Washington Times - Business
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Turkey's central bank hikes key interest rate to 46% amid political turmoil and global tariffs
Turkey's central bank raised its key interest rate by 3.5 percentage points on Thursday, halting a three-month easing streak as it confronts...
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U.S. jobless benefit claims fell last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears
U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite fears of a tariff-induced recession.
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Wall Street is mixed in premarket on uneven earnings, tariff anxiety
Wall Street was mixed in premarket trading Thursday, the final trading day in a holiday-shortened week that began relatively quietly compared with...
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European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the seventh time
The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by President Donald...
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Trump says Fed Chair Powell's 'termination cannot come fast enough'
President Trump on Thursday told the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and even called for the "termination" of Chair Jerome Powell.
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Commanders, D.C. officials nearing deal for new stadium at RFK site
The Washington Commanders are nearing a return to the District after playing more than 25 seasons in Maryland.
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Cuts to NASA science budget sees bipartisan opposition
The bipartisan chairs of the congressional planetary science caucus have come out against the White House's proposed NASA budget cuts in the first...
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Trump, U.S. officials meet with first-in-line Japan on tariff relief
President Trump said Wednesday he met with a delegation from Japan to negotiate "trade fairness" as nations try to avoid the reimposition of hefty...
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Fiscal conservatives, small businesses warn against raising top tax rate
Conservative activists and small businesses pushed back on the White House and congressional Republicans considering raising taxes on the country's...
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Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any...
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Keystone pipeline reopens at reduced pressure following North Dakota oil spill
The Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. has reopened at reduced pressure, after being closed for six days following an oil spill in North...
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Spotify says it's back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users
Spotify experienced a widespread outage Wednesday - with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with the popular music and audio streamer....