Washington Times - Business

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

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 54

  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 81

  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 52

  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 43

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

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

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 37

  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 85

  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 51

  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...

• Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 29

  Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the health...

• A tax on college endowments began in Trump's first administration. It could soon rise

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 51

  A tax on the endowments of America's wealthiest colleges began during President Donald Trump's first administration, collecting 1.4% of their...

• D.C. sets tourism records for second straight year

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 61

  The District set tourist and dollar marks for the second consecutive year in 2024, drawing 27.2 million visitors and $11.4 billion in spending, the...

• Trump strikes defiant tone on trade talks: 'We don't have to sign deals'

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 53

  President Trump on Tuesday said the onus is on other countries to strike trade pacts with the U.S. and not the other way around, pushing back...

• New prime minister on Canada becoming 51st state: 'Never'

  7-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 40

  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday pointedly said that Canada will never be for sale and rejected the idea of his country becoming a...