Business

• Philippine defense chief calls China's claims in the South China Sea 'the biggest fiction and lie'

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 47

  The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea "the biggest fiction and lie" that no Southeast Asian...

• Wall Street gains ground after shaking off four-week losing streak

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 14

  Stocks rose in morning trading Monday as Wall Street tries to navigate through the uncertainty of a trade war.

• Trump to impose tariffs on nations that buy Venezuelan oil

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 9

  President Trump said Monday he will impose a 25% tariff on the goods of any country that purchases oil or gas from Venezuela, a move that combines...

• Economists say DOGE layoffs could briefly bump unemployment rates

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 19

  Economists say the Trump administration's quest to downsize the federal government could briefly add tens of thousands of bureaucrats and...

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• Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 28

  A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company's Roundup weed killer...

• Another massive deal in the building supply sector, James Hardie offers AZEK $8.75 billion

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 24

  Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the U.S. outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock deal valued at...

• Caught in the middle, this U.S. oddity at the border is grappling with Trump's trade war with Canada

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 13

  In the northwest corner of Washington state lies a quirky U.S. exclave so dependent on Canada's goodwill that the strain of President Donald...

• 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Wojcicki resigns

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 14

  23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues...

• Heathrow defends its response as questions grow about why a fire shut the airport for so long

  25-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 24

  Heathrow bosses on Monday defended their response to a fire that shut down Europe's busiest air hub for almost a day, after Britain's energy system...

• Chinese EV firm BYD reported $107B in annual revenue — beating out rival Tesla

  25-3-2025 Business NY Post - Business 18

  Shenzhen-based company announced full-year revenue reached approximately $107 billion -- surpassing expectations and topping Tesla’s $97.7 billion.

• European Union to slap Meta with fine up to $1B or more for breaching strict antitrust rules: sources

  25-3-2025 Business NY Post - Business 19

  The European Union is set to slap Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta with a fine that could stretch as high as $1 billion or more over alleged violations of...

• Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stepping down immediately – just days after DOGE deal

  25-3-2025 Business NY Post - Business 21

  US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who said earlier this month he had asked the government efficiency team led by Elon Musk for assistance with a...