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FILE - Pedestrians walk past the Nasdaq building Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in New York with the stock price of Trump Media &amp; Technology Group Corp., displayed on screens.

Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions

FILE - Pedestrians walk past the Nasdaq building Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in New York with the stock price of Trump Media &amp; Technology Group Corp., displayed on screens.

April 26, 2024, 7:39am Business

Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Read story

FILE - The logo for Microsoft, and a scene from Activision &ldquo;Call of Duty - Modern Warfare,&rdquo; are shown in this photo, in New York, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Microsoft reports earnings on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products

FILE - The logo for Microsoft, and a scene from Activision &ldquo;Call of Duty - Modern Warfare,&rdquo; are shown in this photo, in New York, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Microsoft reports earnings on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

April 26, 2024, 7:39am Business

Microsoft on Thursday said its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive. Read story

Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, center, presents a plaque to President Joe Biden, left, in honor of Biden&rsquo;s support of Micron through the CHIPS and Science Act, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Syracuse, N.Y. Pictured at right is New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

Boise-based Micron gets combined $13.6 billion grant, loan for chip plants

Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, center, presents a plaque to President Joe Biden, left, in honor of Biden&rsquo;s support of Micron through the CHIPS and Science Act, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Syracuse, N.Y. Pictured at right is New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

April 26, 2024, 7:35am Business

The Biden administration chose Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology for a $6.1 billion federal grant and $7.5 billion loan to build factories where memory chips would be manufactured, the latest award meant to drive domestic production of vital technology. Read story

Oceangoing ships prepare to dock at the Port of Vancouver. Around 7 million metric tons of cargo moved through the port in 2022. Infrastructure hasn&rsquo;t kept up with the growing size of ships coming up and down the river.

River pilots keep ships rolling on the Columbia

Oceangoing ships prepare to dock at the Port of Vancouver. Around 7 million metric tons of cargo moved through the port in 2022. Infrastructure hasn&rsquo;t kept up with the growing size of ships coming up and down the river.

April 26, 2024, 6:06am Business

Maritime safety isn’t something most people thought much about before a massive cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., and killed six people one month ago. Read story

*LEADOPTION* Music World in Hazel Dell on Thursday hosted a free musical instrument string exchange where people could get new strings and their instrument restrung while supplies lasted.

Music World in Hazel Dell hosts recycling event to keep guitar strings, more out of landfills

*LEADOPTION* Music World in Hazel Dell on Thursday hosted a free musical instrument string exchange where people could get new strings and their instrument restrung while supplies lasted.

April 25, 2024, 7:23pm Business

Matt Gohlke, the co-owner and general manager of Music World in Hazel Dell, hardly thought about how he disposed of his instruments’ old strings until recently. Read story

FILE - The Marshall Steam Station coal power plant operates March 3, 2024, near Mooresville, N.C. A rule issued April 24, 2024, by the Environmental Protection Agency would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.

Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

FILE - The Marshall Steam Station coal power plant operates March 3, 2024, near Mooresville, N.C. A rule issued April 24, 2024, by the Environmental Protection Agency would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.

April 25, 2024, 2:20pm Business

Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. Read story

Southwest Airlines drops four airports and will cut hiring, citing Boeing delay woes

April 25, 2024, 1:12pm Business

Southwest Airlines is cutting operations at four airports, including Bellingham International Airport, after losing $231 million in the first quarter. Read story

FILE - The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. The FCC on Thursday, April 25, 2024 restored &ldquo;net neutrality&rdquo; rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&amp;T from favoring some sites and apps over others..

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

FILE - The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. The FCC on Thursday, April 25, 2024 restored &ldquo;net neutrality&rdquo; rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&amp;T from favoring some sites and apps over others..

April 25, 2024, 1:11pm Business

The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. Read story