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Cyberattacks on Ukraine Could Spread Globally
Fake ransomware that hit dozens of government agencies resemble Russia’s 2017 computer worm attack around the world.
Unilever’s $68 Billion Toothpaste Tilt Needs Another Squeeze
There’s strategic sense in the consumer giant’s bid for GlaxoSmithKline’s healthcare arm. Paying a winning price is the real challenge.
How to keep your phone charged and useful in dangerous weather
Tech tips to stay in touch, find help and be safe during storms, from getting the right emergency alerts to making your smartphone battery last in a power outage.
As Activision Blizzard employees continue strike, ‘Call of Duty’ players bark about bugs
Dozens of Activision Blizzard employees, many of whom work on the popular Call of Duty franchise, have not returned to work since walking out Dec. 6.
Apartment trends to watch in 2022
Rentals are offering more spaces for socializing outdoors and co-working, as well as electric vehicles that can be borrowed.
Former Google scientist says the computers that run our lives exploit us — and he has a way to stop them
Searching for artificial intelligence that's more in touch with your emotions.
Real estate trends to watch in 2022
REAL ESTATE MATTERS | If interest rates rise much, millennials and Gen Z home buyers will find it increasingly unaffordable to purchase their first home. And millennials account for the majority ...
Three-bedroom, four-bathroom townhouse in Lanham, Md., lists for $335,000
AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The main level has an open living and dining area with hardwood floors, a powder room and an eat-in kitchen with new stainless-steel appliances, granite counters and...
Credit Suisse Needs Horta-Osorio’s Reforms Despite His Failings
The chairman’s stance on personal responsibility was his downfall. But his push for a new culture at the Swiss bank is still critically important.
The U.S. government is boycotting the Beijing Olympics over human rights. Coke and Airbnb are still on board.
For two years, campaigners representing the people of Hong Kong, Tibet and China’s Xinjiang region have been pushing U.S. and Western companies to drop their sponsorships of the Games, which st...
Corporate America is coming around to remote work. But more big changes lie ahead.
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DirecTV says it will sever ties with far-right network One America News
The conservative news channel, which rose to prominence during the Trump administration and has promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election and coronavirus pandemic, will be...
Omicron fallout and tough labor talks likely to rattle supply chains and fuel inflation
The omicron surge has worsened worker shortages and supply chain disruptions, helping fuel inflation. This spring could see another threat as cargo carriers and the longshore workers’ union beg...
Nitr0, of ‘Valorant’ and ‘Counter-Strike’ fame, is ready to win again
The 26-year-old player dished about the difficult final months of 100 Thieves “Valorant,” and his hopes for Team Liquid's "CS:GO" squad.
Why The Post published the Pandora Papers investigation
Executive Editor Sally Buzbee’s letter about the Pandora Papers and The Washington Post’s findings
Sen. Warren demands profit and rent figures from companies following Pandora Papers revelations
Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued letters on Thursday to three of the nation's largest owners of suburban housing, demanding information about their profits, rent hikes and acquisitions. The letters c...
IRS delays triggered some premature collection notices
The IRS is so backed up that it has prematurely started collection actions in some cases because it hasn't got around to processing responses from taxpayers in time.
IRS delays triggered some premature collection notices
The IRS is so backed up that it has prematurely started collection actions in some cases because it hasn't got around to processing responses from taxpayers in time.
Great Falls, Va., estate is at risk of demolition if a buyer can’t be found
HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The Georgian house was built in 1831 by John Jackson for his daughter.
Fewer groceries, more debt: Families brace for first month without child tax payments
The child tax credit, part of the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act passed last year, distributed as much as $300 per child every month to millions of American families starting i...
2021 shattered job market records, but it’s not as good as it looks
The economy added 6.4 million jobs in 2021 and rank-and-file workers saw their paychecks rise by $1.46 an hour. Both are the largest gains on record. But those rosy numbers can be misleading.
Owners of burned Bronx building held billions in real estate, reaped housing subsidies
The owners of the apartment tower where a fire left 17 dead are three investment groups with billions of dollars in affordable housing investments. Some housing advocates say such investors, whic...
Rudolph Pyatt Jr., Washington Post local business columnist, dies at 88
Mr. Pyatt was among an early corps of Black journalists who cracked the segregation barriers of Southern newspapers when he began his career in 1964 at his hometown publication, the Charleston (S...
Mortgage rates shoot up to their highest levels since March 2020
The 30-year fixed-rate average rose for the third week in a row, spiking to 3.45 percent.
What Luisa from ‘Encanto’ taught me about defining myself by an endless capacity for hard work
With the coronavirus pandemic entering its third year, it's time for a moment of reckoning. If we want to continue to depend on the Luisas who have kept our schools, hospitals, homes and business...
Tech billionaire surrenders Cambodian relics sold by indicted art dealer
The 35 relics from James H. Clark’s private collection include a monumental sandstone sculpture that once adorned an ancient Khmer capital city and bronze sculptures from near Angkor Wat. Clark...
Inflation: How you can beat it — or even benefit from it
As inflation sees its biggest annual rise in 40 years, take advice from the experts about how to beat inflation or even benefit from it.
The craziest, creepiest year in the real and financial worlds in my 50 years of writing about business
The economy is going great. Employment is up and so are the stock markets and housing prices, but political divisiveness is undermining everything.