Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:31 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:31 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Canceled-NFL-Season-Would-Cost-Maryland-40M-124296344.html Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:58:29 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/120808-NFL-Ravens-Redskins.jpg
The study, released Tuesday by the state comptroller's office, is described as the first of its kind in the nation.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Why-the-Caps-Love-Ovie-69960737.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/191*120/eptsportsnhlexperts522938951256320606.jpg
Forbes says that the Caps are worth $183 million, much of that thanks to their superstar winger.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Redskins-Ticket-Wait-List-What-Where-56712297.html Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:47:52 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/redskinsfoamfinger.jpg
The shady underworld of Redskins ticket sales is revealed.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/DC-Taxicab-Commission-Approves-Rate-Hike-139009664.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:06:02 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/taxi-cab-generic.jpg
D.C. Taxicab Commission approved a rate hike.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Penn-Camera-Locations-Sold-139002844.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:51:42 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/180*120/penn+camera+bankruptcy.JPG
Chicago-based Calumet Photographic will operate three local Penn Camera locations.

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Virginia's wine industry is giving the state a lot to toast about.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/first-read-dmv/Georgetown-University-Tops-DC-Employer-List-138354014.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:46:57 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/180*120/georgetown_university.jpg
There are plenty of bits of information packed into the latest D.C. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which was released Monday by CFO Natwar Gandhi.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Starbucks-to-Open-50-Shops-in-India-This-Year-138344104.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:19:45 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/89841329-starbucks.jpg
Banking on a growing upper middle class.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Postage-Rates-Going-UpAgain-137757783.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:18:15 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Stamps001.JPG
You'll soon be paying more to send that birthday card or utility bill in the mail.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Most-Outrageuos-Excuses-for-Being-Late-137180608.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/summerperksworkers_448x336.jpg
You may have gotten stuck in traffic, but your co-workers are coming up with more creative excuses for why they are late.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Ask-Liz-Montgomery-County-Bag-Tax-136940873.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:56:34 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/plastic+bags+0123.jpg
Liz Crenshaw and Montgomery County tell us which stores can impose the new bag tax.

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A search and rescue dog has been missing since Thursday in Maryland.

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JCPenney is holding a career fair today through Saturday in Woodbridge, VA. It's looking to hire employees for its new store in Potomac Mills.

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IKEA is recalling about 169,000 high chairs because the restraint buckle can open unexpectedly and a child can fall out.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Two-Extra-Days-to-File-Your-Taxes-in-2012-136736673.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:06:01 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/irs52604849.jpg
April 15 falls on a Sunday, and April 16 is Emancipation Day in the District.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Iconic-Alexandria-Movie-House-Old-Town-Theater-To-Close-136711663.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:40:54 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/old+town+theater.jpg
The Old Town Theater on King Street will show its last movie this weekend.

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The New Year just started, but analysts are already talking about record high gas prices for 2012.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/US-Airways-Expands-Service-in-DC-136671213.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:04:12 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/USAIRWAYS_722x406.jpg
US Airways is adding several new options for air travelers out of Reagan National Airport.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Verizon-Nixes-Plan-for-New-2-Convenience-Fee-136445103.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:57:14 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/verizon+building.jpg
Verizon Wireless announced on Friday the company would not institute an additional $2 'convenience fee' announced this week.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/No-Local-Sears-Kmart-Stores-Closing---Yet-136390013.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:18:36 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/sears-storefront.jpg
An initial list of store closings reveals that no Sears or Kmart locations in the immediate D.C. area will be closing as part of Sears Holdings' plan to shutter up to 120 stores nationwide.

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Maryland-based WeddingWire offers its employees as much time off as they'd like, as long as they do their jobs well.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Recall-Issued-for-Build-A-Bear-Product-Because-of-Choking-Danger-136310333.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:11:38 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/build+a+bear+choking+teddy.jpg
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for one of Build-A-Bear's teddy bears because of a possible choking hazard.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Sears-Plans-to-Axe-At-Least-100-Stores-136267783.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:34:00 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/4984086_GONZALEZSEARSFORWEB_722x406_2181070481.jpg
The parent company of Sears and Kmart has announced plans to close between 100 and 120 full-line Sears and Kmart stores.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/White-Castle-Tests-Beer-Wine-Sales-136012128.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:41:40 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/200*120/116042878.jpg
Customers love it, says company spokesman.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/DC-Best-City-for-Business-MarketWatch-135631548.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:27:22 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/195*120/skyline1.jpg
Washington was praised for job growth and personal income.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/JW-Marriott-Jr-Steps-Down-as-CEO-135578933.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:52:53 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/marriott+head+shot.jpg
The leader of Bethesda-based Marriott International has stepped down as CEO after 39 years.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Gas-Prices-Going-Up-and-Down-in-DMV-135026383.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:25:40 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/KNSD_George_Chamberlin_s_Monday_Busi_071309_75_mezzn_448x336.jpg
Dropping gas prices around town depends where you go.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/IRS-Looks-to-Deliver-Thousands-of-Refund-Checks-134826948.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:00:16 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/179*120/ept_sports_ncaab_experts-344941090-1219170717.jpg
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to give you money.

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Facebook settles a user privacy case as the social networking site prepares to go public.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/ICE-Crackdown-on-Cyber-Monday-134602133.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:59:19 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/ice+cyber+sweep+notice.jpg
On Cyber Monday, as American spend millions of dollars making online purchases, a federal agency is cracking down on internet counterfeiters.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/business/Thanksgiving-Travel-Rush-Begins-Early/134372778 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:34:21 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/GILCHRISTTRAFFICHOLIDAYPKG_722x406_2170012592.jpg
Add in some rain, the evening rush hour and Thanksgiving travel and it turned into a nightmare commute.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Walmarts-Pledge-to-the-DC-Community-134344223.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:21:30 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/180*120/walmart6.jpg
The retail giant rolled out a list of ways it plans on working with the community, with a caveat.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Souteast-Residents-Look-Forward-to-New-Walmart-133972933.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:09:44 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/walmart-generic-groceries-01.jpg
Hopes that new store at Alabama and Good Hope Road will rejuvenate the neighborhood.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/2-More-Walmarts-Planned-for-DC-133928188.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:35:14 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/181*120/Wal-mart-121310.jpg
Two more Walmart stores planned for D.C. bring the total to six.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/132745163.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:45:57 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/helpwanted1.jpg
New U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics show Prince William County has the largest employment increase in the Commonwealth.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/DC-Housing-Prices-Rise-in-September-132539878.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:07:01 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Real+estate+sale+pending+sign+722.jpg
Housing prices in D.C. rose slightly from last year, with some neighborhoods seeing dramatic increases, according to the latest numbers from Long and Foster.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Will-Steve-Jobs-Final-Vendetta-Haunt-Google-132417298.html Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:58:06 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/jobs-steve-obit-sflead.jpg
The depths of Jobs' antipathy toward Google leaps out of Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Apple's co-founder, which goes on sale Monday.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Gap-Stores-Turning-to-China-for-Profit-131891708.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:22:04 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/179*120/gap+clothing+store+sign.jpg
The Gap is scaling back on its U.S. stores, but opening up 15 new stores in China.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Wal-Mart-may-move-into-Shirlington-Neighborhood-131785608.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:17:38 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/walmart-generic-groceries-01.jpg
Walmart may move to the Shirlington neighborhood in Arlington.

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