by Bailey Williams | Jan 28, 2015 | Business, Energy
WASHINGTON — Three prominent energy market experts predicted on Wednesday declining oil prices will likely not recover or rebound in 2015. Energy market consultant Rusty Braziel, who has 20 years of experience working with companies such as Texaco, Williams and Altra...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 28, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. legal experts on Wednesday urged Chinese anti-monopoly regulators to be more transparent. “Fuller disclosure serves to accelerate an agency’s progress by strengthening internal decision processes and educating external audiences more effectively,”...
by Medha Imam | Jan 28, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Witnesses speaking at a House subcommittee on Wednesday urged Congress to update a key Energy Department research program to remain internationally competitive in technology. “Our leadership in technology is challenged by the growing investments of other...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 27, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON—The top U.S. trade official urged Congress on Tuesday to back President Barack Obama’s plan for increasing trade with other nations by using fast-track authority. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said the administration needs a streamlined approval...
by Medha Imam | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Leaders from Engine, a research and advocacy organization, accompanied members of Congress on Monday to launch a new caucus that aims to promote access to jobs for underrepresented groups in the tech sector. “We just have not had enough women and people...
by Madeline Fox | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON – Low-income drivers pay prohibitively expensive insurance premiums, according to a study released Monday by the Consumer Federation of America. All price quotes for the researchers’ test subject, a 30-year-old female high school graduate with a clean...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 26, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Top House Democrats Monday renewed their fight to guarantee at least six paid weeks of parental leave to federal employees for the birth or adoption of a child. “If we don’t want to give federal employees six little weeks of parental leave at least give...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Energy, Environment
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON – Among Latin American countries, Venezuela will take the biggest blow from the recent plunge in global crude oil prices, an energy analyst said Monday at George Washington University. About 15 people attended the event, “Crude Awakening:...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama refocused his economic agenda on the idea of “middle-class economics” on Tuesday night, immediately drawing both praise and opposition from business leaders. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a lobbying group representing more...
by Medha Imam | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – You might hear President Barack Obama talk about two relatively new initiatives to improve government technology during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech — 18F and the U.S. Digital Service. “Our mission is to really transform how the government...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON—Several economic policy experts said Tuesday President Barack Obama’s proposal to tax the wealthiest Americans at a higher rate makes sense as a way to address income equality. “I think it is a very positive thing to raise the tax rate to 28 percent,” said...
by Olivia Marcus | Jan 14, 2015 | Business
By Nancy Wang and Olivia Marcus WASHINGTON — For the first time since the financial crisis of 2008, the GOP—finally in control of both houses of Congress—is poised to make serious headway with legislation aiming to deregulate Wall Street. Despite strong opposition...
