<![CDATA[washingtonpost.com

<![CDATA[washingtonpost.com - ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com?nav=rss_business/industries en-us 15 washingtonpost.com 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?nav=rss http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif <![CDATA[Portugal, Ireland woes dominate EU summit]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401989.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401989.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:43:49 EDT Business <![CDATA[Moody's downgrades ratings of Spanish banks]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401605.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401605.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:59:34 EDT Business <![CDATA[Markets brush off Portuguese bailout concerns]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401122.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401122.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:04:09 EDT Business <![CDATA[Japan disaster reminds businesses about insurance]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032403130.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032403130.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:25:05 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[Irish economy shrinks for 3rd straight year]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401821.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032401821.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:53:15 EDT Business <![CDATA[Egypt stock market resumes decline after reopening]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032400988.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/24/AR2011032400988.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:01:05 EDT Business <![CDATA[Texas businessman guilty in $100M insurance scheme]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032305210.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032305210.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:50:23 EDT Nation <![CDATA[Europe debt market tensions worsen ahead of summit]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301362.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301362.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:41:38 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[Stocks edge higher on strong gas demand]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301200.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301200.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:49:50 EDT Nation <![CDATA[Investors flock to Japanese stocks after quake]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032303993.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032303993.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:39:51 EDT Business <![CDATA[In blow for BofA, Fed rejects its dividend plan]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301198.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032301198.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:28:28 EDT Business <![CDATA[Bernanke says bank overhaul will help small banks]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032302141.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032302141.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:38:50 EDT

]]> Nation <![CDATA[SAfrica's MTN launches mobile insurance program]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032303157.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032303157.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:20:38 EDT Business <![CDATA[Egypt exchange plunges on reopening after uprising]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032300610.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/23/AR2011032300610.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:11:27 EDT Business <![CDATA[Leggett, Montgomery County unions spar over pension costs]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032104645.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032104645.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:50:04 EDT Metro <![CDATA[Judge rejects Amish request to deal privately with alleged Ponzi schemer]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032102880.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032102880.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:58:00 EDT

]]> Religion <![CDATA[Fed to name banks that took loans]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032103170.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032103170.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:51:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[Geithner to decide on regulation of foreign-exchange swaps]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003359.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003359.html?nav=rss_business/industries Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:41:00 EDT Politics <![CDATA[Citi resumes dividend, will do reverse stock split]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101471.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101471.html?nav=rss_business/industries Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:53:08 EDT Nation <![CDATA[Treasury: Will begin selling mortgage securities]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101627.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101627.html?nav=rss_business/industries Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:34:02 EDT

]]> Nation <![CDATA[Lessons learned from 4 years of 401(k) volatility]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101043.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101043.html?nav=rss_business/industries Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:25:43 EDT Business <![CDATA[Japan earthquake to exacerbate Asia's slowdown]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101042.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101042.html?nav=rss_business/industries Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:35:47 EDT Business <![CDATA[World Bank: Japan reconstruction may take 5 years]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032004270.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032004270.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:40:47 EDT Business <![CDATA[Citing pension costs, Costa Mesa, Calif., plans to lay off nearly half its employees]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031905556.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031905556.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:51:01 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[Volatile week underscores bull market's fragility]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003087.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003087.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:58:41 EDT Business <![CDATA[Health insurers respond to overhaul law by acquiring less-regulated lines of business]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031905008.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031905008.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:27:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[Insurance brokers seek protection as health-care law squeezes payments to them]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602741.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602741.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:08:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[Maryland budget fights will focus on benefits for state workers, tax increases]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904710.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904710.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:32:00 EDT

