JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon listens as President Barack Obama speaks to leading CEOs at the Business Roundtable headquarters in Washington in 2014. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) Jena McGregor Reporter covering leadership issues in the headlines August ...

A survey of 226 economists found they were nearly as pessimistic this summer as earlier this year, illustrating that many of them believe the question is not so much whether the United States will enter ...

Rural telecom companies said the 90-day break won’t fundamentally change the steep challenge they are facing: the increasing likelihood that they will have to replace their existing Huawei equipment with expensive gear from another supplier, ...

GE’s stock had taken a plunge last week after reports about its accounting practices. (Richard Drew/AP) August 19 at 3:18 PM General Electric doubled down on its financial performance and reputation Monday, less than a ...

Construction worker Dineose Vargas wipes his face at a construction site on the Duncan Canal in Kenner, La., on Aug. 13. (Gerald Herbert/AP) Andrew Freedman Editor focusing on extreme weather, climate change, science and the ...

IBM scientists examine the inner workings of a quantum computer. The gold-colored cables resembling a chandelier are a common feature of quantum computers that use superconducting circuits. (IBM Research) August 18 at 7:12 PM In ...

Daniel Hertzberg for The Washington Post August 18 at 7:10 PM SHANGHAI — More than a decade ago, Chinese physicist Pan Jian-Wei returned home from Europe to help oversee research into some of the most ...

Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team Robert Samuels National political reporter who focuses on the intersection of politics, policy and people August 18 at 12:49 PM President Trump and ...

Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team August 18 at 6:05 PM President Trump suggested Sunday that his administration is not likely to grant another temporary reprieve to Huawei Technologies, ...

President Trump gets a thumbs up from Samantha Polizotto on Tuesday during his speech in Monaca, Pa. (Susan Walsh/AP) August 17 at 4:03 PM Workers at a Royal Dutch Shell plant in Monaca, Pa., were ...