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Washington Post Business
Feb 17, 2025

SEC rule suspension is early gift for Trump's oil and gas supporters
Many oil and gas companies objected in March when the SEC required companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions in legal filings. A move by the acting SEC chair signals that the agency will no longer push for implementation of the rule.

Washington Post Business
Feb 17, 2025

Work Advice: Shut up and let me work!
Tips for politely fending off chatty co-workers so that you can get your work done.

Washington Post Business
Feb 16, 2025

Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

Washington Post Business
Feb 16, 2025

It was the deadliest workplace in America. So why didn't safety regulators shut it down?
OSHA issued over 180 citations and millions in fines to this Alabama sawmill, the deadliest workplace in America, but the mayhem didn't stop.

Washington Post Business
Feb 15, 2025

Trump administration moves to drop transgender discrimination cases
The EEOC, citing executive orders targeting gender identity, is aiming to dismiss half a dozen cases, marking a reversal in U.S. civil rights enforcement.

Washington Post Business
Feb 15, 2025

Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union's lawsuit
Although a federal judge issued an order confirming a temporary hold on layoffs at the consumer watchdog agency, its staffers remain on administrative leave.

Washington Post Business
Feb 15, 2025

Bird flu takes a big bite out of egg farmers' wallets
The egg industry has spent millions of dollars on measures to prevent avian influenza from devastating their flocks.

Washington Post Business
Feb 15, 2025

Across the West, a pitch to lower housing costs: Sell federal land
The sale of federal land in Nevada could provide a boost to the Las Vegas housing market. The Trump administration might try to take the idea wider.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

Black Hawk crew might not have heard crucial tower instruction, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter's cockpit voice recorder didn't capture key directions from air-traffic control and is investigating whether the crew might have seen a different altitude on the flight instruments.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections
Several people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

Trump's inflation challenge in 7 charts
Here, in six charts, is a look at where things stand with Trump's economy and where prices might be headed.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

Bird flu fears have backyard chicken coop owners on edge for what's next
Anxieties are high as experts warn the avian flu outbreak could worsen in the spring, but egg prices are spurring more newcomers to start backyard flocks.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

What laid-off workers should do now that deferred resignation is closed
Instead of getting bogged down in regret, take these practical steps to protect yourself and get support.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

This data may vanish under Trump, so we charted it
When some of the most valuable datasets in human history briefly vanished from U.S. government websites, it felt like watching the Library of Alexandria go up in smoke.

Washington Post Business
Feb 14, 2025

Who's working for Elon Musk's DOGE?
Here's who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Trump announces plan for ‘reciprocal' tariffs in latest trade move
Trump calls it unfair that some countries apply higher tariffs to specific American goods than the U.S. applies back. A new executive order seeks to change that.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Trump's inflation challenge in 6 charts
Here, in six charts, is a look at where things stand with Trump's economy and where prices might be headed.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Animal chip company's silence has worried pet owners seeking answers
Pet-chip maker Save This Life has stopped responding to entreaties even as its data has disappeared, according to animal shelters and others in the industry.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Animal owners used these chips to track pets. Then the company went dark.
Pet-chip maker Save This Life has stopped responding to entreaties even as its data has disappeared, according to animal shelters and others in the industry.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Trump announces ‘reciprocal' tariffs in latest trade move
Trump calls it unfair that some countries apply higher tariffs to specific American goods than the U.S. applies back. A new executive order seeks to change that.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Bezos-led Blue Origin rocket company to cut 10 percent of its workforce
The layoffs come even as the spaceflight company tries to scale up its operations to compete with SpaceX.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

U.S. plan to award $400M vehicle contract removes reference to Musk's Tesla
The State Department said it planned to embark on a giant purchase of armored vehicles from Tesla, before the listing was edited to omit any reference to Elon Musk's company.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white'
Attorney General Andrew Bailey takes aim at the coffee giant's diversity policies, accusing the company of racist and discriminatory hiring practices.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine's chocolate is now pricier, too
Chocolate prices are up and expected to rise further after catastrophic weather and crop disease crushed the cocoa yield in West Africa.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

What Maui's slow recovery means for L.A. — and the rest of the U.S.
Permits - a crucial step to constructing a house or business - take months or longer. Only a small handful of people have finished rebuilding, and many others aren't sure if they can too as they navigate a dizzying maze of zoning and construction rules.

