Washington Times - Business

• Survey finds that 40% of D.C.-area eateries likely to close this year

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 15

  About 40% of casual dining restaurants in the D.C. area expect to close this year due to higher food costs, tipped wage increases and federal...

• Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 19

  Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday introduced a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause.

• If you're feeling lost at work, speak up. Clarity and feedback can put you on the right path

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 20

  When Nikelle Inman started a new job coaching first-generation college students, she looked forward to meeting with them one-on-one to talk about...

• Applications for jobless benefits inch up, but layoffs remain low, labor market healthy

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 13

  Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low.

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• Trump urges Federal Reserve to cut interest rates alongside his tariff plan: 'Do the right thing'

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  President Trump is urging the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates earlier in the year to "ease" the economy into his system of tariffs on foreign...

• Bank of England leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.50% with inflation still high

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 17

  The Bank of England kept its main U.K. interest rate unchanged at 4.50% on Thursday even though the economy is barely growing and the nation faces...

• Trump's 200% tariff threat would be 'a real disaster' for Europe's wine industry

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 23

  Across wine country in France, Italy and Spain, one number is top of mind: 200%. That's because last week U.S. President Trump threatened a tariff...

• Hong Kong's richest man is in hot water over his company's Panama Canal ports deal

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 29

  Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's business empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a...

• Malaysia OKs new search for MH370 more than a decade after the plane disappeared

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 25

  Malaysia's government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,...

• Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 19

  The Social Security Administration's plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients while simultaneously...

• California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 29

  Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California's iconic wine industry, which is already struggling...

• Canada in talks with the EU to reduce U.S. defense reliance: AP source

  20-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 14

  Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join an EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States, with a focus on buying...