Washington Times - Business
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U.S. cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in...
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Long-running EU antitrust case of Microsoft Teams appears to be nearing an end
European Union regulators will seek public comment on proposed changes from Microsoft for Teams, signaling the U.S. company may be nearing the end...
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Hundreds fired at Voice of America
The Trump administration axed hundreds of contractors at taxpayer-funded Voice of America on Thursday, cuts that represent a third of the...
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U.S. consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety
U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President...
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Trump wraps up trip to Middle East with business, cultural events in UAE
President Trump wrapped up his four-day trip to the Middle East on Friday with a business forum and a visit to the Abrahamic Family House, where...
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Steel industry urges Trump to keep tariff pedal to the metal after early uptick in output, jobs
The steel industry is pleading with President Trump to stand pat on his decision to impose tariffs on key metal imports, saying the no-exceptions...
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Trump says U.S. will assign tariff amounts in two to three weeks
President Trump says trade officials will dispatch letters to countries assigning them a tariff amount because it would be impossible to meet with...
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GOP revolt on House Budget Committee threatens massive Trump agenda bill
The House Budget Committee may postpone a Friday meeting to package the pieces of President Trump's agenda into the promised "one big, beautiful...
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U.N. forecasts slower global economic growth following Trump's tariffs and trade tensions
The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and...
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Air traffic controllers in Denver scrambled to use backup communications during an outage
Air traffic controllers in Denver lost communications with planes for 90 seconds earlier this week and had to scramble to use backup frequencies in...
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Unionized Starbucks workers on strike over chain's new uniform policy
National coffee chain Starbucks implemented a new uniform policy this week, and employees at the chain's unionized stores are on strike in...
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested at protest at U.S. Senate
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested at a Senate hearing while protesting against U.S. funding of the Israeli war against Hamas.