January 18 at 12:30 PM By the time she was 16, Mary C. Daly was a high school drop out in a small town outside St. Louis who believed her best option in life was ...

Moe Jafari, president and chief executive of McLean, Va.-based HumanTouch, has had 10 percent of his workforce of federal contractors affected by the shutdown. He said he will not draw a salary until the shutdown ...

Netflix has identified a big rival: the massively popular video game Fortnite. (Troy Harvey/Bloomberg News) Brian Fung Reporter focusing on telecommunications, media, and competition January 18 at 10:27 AM In 2013, a top executive at ...

Thomas Heath Local business reporter and columnist, writing about entrepreneurs and companies in the Washington metropolitan area January 18 at 7:00 PM Coffee is as much a part of my morning as CNBC and the ...

Tesla announced Friday that it is reducing its workforce by 7 percent, part of a money-saving effort as the company ramps up production on its Model 3 sedan. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters) January 18 at 4:32 PM ...

Thomas Heath Local business reporter and columnist, writing about entrepreneurs and companies in the Washington metropolitan area January 18 at 4:24 PM The federal government has been closed for a record 28 days. About 800,000 ...

(Richard Drew/AP) Tony Romm Staff writer covering technology policy January 18 at 4:09 PM U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for violating a legally binding agreement with the government ...

January 18 at 3:26 PM Today, let’s talk about two simple things, both of which can be worth money to you if own index funds or have a brokerage account — or the two together. ...

January 18 at 2:18 PM ATLANTA — Every January, 13,000 economists gather for a weekend of networking, research sharing and fun. It’s the marquee event of the year for economists, and, at first glance, this ...

Lindsey Bever General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news January 17 at 11:00 AM [embedded content] A 1-year-old girl in Japan has become famous for her hair — so abundant and luxurious that she ...