Washington Post Business
Feb 13, 2025

Pilots got 100 collision warnings for helicopters near National in past decade
Cockpit warnings logged by air traffic controllers show a record of persistent collision risks near Reagan National Airport years before January's deadly plane crash.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Chevron to cut thousands of jobs as it seeks billions in savings
The layoffs will eliminate 15 to 20 percent of the global workforce, said the company, which wants to reduce annual operating expenses.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Trump wants to substantially cut the federal workforce. Here's what it looks like.
While federal hiring has increased in recent years, federal workers, as a share of all Americans workers, remains at a historic low.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Crafts retailer Joann to close more than 500 stores
Less than a month after filing for bankruptcy again, the fabrics retail chain will shutter locations in 48 states, including Maryland and Virginia.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Goldman Sachs abandons DEI rule, saying it has ‘served its purpose'
Goldman Sachs has ended a ban on underwriting companies with all-white, all-male boards, becoming the latest corporate giant to scale back a DEI initiative.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Inflation rose in January as prices for groceries and housing picked up
Consumer prices rose by 3.0 percent annually last month, hotter than reported in December.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Inflation heated up in January, as prices for groceries and housing picked up
Consumer prices rose by 3.0 percent annually last month, hotter than reported in December.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Coca-Cola may use more plastic bottles to offset Trump's aluminum tariff
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey suggested using more PET plastic bottles if needed to offset President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs of U.S. aluminum imports.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

5 rules for federal workers and contractors dealing with job insecurity
How to "triage" your bills and plan for the worst-case scenario when all options look bad — and every day brings new uncertainty.

Washington Post Business
Feb 12, 2025

Inflation remained stubbornly high in January, new data expected to show
Economists expect prices rose by 2.9 percent annually last month, the same gain reported in December.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

Treasury revoked editing access ‘mistakenly' given to DOGE staffer
A 25-year-old DOGE staffer was accidentally given permissions to edit the Treasury Department's payments system, according to court records.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

Trump promised no new pennies — here's how that would work
The president could promptly end the production of new pennies, but phasing out the coin would take time and mean changes at retail stores, economists said.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

U.S.-China trade war hits small and midsize businesses especially hard
Many smaller businesses can't afford to move manufacturing out of China while remaining competitive, experts say.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

Who pays for Trump's tariffs? Depends on the product and the country.
Which nation ultimately bears the cost of a tariff depends on what that country makes and its pull in the global market.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

The CFPB took aim at Big Tech. Then Elon Musk moved to dismantle it.
In the days before Musk's DOGE set its sights on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, X revealed plans for a payments system the agency might have overseen.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

Fed's Powell sidesteps Trump's tariff policies, repeats support for free trade
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell treaded carefully Tuesday around questions about President Donald Trump's new trade and financial policies.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

Tesla opens Megapack battery factory in China amid nascent trade war
The opening of the $200 million Megapack battery plant in Shanghai highlights Elon Musk's unusual position as Tesla CEO and Trump administration adviser.

Washington Post Business
Feb 11, 2025

Trump announces round of tariffs on steel and aluminum
The 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are the latest salvo in his ongoing effort to overhaul the U.S. trading relationship with the rest of the world.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

19-year-old Musk surrogate takes on roles at State Department and DHS
The move illustrates that Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

The winners and losers of Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs
President Trump's plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could protect U.S. suppliers, while increasing costs for others.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

Trump announces fresh round of tariffs on steel and aluminum
The 25-percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are the latest salvo in his ongoing effort to overhaul the U.S. trading relationship with the rest of the world.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

19-year-old Musk surrogate takes on State Department role
The move illustrates that Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

Chinese tariffs take effect, ratcheting up nascent trade war with U.S.
Chinese tariffs on U.S. products including LNG, coal and agricultural equipment were imposed Monday, in response to Trump's 10 percent blanket levy.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

White House targets CFPB as union sues over work stoppage
The financial watchdog agency was formed after a 2008 crisis. The Trump administration has told staffers not to take any actions — or even come into the office.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

19-year-old Musk surrogate has State Department email address
The move illustrates that Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
United Health Group's pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht's ‘life-changing' inhaler, suit alleges.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.

Washington Post Business
Feb 10, 2025

Work Advice: How to turn away an unqualified internal job candidate
An internal candidate wants to apply for a job but doesn't have the skills needed. Should I tell them that?

