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Unfinished business: A Capitol Heights neihborhood remains under construction
For dozens of Addison Glen townhouse residents in Capitol Heights, the dream of living in an appealing neighborhood has been shattered.
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Dow crosses 13,000 - first time since 2008
The Dow passed 13,000 about two hours into the trading day. Its last time there was May 20, 2008, four months before the Lehman Brothers investment bank went under.
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Honoring our nation's leaders...with credit card in hand
The discounts found at retailers nationwide for this year's President's Day are pretty deep and rival some other days of the year known to be full of deals, including Black Friday.
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Working Woman: CampEasy helps parents find the right camp
Brooke Salkoff created a resource for parents to make searching for summer camps easy. And she called it, fittingly, CampEasy.
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Apple to release "Mountain Lion" in summer 2012
Apple has released a developer preview of its new operating system.
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What's the most reliable car on the road?
Consulting firm J.D. Power and Associates polled 31,000 owners of 2009 model-year vehicles and rated brands by the number of problems owners have experienced in the last 12 months.
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Businesses hope people splurge this Valentine's Day
After several years of mediocre Valentine's sales, many businesses are hoping people will spend big this holiday.
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Android's Iris app 'bigoted, racist' critics say
Android's Iris app--the counterpart to Apple's Siri--is anti-abortion, anti-evolution, racist and even thinks that rape may be justifiable.
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States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement
A landmark deal requires five of the largest banks to reduce loans for about 1 million households at risk of foreclosure. The lenders will also send checks of $2,000 to about 750,000 Americans who were improperly foreclosed upon.
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Forget spiders - most young people scared of losing their phone
If you get agitated at even the thought of misplacing your cell phone or going somewhere without reception, you're not alone. In fact, you're in the large majority, a British study says.
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Arizona bill targets digitally altered ads
An Arizona representative has proposed a bill that readers should be made aware when an ad uses photo manipulation techniques.
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Gas prices soar after Iran cuts supply
Gas prices are at a nine-month high and may not be getting better anytime soon. Oil costs have jumped 18 cents per gallon in the past month and are predicted to be even higher by Memorial Day.
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Washington Business Report Feb. 19, 2012
This week on Washington Business Report: Alex Orfinger, Josh Boak and Peter Morici.
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$5 for a gallon of gas? Former Shell CEO issues ominous warning
If you thought gas prices were high now, a former executive has an ominous warning for you - just wait. One former executive says that prices could reach $5 per gallon by this summer.
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Chatroulette: A hub for sexual predators
There are no fees or registrations, and there's virtually no policing on the service. On any given night, the site has about 20,000 users chatting through their Web cams. As many as 1.33 million people use the service.
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Apple gets independent group to inspect Chinese factories
Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.
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Washington Business Report Feb. 12, 2012
This week on Washington Business Report: David Williams, Scott Fitzsimmons, Justin Faint, Politico Economy Reporter Josh Boak and the Washington Business Journal’s Bryant Ruiz Switzky.
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Apple protesters fighting worker mistreatment
Protesters are descending onto the D.C. Apple Store location on Thursday because they are concerned about how the company’s suppliers treat workers in their factories in China and elsewhere abroad.
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