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Seattle construction still booming and won’t end anytime soon

Walmart beats earnings expectations as 4Q online sales surge

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart defied a gloomy government retail sales report for December, delivering fiscal fourth-quarter profits and sales that beat Wall Street expectations. The world's largest retailer also enjoyed another quarter of surging e-commerce sales during the critical holiday period as it expanded its online assortment and services. Shares moved higher in morning...

Alaska Air to appeal $78 million judgment over pay for Virgin America flight attendants

Amazon: Canceled New York jobs likely to go elsewhere; company will ‘continue to evaluate’ growth in Seattle

Vatican, Microsoft team up on artificial intelligence ethics

Pope Francis met privately on Wednesday with Microsoft President Brad Smith and talked about an academic prize to promote ethics in artificial intelligence.

Howard Schultz confronted by woman who shared Starbucks arrest video

As businesses dig out of the snow, some also face digging out of the red

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Monday Memo: Markets’ holiday closure, Walmart earnings, housing data

The business week ahead

Airbus’s A380 failure ripples through its rivalry with Boeing in complex ways

FAA probes Southwest calculations of baggage weight on jets

Federal officials have told Southwest Airlines to fix the way it calculates the weight of luggage loaded on flights after finding frequent mistakes during a yearlong investigation. Southwest said Tuesday that it has made improvements in its methods for calculating the weight and balance of loads, and that it isn't facing enforcement action. The airline...