Christmas takeout booms as more Central Oregonians plan to celebrate at home
This pandemic-affected holiday season has made for very different, yet busy times at Central Oregon restaurants offering…
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Visa continues its ban on Pornhub but will allow payments on some of its parent company’s sites
Visa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed…
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Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans
Three landlords are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from…
Continue ReadingSEC sues Ripple and two executives for selling XRP crypto: A $1.3 billion securities fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for orchestrating…
Continue ReadingMarc Benioff of Salesforce is the CNN Business CEO of 2020
The year 2020, to put it mildly, was a challenging one for Corporate America. Still, some high-profile companies — and their leaders —…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic is forcing older workers to retire early
America has gone from having the strongest job market in decades to the very opposite during the pandemic. For older workers who have lost their jobs…
Continue ReadingTrump’s private bankers resign from Deutsche Bank
The private bankers responsible for lending to President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have resigned from Deutsche Bank, the bank said.…
Continue ReadingWalmart contributed to the prescription opioid crisis for years, breaking the law, the Justice Department alleges
The Department of Justice is alleging that Walmart broke the law and contributed to the prescription opioid crisis by filling thousands of invalid…
Continue ReadingAirlines welcome back thousands of furloughed workers after Congress passes stimulus bill
Executives from United and American Airlines announced plans Tuesday to bring back thousands of their furloughed workers in response to Congress…
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Central Oregon jobless rates fall, but job recovery stalls, even before 2-week freeze
The employment recovery from the COVID-19 shock slowed dramatically across Central Oregon in November, and that’s despite the data being based on a…
Continue ReadingThe Senate races in Georgia will shape the economic recovery
Just before the buzzer sounds on 2020, Washington has finally agreed on a $900 billion relief package that avoids driving the US economy off a cliff.…
Continue Reading$900 billion in stimulus is coming. More is needed but isn’t guaranteed
After months and months of delay, Congress has passed a $900 billion stimulus package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and deliver…
Continue ReadingBurger King is giving away free dollars to spend on its new $1 menu
Burger King is adding a new dollar menu, bucking the trend of fast food chains pushing customers to more expensive items as food and labor costs…
Continue ReadingSoftBank joins Wall Street’s latest craze in hunt for acquisitions
SoftBank wants in on one of Wall Street’s hottest trends as it looks to beef up its tech portfolio once again. On Monday, the Japanese…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 isolation gives Britain a taste of ‘no-deal’ Brexit chaos
France has suspended transport links with Britain after a new Covid-19 variant emerged in southern England, adding to growing chaos at UK ports and…
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‘We listened’: Mt. Bachelor revises disputed parking reservation system
Less than two weeks after Mt. Bachelor opened for the season, the resort announced several changes and refinements to its new parking reservation…
Continue ReadingStocks and oil prices sink as new coronavirus variant sends Europe into lockdown
It was a bumpy ride for US stocks on Monday as worries over a new variant of the coronavirus overshadowed the news of a second pandemic relief bill…
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Pacific Power says it’s cutting Oregon electric bills by an average 5.2 percent
More than 600,000 Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see welcome relief when their electric bills go down an average of about 5.2 percent in…
Continue ReadingTesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500
So much for Tesla getting a bump on its first official day in the S&P 500. Shares of Tesla fell more than 6% Monday, dipping along with the…
Continue ReadingElon Musk tweeted about a bitcoin rival. It soared 20%
What started off as a meme-inspired parody cryptocurrency has now become the center of a series of tweets in a bitcoin sound-off from Elon Musk. The…
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