Tim Devaney
Articles by Tim Devaney
China bashing by hopefuls irks Beijing
President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney risk offending China if they continue to bash the Asian giant in efforts to score political points with voters, according to economic analysts and experts. Published October 18, 2012
Nike, RadioShack, Anheuser-Busch drop Armstrong amid ‘insurmountable evidence’ of doping
Several of Lance Armstrong's once faithful and eager sponsors began pedaling away Wednesday, after months of loyally sticking by the embattled cyclist. Published October 17, 2012
Stimulus-funded battery maker’s failure another blow to Obama clean-energy plan
The bankruptcy filing Tuesday by a startup electric-car battery company that received hundreds of millions of dollars of economic-stimulus funds from the Obama administration is the latest sign that the president's high hopes to spur a clean-energy economy is in big trouble. Published October 16, 2012
Republican House candidate Mullin calls for less regulation, more certainty in economy
Political newcomer Markwayne Mullin, a congressional candidate from Oklahoma tapped to deliver the weekly Republican address, says the Obama administration is smothering small businesses in overregulation. Published October 13, 2012
Obama talks up auto industry rescue: More cars, better cars
President Obama on Saturday touted his administration's rescue of the American auto industry, a theme the president and vice president have been hammering home on the campaign trail, especially in swing state Ohio. Published October 13, 2012
Top sponsors stick by Armstrong despite drug report
Three of Lance Armstrong's biggest sponsors said Thursday they are sticking with America's most famous cyclist, a day after the release of an extensive investigation into his use of performance-enhancing drugs during his long career. Published October 11, 2012
Work losing to Nationals as playoff fever distracts employees
Washington-area employers are bracing for a sharp drop in productivity Wednesday afternoon as Washington Nationals fans root for their team in the first baseball playoff game played in the city in 79 years. Published October 9, 2012
New FCC rules on closed captioning fall short, deaf say
Many deaf activists say they are disappointed with the shortcomings of a new law that requires television producers to add captions to popular shows like "CSI" or "The Office" when they are viewed online. Published October 8, 2012
Symposium, gala to mark Times’ 30th anniversary
The Washington Times will mark three decades of publishing a daily newspaper in the nation's capital Oct. 2 with a symposium and banquet that will highlight the paper's founding values of family, faith, freedom and service. Published September 27, 2012
CEOs now see gloomy third quarter, drop growth expectations
Four major business groups see gloomy times ahead for the job market and the economy, according to a string of separate surveys and polls released this week that cast fresh doubt on hopes that the economic recovery may have turned the corner. Published September 26, 2012
IMF chief: Put ‘fiscal cliff’ ahead of politics
The International Monetary Fund chief on Monday encouraged U.S. policymakers to look past the "political calendars" of an election year and prevent the "fiscal cliff" from wreaking havoc on the global economy. Published September 24, 2012
Collecting taxes too costly, unfair, Web seller argues
In a battle over who should collect online sales tax, Overstock.com's chief said Thursday that Internet stores have an inherent right to collect fewer taxes than traditional retailers because they take up less space and don't use such city services as roads, schools, police and fire departments. Published September 20, 2012
Chick-fil-A clarifies giving policy, rejects political ‘agendas’
Saying its corporate giving policies have been consistently "mischaracterized," national franchise restaurant Chick-fil-A said Thursday that, while it remained committed to an active corporate giving program, "our intent is not to support political or social agendas." Published September 20, 2012
Chick-fil-A no longer will fund traditional-marriage groups
Chick-fil-A stopped funding traditional-marriage groups in an effort to open a new Chicago restaurant, but the company initially kept quiet about the decision, prompting gay rights groups to speculate that the company feared a backlash from conservative customers. Published September 19, 2012
Republicans press NLRB ethics case
House Republicans said Tuesday they will press for more answers after an inspector general’s report charged that the top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board had an apparent financial conflict of interest in a case involving Wal-Mart. Published September 18, 2012
New app helps make assessing political ads a snap
Not sure whether President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney are stretching the truth? There's an app for that. Published September 17, 2012
Hill panel gets earful from small business about ‘fiscal cliff’
With the so-called "fiscal cliff" quickly approaching at the end of the year, small-business owners on Thursday told a House subcommittee that the Obama administration's tax proposal would hurt the nation's leading job providers and prevent them from hiring or increasing wages and benefits. Published September 13, 2012
Report: Wall Street collapse costs U.S. $12.8T
The Wall Street collapse in 2008 and the ensuing financial crisis has cost the nation an estimated $12.8 trillion, according to a study released Wednesday by Better Markets, a Washington advocacy group that lobbies for financial reform and tighter regulations on Wall Street. Published September 12, 2012
Insurers want to keep subsidy for losses from terrorist acts
More than a decade after Congress got into the insurance business, offering policies for businesses wary of terrorism-related losses in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers are weighing the program's future. Published September 11, 2012
Stocks surge over eurozone rescue plan
Wall Street surged Thursday to multiyear highs after the European Central Bank provided more information about an unlimited bond-buying program that could save troubled countries from leaving the eurozone, possibly preventing another global recession from reaching the U.S. Published September 6, 2012
