Washington Times - Business

• Firings at U.S. weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 17

  The federal weather and oceans agency touches people's daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths...

• Wall Street rallies, and Dow jumps 600 to make a dreary February not so bad

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 15

  U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out their dreary February on a brighter note.

• House Judiciary Committee subpoenas tech platforms over foreign censorship of Americans

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 14

  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent subpoenas to the executives of eight major tech companies this week, seeking information on...

• Economic blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 17

  An "economic blackout" promoted on social media was underway Friday but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether national...

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• Trump's transportation department cancels new review step that could've slowed state projects

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 20

  President Donald Trump's administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to...

• Microsoft to close down Skype

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 19

  Microsoft is shuttering Skype, marking the end of the once-dominant voice and video chatting service after two decades.

• Trump makes U.S. copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 13

  President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry's biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his...

• Trump backs GOP's funding plan, urges lawmakers to 'get it done'

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 12

  President Trump backed congressional Republicans' plan to extend government funding and wants lawmakers to "get it done" as the deadline approaches.

• U.S. lobster catch drops as crustaceans migrate to colder Canadian waters

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 15

  The U.S. lobster industry's catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans.

• Backlash to 'green' agenda fueled by high energy costs

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 15

  Steep increases in energy bills are leading consumers in blue states to question renewable energy policies that have failed to deliver more...

• U.S. consumers cut spending in January more drastically than at any point in the last four years

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 11

  U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened...

• Consumers cut spending by most in four years last month even as inflation fell

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 17

  A key price gauge declined last month, a sign that inflation may be cooling though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House threaten that progress.