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...
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by Brian Baker | Aug 17, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Investors hurt by more than a decade of low interest rates are searching for higher returns in uncharted areas, leading to a boom in the litigation finance industry, where lawsuits are funded by third parties. “I think in this market, especially with...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 17, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said closing the digital divide is his top priority, but lawmakers at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing Thursday worried that inaccurate maps of broadband coverage...
by Minghe Hu | Aug 14, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON- U.S. import prices remained flat in July as rising fuel prices were offset by a drop in other products’ prices caused by a strong dollar in the market, the Labor Department announced Tuesday. However, import prices were up 4.8 percent from the same month...
