Washington Times - Business
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Meta partners with film studio Blumhouse on chatbot used during recent movie screening
Film studio Blumhouse recently partnered with Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, to create an app for viewers to use on their phone...
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Trump budget proposes to eliminate embattled Job Corps program
President Trump's new budget proposes eliminating Job Corps, the six-decade-old, taxpayer-funded vocational education initiative.
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Self-driving trucks start making the rounds in Texas
Self-driving trucking company Aurora started its commercial service in Texas this week, marking the beginning of what could be a revolution in...
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China signals it is open to trade talks, demands 'sincerity'
Markets are cheering a possible thaw in the U.S.-China trade war as Beijing signals it is open to talks with the American side.
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Trump budget includes cuts to FBI, DOJ
President Trump's new budget proposal includes $545 million in cuts to the FBI and other Justice Department agencies.
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Wall Street gains ground following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market
Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.
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Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap
Homeownership is receding further out of reach for most Americans as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices stretch the limits of what buyers...
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Microsoft hikes Xbox prices worldwide as gaming industry faces tariff uncertainty
Amid a backdrop of ongoing tariff uncertainty, more and more gamers are facing price hikes.
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Trump budget faces GOP pushback over defense cuts
President Trump is asking for eye-popping cuts of $163 billion in federal spending in his fiscal 2026 budget proposal, but senior Senate...
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Maryland's Six Flags America, Hurricane Harbor to close
Six Flags America, which opened for the year last month, will close for good at the end of the 2025 season on Nov. 2, its parent company announced.
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U.S. robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions
Tariffs weren't on the agenda of this week's Robotics Summit, where thousands of tech industry workers mingled with humanoid and other robot...
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TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules
A European Union privacy watchdog fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the video...