Washington Times - Business

• UAW announces new strike at Texas GM plant

  25-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 75

  The United Auto Workers expanded its strike again this week, announcing a surprise work stoppage at General Motors' Arlington, Texas, plant.

• Strike costs GM $200 million in third quarter, automaker now taking $200 million hit weekly

  25-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 39

  General Motors said it has lost $800 million in earnings during the United Auto Workers strike.

• Studio execs call striking actors back to the bargaining table

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 36

  SAG-AFTRA negotiators and the heads of several major Hollywood studios were set to resume talks Tuesday as the actors' strike continues.

• Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 75

  All of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina will reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more...

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• Spain's acting government to push for a 37 1/2-hour workweek. That's if it can remain in power

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 56

  The parties forming Spain's acting government said Tuesday that they will push for a 37 1/2-hour workweek as part of an agreement the coalition...

• Industry reports see 'Spookflation' as Halloween demand meets rising prices

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 44

  Holiday ghosts and ghouls will feel the bite of rising prices for candy and chocolate this Halloween, recent industry reports suggest.

• Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 69

  Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy,...

• Tesla says Justice Department is expanding investigations and issuing subpoenas for information

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 102

  Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker's partially automated driving systems, and they have...

• AC Milan reports a profit for the first time in nearly two decades with record revenue

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 55

  Italian soccer club AC Milan has recorded a profit for the first time in nearly two decades.

• EV-maker Fisker slashes SUV price in bid to boost demand but warns of 2024 cost increases

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 60

  Fisker, the California-based maker of luxury electric vehicles, revealed price changes Monday to its lineup of the all-electric Ocean SUV in an...

• Qatar Airways CEO will step down after nearly 3 decades leading carrier

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 52

  Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker is stepping down after 27 years leading the company.

• Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but 'Killers of the Flower Moon' opens strongly

  24-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 65

  In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend.