Washington Times - Business

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

  1-3-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 36

  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 38

  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 37

  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 49

  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.

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• DOGE cuts target weather forecasters in latest firing wave

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 37

  Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired...

• Republicans coalesce around stopgap funding bill as negotiations stall over Democratic demands

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 40

  Top congressional Republicans appear united on a plan to advance another stopgap funding bill to keep the government open from March 14 through...

• House Republicans dismiss Democratic activists' anti-DOGE protests, acknowledge 'change is hard'

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 41

  House Republicans got heat in their home districts over tech billionaire Elon Musk's zeal to root out waste, fraud and abuse, but now contend that...

• Trump says Ukraine peace deal will happen 'fairly quickly or not at all'

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 78

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pressed President Trump for a stronger U.S. commitment to protecting Ukraine if the war ends and warned his...

• Frito-Lay PopCorners facility in New York's Hudson Valley to close, 287 workers to be laid off

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 39

  A New York Frito-Lay facility that makes PopCorners snacks will close in May, laying off the plant's 287 workers.

• Senate advances repeal of methane fees, sending first Biden rollback to Trump's desk

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 62

  The Senate cleared legislation Thursday that would repeal a Biden administration regulation charging oil and gas producers a fee on methane...

• Average U.S. rate on a 30-year mortgage falls for sixth-straight week to lowest level since December

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 75

  The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the sixth week in a row, a welcome boost in purchasing power for home shoppers just as...

• Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich will meet with Treasury Secretary Bessent in Washington

  28-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 74

  Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will head to Washington in the coming days to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and discuss...