Washington Times - Business
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D.C. Council votes to slow wage hourly increases for tipped restaurant servers
The D.C. Council voted Monday night to slow and reduce periodic wage increases for tipped workers, which industry insiders blame for driving a...
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Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
An artificial intelligence data center that would use more electricity than every home in Wyoming combined before expanding to as much as five...
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'Massive fail': Gatorade lands in foul trouble with 'Let Her Cook' WNBA ad campaign
A Gatorade ad campaign intended to showcase WNBA players has instead gone viral for the wrong reasons, thanks to the much-mocked slogan "Let Her...
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Trump says most nations should expect tariffs of 15% to 20% on their products
President Trump said the baseline tariff rate for most countries will be in the "15% to 20%" range as he strikes deals and assigns tariffs before a...
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Wine, spirits industries seek a zero-tariff deal after EU trade pact with U.S.
Wine and spirits companies are urging the U.S. and the European Union to strike a zero-tariff deal after the big trade pact announced over the...
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Wall Street hovers near record high ahead of a week packed with potential flashpoints
U.S. stocks are hanging near record highs Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a...
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U.S. and China officials meet in Stockholm to discuss how to ease trade tensions
Top trade officials from China and the United States arrived for a new round of talks in Stockholm on Monday in a bid to ease tensions over tariffs...
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As Dubai cracks down on crowded, illegal apartments, migrant workers have nowhere else to go
Lights flicker, doors hang off their hinges and holes in the walls expose pipes in the apartment building where Hesham, an Egyptian migrant worker,...
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Temu accused by EU regulators of failing to prevent sale of illegal products
Chinese online retailer Temu was accused by European Union watchdogs on Monday of failing to prevent the sale of illegal products on its platform.
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World shares advance after EU strikes trade deal with Trump
World stock markets advanced higher Monday after the European Union worked out a trade deal with the Trump administration ahead of this week's Aug....
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Yemen's Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel
The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless...
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Europe reacts to U.S. trade deal, with French prime minister calling it 'a dark day'
European politicians and industries were happy to avoid a trade war with the U.S. but aren't thrilled with the terms of the truce, saying the bloc...