by Jessica A. Floyd | Oct 17, 2018 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — Investors are beginning to take advantage of tax incentives included in last year’s tax reform law in 8,700 areas designated by governors and certified by the Department of Treasury as “opportunity zones,” a U.S. Conference of Mayors official said...
by Daniel Grimes | Oct 11, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON–Iran, China, Russia and North Korea pose the biggest cyberthreat to the United States because they want to dominate their regions and see the U.S. as a threat to their leadership, a former top CIA official said Thursday. “North Korean leader Kim Jong...
by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Oct 11, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies are “scams,” a financial expert told the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but another expert said cryptocurrencies are innovating financial transactions safely. Dr. Nouriel Roubini, a New York University professor,...
by Haiya Kofler | Oct 3, 2018 | Business & Tech
PENTAGON CITY, Va. – A top Department of Homeland Security official said the federal government has not adequately tapped into the expertise of technology innovators, an inefficiency that could cost lives. “Many of you out there are the innovators that we frankly have...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 30, 2018 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – A new report finds that 80 percent of building contractors nationwide are having difficulty finding qualified craft workers, according to a survey by The Associated General Contractors of America, a leading construction industry association, and the...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 24, 2018 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – Many people — especially young people — are worried about whether Social Security will still be around when they are eligible to collect it, but fear not, even millennials will be able to receive benefits, retirement experts say, as long as action...
