Washington Times - Business

• Revelers in Times Square welcome 2024 amid increased security, global tensions

  1-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 26

  New Year's Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York's Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some.

• Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail for violating labor laws

  1-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 19

  A labor court in Bangladesh's capital sentenced Monday Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's...

• The Empire State rings in the new year with a pay bump for minimum-wage workers

  1-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 25

  New York's minimum-wage workers had more than just the new year to celebrate Monday, with a pay bump kicking in as the clock ticked over to 2024.

• Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper's funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 25

  An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee,...

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• Year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 28

  Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But...

• Ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, kept offshore for safety

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 26

  A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are...

• Swatting hits law professor Jonathan Turley

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley says he's the latest victim of swatting, an action of fake calls for police response.

• Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper's funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee,...

• Houthis show no sign of ending 'reckless' Red Sea attacks as trade traffic picks up

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 21

  Yemen's Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their "reckless" attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U.S. naval forces...

• Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. agrees to $78 million settlement with insurers over opioids

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug...

• U.S. seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but new ones are launching

  31-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 23

  Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue...

• Shopping on New Year's Day 2024? Here's what stores are open and closed

  30-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 31

  The New Year is almost upon us. And as the world prepares to ring in 2024, many are winding down from the holidays and getting back into their...