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Wall Street hit by falling tech stocks and bitcoin plunge
Business
NEW YORK (AP) — Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set last fall. Several discouraging reports on the U.S. job market also knocked down yields in the bond market. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% for its ...
Free Chili in the Woods event on Saturday
Local News
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Chili in the Woods snowshoeing event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Keyes Peak Chickadee Trails. If there is not enough snow to snowshoe, participants can hike the trails instead. The 1.5-mile Chickadee Trail connects to the new 3.92-mile mountain bike ...
US, Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue
International News
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in ...
Average mortgage rate barely budges, holding near 6%
Business
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.11%, essentially flat compared with last week when it was 6.1%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. ...
Good ice for Tip-Up Town fishing tourney Saturday
Local News
SAGOLA — The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club is gearing up for its 52nd-annual Tip-Up Town of the U.P. on Saturday. With the recent extreme cold temperatures, the ice condition is the best they have had in years for the event, Club President Tony Erickson said. The forecast for ...