Washington Post Business
Feb 09, 2025

Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports
The president, who has threatened and delayed other tariffs, said he will announce the new measures Monday. Canada and Mexico are among the U.S.'s top steel suppliers.

Washington Post Business
Feb 09, 2025

Chinese tariffs to take effect, ratcheting up trade war with U.S.
China's promised 15 percent tariffs on U.S. products including LNG, coal and agricultural equipment are set to be imposed Monday, in response to Trump's 10 percent levy.

Washington Post Business
Feb 09, 2025

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
The closure of the CFPB, established after the 2008 financial crisis, follows a visit Friday by members of Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service team.

Washington Post Business
Feb 08, 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE has swept into 15 federal agencies. Here's what to know.
Internal email lists and other documents and interviews provide the widest view so far of who is working in DOGE — and officials inside other agencies with Musk connections.

Washington Post Business
Feb 08, 2025

Judge lets DOGE access sensitive records at Labor Department
Despite voicing skepticism about giving DOGE access to sensitive Labor data on millions of Americans, a judge denied unions' request for a restraining order blocking Elon Musk's group.

Washington Post Business
Feb 08, 2025

In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk's ultimate goal becomes clear
Shrink government, control data and -- according to one official closely watching the billionaire's DOGE -- replace "the human workforce with machines."

Washington Post Business
Feb 08, 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE has swept into 14 federal agencies. Here's what to know.
Internal email lists and other documents and interviews provide the widest view so far of who is working in DOGE — and officials inside other agencies with Musk connections.

Washington Post Business
Feb 08, 2025

A former Fed economist, $50,000 in cash and charges of spying
A tale of an alleged Fed-turned-spy has shocked the buttoned-up central bank, a workplace unaccustomed to having one their own at the center of an explosive criminal matter.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

Japanese leader tries flattering Trump in bid to avert tariffs
Trump's meeting with Japan's prime minister ended with a tariff warning, but praise from the Japanese side eased tensions.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP'
Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog agency.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

Trump delays removal of tariff exemption for cheaper imports
Days after signing an order to revoke the de minimis exemption, the president opted to let it continue until the U.S. government has a system for collecting tariffs on Chinese goods.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts
Tom Krause, an ally of Elon Musk's, is expected to take over the key position.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

Treasury installs ally of Musk's DOGE as head of payment system
Tom Krause, an ally of Elon Musk's, is expected to take over the key position.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

Economy adds 143,000 jobs in January, reflecting a slower but solid pace of growth this year
Annual revisions to jobs data and disruptions related to the catastrophic Los Angeles fires and severe winter storms are likely to be reasons behind the slump in job gains.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

Musk's DOGE is trying to access your data. You're right to be paranoid.
Here's what you need to do to protect your personal financial information.

Washington Post Business
Feb 07, 2025

Job creation in January expected to slow, painting weaker picture of labor market
The January jobs report, to be released Friday morning by the Labor Department, will provide the first look at employment in 2025.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
The fiscal conservative returns to the post he held in President Donald Trump's first administration.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

Is the TSP retirement plan safe? We answered your questions on the federal workforce.
Michelle Singletary, Lisa Rein and Emily Davies answered your questions during a live chat.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

Ask us your questions about the future of the federal workforce under Trump
Michelle Singletary, Lisa Rein and Emily Davies will chat with readers about President Donald Trump's plan for the federal government on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

Layoffs hit contractors and small businesses as Trump cuts take effect
Private-sector employers and nonprofits are starting to lay off workers as a result of the Trump administration's sweeping cuts and funding freezes.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

DOGE wants to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. See just how hard that is.
Billionaire Elon Musk has said his Department of Government Efficiency will work to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

DOGE aims to cut $2 trillion in federal spending. Where would you start?
Billionaire Elon Musk has said his Department of Government Efficiency will work to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

Authorities scramble to crack case of 100,000-egg heist in Pennsylvania
About $40,000 worth of eggs were taken from a trailer belonging to Pete and Gerry's Organics, police said. U.S. wholesale egg prices are at a record high.

Washington Post Business
Feb 06, 2025

Tech giant Workday lays off 1,750 employees in shift to AI
CEO Carl Eschenbach said the Bay Area-based software firm will be "prioritizing innovation investments like AI and platform development."