]]> Metro <![CDATA[Citing pension costs, Costa Mesa, Calif., plans to lay off nearly half its employees]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032000941.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032000941.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:45:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[With planned $1.9 billion Macau resort, family enterprise hopes to extend winning run]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904999.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904999.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:12:03 EDT Business <![CDATA[Union-free Virginia not spared state pension woes]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904348.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904348.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:05:00 EDT Metro <![CDATA[Fed deems several major banks healthy enough to boost dividends]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805406.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805406.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:03:00 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[SEC accuses IBM of misconduct in providing gifts to Korean, Chinese officials]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031804206.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031804206.html?nav=rss_business/industries Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:06:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[SEC moves toward charging Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac executives]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704669.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704669.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:22:01 EDT Business <![CDATA[Housing paperwork can pile up at tax time - here's what to keep, and for how long]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805291.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805291.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:40:01 EDT Real Estate <![CDATA[With short-sale offer refused, foreclosure may end up the best option]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805255.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031805255.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:23:01 EDT

]]> Real Estate <![CDATA[Cisco announces first dividend]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801797.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801797.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:23:32 EDT Business <![CDATA[State attorneys general tackle mortgage servicing]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704964.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704964.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:54:03 EDT Business <![CDATA[EU: 2011 bank stress tests to be tougher than 2010]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031800582.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031800582.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:11:47 EDT Business <![CDATA[U.S., other industrialized nations join in currency intervention to help yen]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701642.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701642.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:50:02 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[FDIC sues WaMu execs for $900M in bank collapse]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704353.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704353.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:46:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[FDIC too slow to sue officers and directors at failed banks, critics say]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405075.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405075.html?nav=rss_business/industries Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:37:02 EDT Business <![CDATA[Unrest hurts trade in 'business friendly' Bahrain]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031700994.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031700994.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:52:01 EDT Business <![CDATA[U.S. advisers didn't report early signs of trouble at Kabul Bank, probe finds]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502249.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502249.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:57:00 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[Average rate on 15-year mortgage dips below 4 pct.]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701600.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701600.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:40:50 EDT Nation <![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren defends consumer agency's role in mortgage settlement talks]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602268.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602268.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:58:02 EDT Business <![CDATA[India hikes rates by quarter point on oil fears]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031700767.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031700767.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:19:48 EDT Business <![CDATA[Japan sprays more cash over jittery markets]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031600530.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031600530.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:10:17 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[Oversight board investigates lack of warnings by auditors before financial crisis]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602167.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602167.html?nav=rss_business/industries Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:06:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[6 banks repay bailouts; program nears break-even]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603721.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603721.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:13:16 EDT Business <![CDATA[UN chief says Afghan transition faces obstacles]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604227.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604227.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:10:41 EDT World <![CDATA[Nuclear crisis rocks Japanese, global markets]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502649.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502649.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:52:03 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[U.S. markets plunge on fears of nuclear catastrophe in Japan]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031402714.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031402714.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:09:05 EDT Business <![CDATA[Bills would delay swipe fee rules]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505124.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505124.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:56:00 EDT Business <![CDATA[U.S. stocks fall despite 5.7% jump in Nikkei]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602012.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602012.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:44:03 EDT Business <![CDATA[Tricare target of Pentagon cuts as health care projected to reach $65B]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031404645.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031404645.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:31:00 EDT

]]> Politics <![CDATA[Congressional pensions fall on high end of scale]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505125.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505125.html?nav=rss_business/industries Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:25:00 EDT Politics <![CDATA[Japan shares surge, central bank adds further $43B]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500222.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500222.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:44:33 EDT World <![CDATA[Japan disaster another worry for global economy]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503473.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503473.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:01:44 EDT Business <![CDATA[A look at economic developments around the globe]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503393.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503393.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:33:56 EDT

]]> Business <![CDATA[Treasuries climb as official says Obama to seek spending freeze]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071504857.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071504857.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:07:01 EDT Business <![CDATA[Tricare target of Pentagon cuts as health care projected to reach $65B]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405076.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405076.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:58:01 EDT Print Edition <![CDATA[Nevada's boom ends in record number of empty homes]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500874.html?nav=rss_business/industries http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500874.html?nav=rss_business/industries Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:29:52 EDT Business