Washington Times - Business
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Pending U.S. home sales slide to all-time low in January on rates, prices, maybe weather
Pending home sales in the United States slid to an all-time low in January as high mortgage rates, record-high home prices, and possibly the...
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Gabbard decries Britain's reported demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to users' cloud data
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has serious concerns about the British government's reported demand that Apple provide...
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FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm
The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency publicly known, seizing some $1.5 billion...
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In a reversal, plans for U.S. natural gas power grow, complicating progress on climate
A spike in demand for electricity from tech companies competing in the artificial intelligence race is upending forecasts for natural gas-fired...
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U.K. government tentatively backs expansion of Gatwick Airport, country's second-busiest
The U.K. government gave its provisional backing Thursday to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London if certain...
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America First? Not when it comes to stock markets worldwide this year
When it comes to stock markets around the world, this year has clearly not been "America First."
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The EU beat COVID and ditched Russian energy. Now it must learn to live without U.S. security help
Over the last five years, European Union countries have been forced to adapt to unprecedented circumstances. They pulled together to purchase tens...
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Vietnam plans energy shift toward building more solar, less reliance on gas and coal
Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas. The fast-growing economy now...
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Second estimate of U.S. growth confirms a 2.3% annual pace expansion in fourth quarter
The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end consumer spending, the...
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Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect March 4
President Trump says planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday because too much fentanyl is pouring across U.S. borders.
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Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years.
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Senate Republicans push for permanent tax cuts as they eye changes to House budget
Senate Republicans are planning changes to the House budget plan that was meticulously negotiated to earn the support of nearly every GOP lawmaker...