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Eden Center business owners in Va. uncertain about a future with imposing tariffs 04/10/2025 07:12pm • When Teana Nguyen first learned about President Donald Trump’s administration’s plan for a 46% tariff on items imported from Vietnam, she was conflicted about how to proceed. Nguyen owns Pho 7 Corners, which is tucked away inside Eden Center, a well-known shopping plaza with tea shops, gr Prince William Co. reimburses Northern Virginia Transportation Authority over $7 million for now-defunct Route 28 bypass project 04/10/2025 02:05pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to reimburse the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority nearly $7.5 million in funds related to the Route 28 bypass project. The board voted to cancel the project during its Feb. 4 meeting. Under three prior executed agr Stuck in traffic? Carpooling and other alternatives can help 04/10/2025 09:59am • ï»¿ This content is provided by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation. Traffic in the D.C. region has surged in recent months. With thousands of employees returning to the office, congested morning and evening commutes and competition for limited workplace and marketplace parking spa How will Trump's tariffs affect homebuyers? 04/09/2025 08:00pm • If you're hoping to buy a new home soon, you may be concerned about all of the hubbub surrounding tariffs. It's been a chaotic spring economically, as President Donald Trump in March imposed tariffs on imports from major international trade partners Canada, Mexico and China. On the heels of a maj Fairfax Co. warns of ‘ripple effect’ from fired federal workers 04/09/2025 08:03am • Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid called Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay to share the news that the public health nurse at the county's Adult Detention Center was leaving the job. Kincaid described it as a valuable and hard-to-fill position, McKay said. It’s only vacant now because Northern Virginia braces for more job losses amid Trump administration uncertainty 04/08/2025 01:59pm • Private-sector job postings have plunged. Contracts are being canceled. And across Northern Virginia, laid-off federal contractors are showing up at job centers in growing numbers — a trend officials fear will worsen this summer if deeper federal cuts take effect. “I’m preparing for the worst A wealth manager's advice amid drops in the stock market 04/08/2025 03:12am • The immediate impact of recent tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration on a list of countries has resulted in turbulent times for Wall Street. Big drops have resulted in many people looking at their stock portfolios and retirement accounts and calling their financial planners as a result. Q&A: Md. Gov. Moore emphasizes growth, speaks on tariffs and state budget 04/07/2025 07:30pm • Maryland lawmakers are wrapping their 2025 legislative session Monday after a tumultuous year, marked by President Donald Trump's administration's government layoffs, global tariffs and a $3.3 billion budget hole. The state is raising taxes on its information technology sector and the state's wea The cost of living in the DC area: The pain and the gains you can make 04/07/2025 04:26am • The cost of everything is going up, and there are widespread concerns that the D.C. area could fall into a recession. Often times, what would be considered a middle class income in most parts of the country won't cut it in the D.C. region, and it's only getting harder. Whether you own your ow Unease over tariffs in Congress, but will lawmakers take action? 04/07/2025 04:10am • Members of Congress have been keeping a wary eye on the roiling financial markets that have clobbered Americans' 401(k) accounts, amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. Democrats have blasted the president for implementing what they call a "national sales tax" that will penalize Data Doctors: 'Pig butchering' and other scams targeting seniors 04/04/2025 05:18pm • Q: I’m trying to protect my parents from scammers. What are some scams targeting older people? A: Older adults are often a prime target for scammers, and it’s not just by chance. They tend to have larger nest eggs, are more trusting, and may be less familiar with technology. Many scams ‘Oh sh--.’ RH CEO sees stock slide as reciprocal tariffs unveiled during Q4 earnings conference call 04/04/2025 12:07pm • A real-time reaction to the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff actions and lackluster earnings has the CEO of luxury furniture maker RH in the spotlight. On Wednesday RH, previously known as Restoration Hardware, reported a fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted profit of $1.58 per share on revenue o Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash 04/04/2025 11:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's expansive new tariffs reverse a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers and are likely, economists say, to raise prices for Americans by thousands of dollars each year while sharply slowing the U.S. economy. The White House is gambling that oth China punches back as world weighs how to deal with higher US tariffs 04/04/2025 11:31am • BANGKOK (AP) — China hit back with a stiff import tax on U.S. goods as countries and industries around the world weighed their responses to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes that are roiling global trade and world markets. China on Friday took the retaliation route by imposing a 34% t US electric vehicle industry is collateral damage in Trump's escalating trade war 04/04/2025 06:51am • DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump's tariff blitz has sent shock waves throughout every aspect of the global economy, including the auto sector, where multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify in the United States are especially at risk. Here's what consumers should know about the impact of tarif