Business

• Freak sell-off of 'safe haven' U.S. bonds has Wall Street rattled

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  The upheaval in stocks has been grabbing all the headlines, but there is a bigger problem looming in another corner of the financial markets that...

• Trump open to trade talks with China, but first move is unclear

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  President Trump wants to strike a trade deal with China to stop tit-for-tat tariffs, the White House said Friday, though it offered no sign the...

• Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 20

  Many of the world's largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum fee of $100 for every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships...

• Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overall

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 30

  President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs have stirred widespread anxiety about a severe economic downturn -- and curiosity, for some, about...

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• Irish privacy watchdog investigates Elon Musk's X's use of personal data to train Grok AI chatbot

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  Ireland's data privacy watchdog said Friday it's investigating Elon Musk's social media platform X over its use of personal data to train his...

• Ex-Abercrombie CEO has dementia and is unfit for sex trafficking trial, prosecutors and defense say

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 20

  The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is suffering from dementia and isn't competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, according to...

• U.K. government recalling Parliament for emergency legislation to save British Steel

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 29

  The U.K. government on Friday called an emergency weekend session of Parliament to pass legislation aimed at saving the country's last factory that...

• Top Senate Democrats urge SEC probe into whether Trump, GOP manipulated stocks

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 21

  Top Senate Democrats accused President Trump and his inner circle of manipulating the market before he announced his 90-day pause on most tariffs.

• Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan ahead of Monday's planned spaceflight

  12-4-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  After a long day of rehearsing for her upcoming world tour, Katy Perry decided to peruse a few books to help her unwind before bed.

• Trump’s tariffs to cost US automakers $108B — slamming Big Three: study

  12-4-2025 Business NY Post - Business 16

  Though Trump this week paused many tariffs, he kept in place a 25% on vehicle and auto part imports.

• Global club promoter Boiler Room bans Israel shows after being acquired by KKR-owned firm: ‘It’s insane’

  12-4-2025 Business NY Post - Business 30

  "It feels less like a principled stand, and more like a symbolic move to show they’re 'clean' in the eyes of their audience," the 44-year-old...

• US Treasury bonds explained: Why Trump tariffs have investors freaking out and scratching their heads

  12-4-2025 Business NY Post - Business 20

  President Trump’s tariff regime has rocked investor confidence in what has long been considered not only a safe bet for investors, but a bedrock of...