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Showing posts with label The Washington Times stories: Business & Economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Washington Times stories: Business & Economy. Show all posts
Sunday, October 29, 2023

YouTube briefly suspends LAPD for sharing violent assault video

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The Los Angeles Police Department said its YouTube account was suspended Saturday after it posted a video of a violent assault in hopes of f...

King Charles III seeks to look ahead in a visit to Kenya. But he'll have history to contend with

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King Charles III wants to look to the future when his state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday. But first he will have to confront the past. ...
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Republicans press Speaker Johnson to act swiftly on Farm Bill

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Dozens of conservative lawmakers sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson pressing the top House Republican to act swiftly on a sprawling bill ...

California governor's trip shows U.S.-China engagement is still possible on a state level

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's trip to China, with the stated goal of working together to fight climate change, resulted in a surprise m...

Acapulco residents are fending for themselves in absence of aid

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In a city without water, electricity or gasoline, where desperate people have been allowed, even encouraged, to take essential goods from da...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Harris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers

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Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a summit on artificial intelligence in the United Kingdom next week, shortly after President Joe Bi...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Strike costs GM $200 million in third quarter, automaker now taking $200 million hit weekly

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General Motors said it has lost $800 million in earnings during the United Auto Workers strike. from The Washington Times stories: Busines...

Walmart expands nationwide health care coverage for those employees who want doulas during pregnancy

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Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is expanding nationwide its health care coverage next month for employees who want to en...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida plans an income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for househo...
Saturday, October 21, 2023

Houston's next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar faces want the job

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The challenges facing Houston's next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lac...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Man United manager Erik ten Hag tries to stay out of ownership talks and stay focused on the team

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With the ownership of Manchester United up in the air and the team struggling early in the Premier League season, manager Erik ten Hag is do...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Biden administration sanctions 10 Hamas members, financial network in response to terror attack

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The Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned 10 Hamas members and the militant terrorist organization's financial network in respons...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

LinkedIn laying off more employees despite customer expansion

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LinkedIn announced it will cut 668 jobs this week amid troubling times for tech workers. from The Washington Times stories: Business &...
Monday, October 16, 2023

European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market

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Leaders from the European Union offered a new growth plan to the Western Balkans at a summit in Albania's capital on Monday, opening par...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience

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As more children emerge from the pandemic grappling with mental health issues, their parents are seeking ways for them to build emotional re...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike

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Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages and staffing s...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Talks stall between striking actors and Hollywood studios

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Contract negotiations between Screen Actors Guild members and Hollywood studios were suspended Wednesday after the two parties disagreed ove...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Google plans to eliminate passwords in favor of passkeys such as PIN numbers, facial recognition

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Tech giant Google is making a massive move to make passwords a thing of the past. from The Washington Times stories: Business & Econom...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Michigan launches nationwide talent recruitment effort to address stagnant population growth

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Michigan is launching a $20 million nationwide marketing initiative aimed at boosting the state's decades-long sluggish population growt...
Monday, October 9, 2023

Indian rescuers are flying into the region where a flood washed out bridges and killed at least 74

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Air force helicopters rescued scores of stranded tourists Monday in India's Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cra...