tons of CO2 and save more than 250 million pounds of fuel per year. The Boeing 737 MAX 7, the newest family of single-aisle airplanes, takes off from the Renton Airport on Friday March 16, 2018. Powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines, the MAX will emit 350,000 fewer metric tons of CO2 and save more than 250 million pounds of fuel per year. 205622

Probe of Boeing 737 MAX certification began before second crash

A Boeing 737 Max 8 sits behind the Boeing 737 Renton factory waiting for engines. The Angle of attack (AOA) instrument of the 737 MAX, is the bottom piece of equipment below just below the cockpit windshield. Photographed on March 13, 2019 209611

Delegating aircraft safety assessments to Boeing is nothing new for the FAA

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.

Complete coverage of Boeing’s 737 MAX »

Technology

An undated handout screen grab shows the SimplyPiano app, which uses easy-to-follow instructions on the screen and works with any piano or keyboard. Playing an instrument can be a rewarding hobby, but if finding the time and a teacher is a challenge, many apps can help get you started. (Handout via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY TECH TIP BY J. D. BIERSDORFER FOR , 2019. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

How to take music lessons whenever (and wherever) works for you

Tech Reviews & Tips

Password managers have a security flaw, but you should still use one

Real Estate

New construction is seen in this aerial on the Eastside of Lake Washington. Houses Homes 207058

With King County home prices picking up, are we in for another brutal spring for buyers? Maybe not | Mike Rosenberg

Retail

Starbucks baristas serve coffee, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, during Starbuck’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Starbucks holds its first annual meeting without Howard Schultz  VIEW

Maritime Industry

The Holland America cruise ship sits in the Smith Cove Cruise Ternimal early in the morning, August 11, 2018. 207235

For crew of 2,100-passenger cruise ship, frenetic ‘turnaround day’ in Seattle starts and ends the journey

Boeing & Aerospace

A row of Boeing 737 MAXs are parked along Lake Washington behind the 737 plant in Renton. Photographed on March 13, 2019 209611 209611

Flawed analysis, failed oversight: How Boeing and FAA certified the suspect 737 MAX flight control system | Times Watchdog

Amazon

Amazon to launch mobile video ads, in a threat to Google and Facebook

Amazon has hit on a new way to grab a chunk of the $129 billion digital advertising market now dominated by Google and Facebook: sell video spots on the e-commerce giant's smartphone shopping app. Amazon has been beta testing the ads on Apple's iOS platform for several months, according to people familiar with the plan....

Amazonia

Thanks to Amazon, Seattle is now America’s biggest company town

Microsoft

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, left, and Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder. 2016 file photo, Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, s Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder om 2017. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Bill Gates joins Jeff Bezos in the $100 billion club

Starbucks

Starbucks baristas serve coffee, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, during Starbuck’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Starbucks holds its first annual meeting without Howard Schultz  VIEW

Economy

For Seattle and the Northwest, sharp differences in this long expansion | Jon Talton

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue topped the nation in most measures of economic health from 2007 to 2017, but did much worse on racial inclusion in the boom.

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For Seattle and the Northwest, sharp differences in this long expansion

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The outlook for the Puget Sound economy, in 20 charts

Personal Finance

Jenni and Sean Gritters at their Northend home, March 4, 2019. Financial Makeover 209494

Student loans leave couple worried about negative net worth | Money Makeover

Markets

Specialists John O’Hara, left, Dilip Patel, center, and Erica Fredrickson work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. U.S. stocks opened broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, powered by technology and health care companies, as the market pushes for its third straight day of gains. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NYRD107 NYRD107

US stocks move broadly higher, led by technology companies

Special Project

The FV Destination blasts through waves in the Bering Sea during the annual winter crab season.

NO RETURN: The final voyage of the Destination

International Trade

FILE- In this Tuesday, March 5, 2019, file photo the Cape Kortia container ship, left, heads into the Port of Tacoma in Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Wash. The U.S. trade deficit jumped nearly 19 percent in December, pushing the trade imbalance for all of 2018 to widen to a decade-long high of $621 billion. The gap with China on goods widened to an all-time record of $419.2 billion. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) NYBZ301 NYBZ301

US trade gap jumped to 10-year high; record gap with China

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Top US general to meet with Google on China security worries

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