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Why Brexit Is Still Fueling Irish Border Tension
Keeping the land border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland free of any visible checkpoints is a key plank of the Brexit accord between the European Union and U.K. An agreement, ...
The American dream is dying, and it’s taking democracy with it
A growing divide between haves and have-nots threatens to destabilize democracy.
Why Dual-Class Shares Catch On, Over Investor Worries
The governance structure used by companies such as Facebook, Alibaba and Volkswagen is going global, and not everyone is happy. Dual-class shares, as they’re known, give company founders super-...
Has covid killed trade shows? Barcelona bets on a comeback
It was roughly one year ago, on the eve of a giant technology conference that usually brings more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, that business conventions began to feel the squeeze from the ...
Unemployed workers are hit with another shock: Many owe the government money for health insurance
Millions of jobless workers are finding out they made more money on unemployment in 2020 than they would have at their job. It bumped them into a higher income bracket and means they have to pay ...
From Star Wars to Marvel, licensed video games are becoming more ambitious. Here’s why.
Games tied to popular movie franchises used to be seen as shovelware. What changed?
The economy added 379,000 jobs in February as unemployment drops slightly
The report, which covers the first full month of the Biden presidency, is a reflection of an economy that is still very much bogged down by the pandemic.
Growing up on screens: How a year lived online has changed our children
Thriving, falling behind, bored and burned out, a year of nonstop screen time hasn’t been what families expected.
Netflix series asks couples with up to $35,000 saved: ‘Marriage or Mortgage’? You know where I stand.
A wedding planner and a real estate agent compete to see whether engaged couples will pick a pricy wedding or use the funds they've saved as a down payment on a home.
Netflix series asks couples with up to $35,000 saved: ‘Marriage or Mortgage’? You know where I stand.
A wedding planner and a real estate agent compete to see whether engaged couples will pick a pricy wedding or use the funds they've saved as a down payment on a home.
One innovation we won’t be seeing soon: Over-the-air charging
Wireless charging companies say over-the-air power might be the next big thing. But several challenges exist.
Millions of employees won’t get a tax break for working from home during pandemic. Companies with empty offices do.
In an ironic twist, companies still enjoy a tax benefit for providing office space for employees, despite many workplaces sitting empty as those same employees work at home.
Penthouse at Ritz-Carlton Residences in Georgetown is most expensive condo on the market
HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The two-level apartment has a total of 6,500 square feet of outdoor space. It is being sold along with a one-bedroom unit on the first floor.
Where Are We in Finding the Coronavirus’s Origin?
More than a year after Covid-19 touched off the worst pandemic in more than a century, scientists have yet to determine its origins. The closest related viruses to SARS-CoV-2 were found in bats m...
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, award-winning modernist architect, dies at 91
His deceptively simple designs for homes and prominent public buildings earned him high-profile commissions around the world. His clients included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, actors Meryl Streep ...
Mortgage rates top 3 percent for first time since the summer
The 30-year fixed average, which hasn’t been above 3 percent since late July, rose to 3.02 percent this week.
Those fever scanners that everyone is using to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find
A flood of thermal scanners hit the market last year. But researchers say many of the devices use software that can make a feverish person appear perfectly well.
David Mintz, inventor of Tofutti nondairy ice cream, dies at 89
He launched a line of kosher, vegan food products based on creative uses of tofu.
Congress questions drug companies on opioid settlement tax deductions
House members expressed concern about the companies potentially misusing a tax provision Congress included in last year’s Cares Act bailout package to help companies struggling during the pande...
How to handle working for an anti-masker in an anti-mask community? Um ... don’t.
You've been offered a great job opportunity at an organization where colleagues and clientele don't wear masks. Is it worth the risk?
Distinguished homes for sale in the D.C. region
The Washington Post's picks of noteworthy residences on the market.
Custom T-shirt maker saves its business with early pivot to masks
Fairfax-based Custom Ink was forced to recalibrate and rethink its business after the pandemic sent sales tumbling in March.
Custom T-shirt maker saves its business with early pivot to masks
Fairfax-based Custom Ink was forced to recalibrate and rethink its business after the pandemic sent sales tumbling in March.
Markets fall after Fed Chair Powell urges patience
Stocks fell sharply Thursday after the Fed chair said prices were likely to increase later this year, even as he cautioned that any inflation would be short-lived.
Robert Glauber, Harvard business professor and ranking Treasury official, dies at 81
He helped lead and write a major report on causes of the 1987 stock market crash, then served in George H.W. Bush’s Treasury Department as undersecretary for domestic finance.
Pandemic led to fewer sports injuries, more firework and power-tool accidents
The CPSC injury data provides a fresh hint of how the pandemic — and attempts to curtail it — had an impact on everyday life: People still got hurt, just in different ways.
In Democrats’ progressive paradise, borrowing is free, spending pays for itself, and interest rates never rise
With their plans for trillions in stimulus relief packages, and push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, Democrats are dismissing concerns about the rising national debt and inflationary pressures.
Co-working companies tap into customers facing work-from-home fatigue
The remote-work industry suffered a significant blow during the pandemic. At least 226 co-working locations closed permanently in 2020, according to Upsuite, a co-work matching service. But the i...
Office novels have evolved alongside workplace culture. What will the future look like?
A growing genre was flourishing just as white-collar workers went into quarantine. Authors consider how — or if — Zoom will fit into fiction.
What do Apple and some well-off senior citizens have in common? Financial quirks are helping them get richer.
For America’s most highly valued company and some wealthy individuals in their 70s and older, it’s like money is falling from the skies.
Searching for Money’s New Standard
Five decades after the gold standard ended, history shows efforts to control money rarely last long.
What’s Behind Value Investing’s Long Losing Streak?
The strategy has suffered a devastating drought for more than a decade, sending investors scrambling for answers.
Who Needs Tesla Analysts When There’s Reddit?
The rise in the shares of Elon Musk’s company defies logic. That hasn’t stopped Wall Street analysts trying to rationalize it.
Texas Vents at France, Fake News and the Woke
The state’s oil regulator is a little too defensive about methane emissions.
The new corporate swag: Branded masks, sanitizer spray bottles and Zoom vanity light rings
For businesses such as Lemonade, whose executives appeared in branded masks for their IPO, it’s a chance to demonstrate their socially conscious identity
WeWork proposes post-coronavirus changes to shared-office layouts
The plan calls for “buffer seating," sanitizer stations in common rooms and one-way hallway traffic patterns to avoid “bottlenecks”
The companies that are pledging not to lay off workers amid the coronavirus unemployment crisis
A record 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. But some companies pledged to hold off on job cuts, and are offering workers a financial cushion.
Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleep
Some employers are shifting from simply talking about better sleep — or giving employees tools to track it — to helping them with what to do about it.