While Boeing has delivered fewer of the 737s than it produced during the first two quarters of 2018, the planemaker so far has managed to shield customers from lengthy waits.
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Real Estate
Google expanding again in Seattle, with new tower next to Amazon
Vulcan, which owns the property and is developing the campus, expects to begin construction toward the end of 2019 and to finish in July 2021.
Real Estate
Washington state no longer has the nation’s fastest-climbing home prices
The major metro areas where the housing market is cooling include Seattle, Bellingham, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Bremerton-Silverdale and Kennewick-Richland.
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Washington state unemployment rate hits lowest point in 11 years
Washington’s jobless rate in July edged down to 4.6 percent.
Markets
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Deepening worries about global economic growth, particularly in China, set off a rout in riskier assets including technology stocks, copper and crude oil. U.S. retailers took a drubbing after Macy's reported weaker sales. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 index lost 21.59 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,818.37. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 137.51 points,...
International Trade
Turkey increases tariffs on some US goods, escalating feud
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Wednesday it is increasing tariffs on some U.S. products like cars, alcohol, and coal — a move that is unlikely to have much economic impact but highlights the deteriorating relations with the U.S. in a feud that has already helped trigger a currency crisis . The Turkish government said... VIEW
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China sending trade envoy to Washington for talks
BEIJING (AP) — China's government says it will send a trade envoy to Washington for talks amid a worsening tariff dispute. The Commerce Ministry said Thursday a delegation led by a deputy minister will discuss "issues of mutual concern" but gave no other details of an agenda. The two governments are poised to impose a...