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

Google will end a core DEI program and evaluate others, company says
The change comes after President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big companies.

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

Trump's crackdown on federal workforce alarms military families
Trump's blunt exercise of power has proven uniquely disruptive for government personnel who do remote work to accommodate their spouses' military careers.

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

How Elon Musk's deputies took over the government's most basic functions
Elon Musk and his allies are harnessing tech units and other agencies that handle daily federal operations to amass sweeping control of the executive branch.

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

Former National Labor Relations Board member sues Trump for her firing
Gwynne Wilcox's lawsuit is the first to challenge the president's ouster of several members of independent boards — moves that appear to contravene a 1935 Supreme Court ruling.

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

USPS, in reversal, resumes accepting packages from China and Hong Kong
The U.S. Postal Service reversed a Tuesday decision that could have blocked or delayed parcels from Shein, Temu and other companies from entering the United States.

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

Store closings may accelerate as retailers face problems far beyond tariffs
A new report forecasts 15,000 retail stores will close in 2025, about twice as many as were shuttered last year.

Washington Post Business
Feb 05, 2025

For Trump's tariff strategy, chaos is a feature, not a bug
In near-daily commentary, often from the Oval Office, the president has kept up a steady patter of sometimes contradictory trade-related threats and promises.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

USPS suspends package service from China as Trump's tariffs kick in
The U.S. Postal Service's decision may block or delay parcels from retailers including Shein and Temu from entering the United States.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

Federal workers shouldn't sign OPM's sham resignation agreement
Sign the "Deferred Resignation" contract at your peril. A law professor says you may be giving up some essential rights.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

Egg problems driving up prices at Waffle House and others could persist
Waffle House became one of the first big chains to join smaller restaurants with surcharges for egg dishes. Economists don't see near-term relief on egg prices.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

U.S. government officials privately warn Musk's blitz appears illegal
The billionaire's DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

Tariffs may make your Shein and Temu orders more expensive. Here's why.
President Donald Trump has revoked a nearly century-old tax loophole that saved companies from paying tens of billions of dollars in fees on imports. Prices on such orders could now go up an average of 30 percent.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

China displays multiple weapons in retaliating for Trump's tariffs
The world's two largest economies did not cut a deal to avert sweeping U.S. tariffs, which came into effect after midnight. Beijing immediately retaliated.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

China displays multiple weapons in retaliation for Trump's tariffs
The world's two largest economies did not cut a deal to avert sweeping U.S. tariffs, which came into effect after midnight. Beijing immediately retaliated.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

Federal layoffs ‘likely' if too few employees choose to quit, memo says
The government is likely to lay off employees if not enough take an offer to resign now and be paid through September, a GSA official warns. The offer expires Thursday.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

Trump is targeting telework. Here's what it means.
A recent executive order took aim at federal union members with telework protections, the latest in an effort to shrink the federal government.

Washington Post Business
Feb 04, 2025

What is a sovereign wealth fund? Explaining Trump's executive order.
President Donald Trump's executive order to create a plan for a U.S. sovereign wealth fund would follow those of Norway, Saudi Arabia, China and others.

Washington Post Business
Feb 03, 2025

Diversity officers and professors sue to block Trump's DEI orders
The federal lawsuit contends the executive orders — which request potential investigations against large universities and corporations — are unconstitutional.

Washington Post Business
Feb 03, 2025

Trump halts tariffs on Canada and Mexico as both offer new border security plans
President Trump granted Mexico and Canada a 30-day reprieve on U.S. tariffs after both nations agreed to intensify efforts to block illicit drugs and migrants.

Washington Post Business
Feb 03, 2025

What are the tariffs at the center of Trump's foreign policy?
The levies have prompted concerns of higher prices for consumers purchasing cars, refrigerators, produce and other items that the U.S. typically sources from abroad.

Washington Post Business
Feb 03, 2025

I haven't filed a tax return in years. Can I fix it without jail time?
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary kicks off the 2025 tax season by answering your questions on Monday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Washington Post Business
Feb 03, 2025

CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The consumer watchdog agency was formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to "delete" it.

Washington Post Business
Feb 03, 2025

Trump halts tariffs on Mexico as it rushes more troops to border
Mexico agreed to rush 10,000 national guard troops to the border to strengthen efforts to block the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, coming into the United States.

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