Tim Devaney

Duggan elected mayor in Detroit

Voters in Detroit — a city at the heart of the civil rights movement and a stronghold of black political influence — have elected their first white mayor since the 1970s. Published November 5, 2013

Shades of Solyndra: Team Obama mum as another green energy firm went bust

Failing to heed the lessons of the Solyndra debacle, Energy Department officials kept quiet about their knowledge that a government-backed electric car charger company was sliding toward bankruptcy and putting taxpayer money at risk, the agency's chief watchdog has found. Published November 5, 2013

Investors wary as Twitter preps IPO: Poll

Thanks to Facebook, social media sticker shock may be at an all-time high on Wall Street. That's bad news for Twitter, as the micro-blogging site prepares to go public on Thursday. Published November 4, 2013

Small business insurance costs up; report finds flawed Obamacare rollout a contributing factor

A new report finds that health-care insurance premiums for small businesses are up in 2013. Published October 31, 2013

Farmers say free-trade deal needs to pry open European markets

American farmers stormed Washington on Wednesday, telling a Senate committee they hope any free-trade deal with Europe would open the food markets they've been kept out of by that continent's politicians. Published October 30, 2013

Rejected NLRB pick wins vote to serve as board counsel

It took one year, nine months, 26 days and two nominations, but any day now longtime union lawyer Richard Griffin will start his job at the National Labor Relations Board. Published October 29, 2013

Hill caucus formed to boost Asian trade deal

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House are forming a new caucus to promote a new free-trade deal that would open up markets around the Pacific Rim, including the high-coveted Japanese market. Published October 29, 2013

Earnings up but profit down at Apple during fourth quarter

Investors expressed mixed reactions Monday to Apple's fourth-quarter earnings report, as revenues ticked up, but profit fell sharply by 8 percent for the technology giant that once ruled Silicon Valley Published October 28, 2013

Markets aren’t punishing Obamacare contractors — yet

The companies the Obama administration hired to build the president's new health care website, healthcare.org, have not yet taken a financial hit from the site's failed launch this month. Published October 24, 2013

U.S. trade deficit up in August

The U.S. trade deficit continued to grow in August, even as the Obama administration negotiates a massive trade deal with the European Union that officials hope will add an estimated $130 billion to the economy. Published October 24, 2013

‘Transplant’ laborers may put brakes on UAW drive in right-to-work states

A United Auto Workers drive to organize workers at the Volkswagen Passat plant in Tennessee is turning into a critical battle in labor's drive to breach the wall of foreign automakers who have flocked to the American South and other right-to-work states in recent years to open nonunion plants. Published October 23, 2013

After failure in debt showdown, Republicans take aim at one another

GOP senators took to the airwaves Sunday to criticize their party for the recent government shutdown. Published October 20, 2013

Sen. Marco Rubio defends vote against short-term debt deal

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who voted against reopening the government last week in an effort to defund the Affordable Care Act, blamed President Obama and Senate Democrats for the government shutdown. Published October 20, 2013

EU and Canada forge landmark trade pact

The European Union agreed to a trade deal with Canada on Friday that will put pressure on the United States to complete its own transatlantic pact. Published October 18, 2013

Renaming the Redskins could have a major financial impact

Racial sensitivities and tradition aside, there are economic costs and benefits if the Washington Redskins decide to drop their storied name, putting the franchise in a tough spot with major financial ramifications at stake. Published October 17, 2013