Washington Times - Business

• Trump administration to end appliance efficiency program

  8-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 21

  The Trump administration plans to eliminate the Energy Star program that sets efficiency standards for appliances.

• Disney will build its seventh theme park in Abu Dhabi; company adds 1.4M new streaming subscribers

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 68

  Disney posted solid profits and revenue in the second quarter as its domestic theme parks thrived and the company added well over a million...

• Treasury secretary, U.S. trade rep to talk trade with Chinese in Switzerland

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 71

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet this weekend with their Chinese counterparts in...

• Federal Reserve faces tough balancing act between fighting inflation and spurring economic growth

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 50

  The Federal Reserve could keep its key rate unchanged for several more months as it evaluates the impact of President Trump's widespread tariffs on...

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• Puerto Rico governor under fire as federal funds for solar projects are stalled

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 38

  Puerto Rico's governor came under fire Tuesday as her pledge to support the investment of millions of federal dollars in solar projects across the...

• Top Trump officials to meet with Chinese counterparts amid trade war

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 53

  Top U.S. officials are set to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation this weekend in Switzerland, the administration announced Tuesday, in the...

• Thousands of chickens euthanized in South Africa after they were left starving and eating each other

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 80

  Animal welfare officers faced the grisly task of euthanizing more than 350,000 chickens by hand after they were left starving and cannibalizing...

• Court upholds racketeering convictions of ex-Ohio House speaker and lobbyist in $60M bribery scheme

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 51

  A federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist on Tuesday in a $60...

• Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era emissions cleanup rule

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 42

  Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in...

• Senate confirms Bisignano to lead Social Security Administration as agency faces DOGE overhaul

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 36

  Wall Street veteran Frank Bisignano was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday to lead the Social Security Administration, taking over at a turbulent...

• The EU seeks to halt Russian gas imports by the end of 2027 and ban new contracts already this year

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 84

  The European Union should halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel his...

• Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 50

  Travelers who aren't REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the...