Washington Times - Business

• Trump says slow ports mean U.S. losing less money

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 57

  President Trump said the slowness at U.S. ports due to tariffs on Chinese goods is a "good thing."

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other U.S. tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with China

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 78

  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities,...

• White House proposes a major overhaul of the outdated U.S. air traffic control system

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 80

  The Trump administration proposed a major overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system on Thursday in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes...

• What's in the U.S.-U.K. trade deal? A broad agreement with limited details

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 51

  The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it...

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• Trump says China tariff could be lowered, hints at meeting with Xi

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 82

  President Trump said Thursday that he's open to lowering tariffs on China after upcoming trade talks between the two countries, and hinted that he...

• Trump hails U.K. trade deal that opens British market to farm products, other goods

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 57

  President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. struck a trade deal that will open the British market to plenty of American farm products, chemicals and...

• Wall Street rises with hopes for trade deals that could forestall a recession

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 154

  U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after President Trump said he was set to announce an agreement on trade with the United Kingdom, the first of what...

• Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 78

  The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country's scant human population has long been the subject of jokes aimed at New Zealanders...

• Long-haul carrier Emirates reports record annual profit of $5.2 billion

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 60

  Long-haul carrier Emirates reported on Thursday that it earned annual profits of $5.2 billion, making it one of the world's most profitable airlines.

• Toyota reports booming sales but stays cautious on profit because of various costs

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 73

  Japan's top automaker Toyota reported record sales for the fiscal year through March on Thursday, but its profit for the latest quarter faltered...

• How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump's trade war

  9-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 84

  For over two decades, Suquamish tribal member Joshua George has dived into the emerald waters of the Salish Sea looking for an unusually phallic...

• U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite elevated uncertainty over Trump tariff

  8-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 65

  The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Trump's tariffs will...