Washington Times - Business

• Microsoft and Meta Platforms lead a rally on Wall Street as U.S. stocks keep rising

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 65

  Microsoft and Meta Platforms are leading a rally on Wall Street Thursday after reporting profits for the start of the year that were even bigger...

• At least 9 dead in drone strikes after U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 54

  A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people on Thursday, officials said, just hours...

• Fewer Americans worried about inflation, per Gallup polling

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 54

  Inflation remains the top financial concern of Americans in Gallup's latest polling, but sharply fewer cite it than a year ago.

• How Mexico's stolen oil is fueling smuggling cartels

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 39

  Having sapped Mexican cartels' income from migrant smuggling, the Trump administration moved Thursday to go after another source of income: fuel...

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• U.N. official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 60

  The United Nations' emergency relief coordinator urged Israel on Thursday to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip, saying the halting of...

• 10 killed in Philippines after passenger bus slams into vehicles at a toll booth

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 75

  A speeding passenger bus slammed into a row of vehicles lined up at a highway toll booth Thursday in the northern Philippines, killing 10 people,...

• Japan's imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 64

  Japan's Imperial palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor Naruhito and...

• Cheap parcels from China will no longer be duty-free. Here's what it means for buyers and sellers

  2-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 96

  Consumers can expect higher prices and delivery delays when the Trump administration ends a duty-free exemption on low-value imports from China...

• Kohl's ousts CEO Ashley Buchanan after investigation into some vendor transactions

  1-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 67

  Kohl's has terminated CEO Ashley Buchanan after an investigation determined that he directed the retailer to engage in vendor transactions that...

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce begs Trump for tariff relief for small businesses

  1-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 33

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce pleaded with President Trump on Thursday to grant tariff relief to small businesses that could suffer "irreparable...

• The number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps but remains at healthy levels

  1-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 74

  U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically healthy range despite...

• From Tokyo to Los Angeles, Trump's policies loom over May Day marches

  1-5-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 51

  From Tokyo to Taipei to Manila, people across Asia marked May Day with marches and protests that spotlighted growing unease over U.S. President...