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Employment is up and so are the stock markets and housing prices, but political divisiveness is undermining everything.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/20/economy-2021-inequality-divisiveness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[2T2HZUU3DVHMPPORTS72W3WFLI]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Jury begins deliberating in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ghislaine-maxwell-closing-arguments/2021/12/20/d8a21aac-611e-11ec-a7e8-3a8455b71fad_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:27:00 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Shayna Jacobs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At closing arguments, the former lover of Jeffrey Epstein was portrayed as both abuser and wrongly targeted victim.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PJS23GDBYYI6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PJS23GDBYYI6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PJS23GDBYYI6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" 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restrictions are spooking investors ahead of the holidays.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MSAB4OTBLII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MSAB4OTBLII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MSAB4OTBLII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MSAB4OTBLII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/20/stocks-markets-omicron-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[NFEE5AFPDZB5XFIPLYIADTSGLA]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <br/> <item> <title><![CDATA[Pressure grows for Biden to ease sanctions as hunger, poverty soar in Afghanistan]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/afghanistan-taliban-aid-biden/2021/12/19/41f90e42-600d-11ec-bda6-25c1f558dd09_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:14:00 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Karen DeYoung and Missy Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some lawmakers and experts push for money to flow. Others warn it would end up with the Taliban.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/A35NXJTBB4I6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/A35NXJTBB4I6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/A35NXJTBB4I6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/A35NXJTBB4I6ZJ7IHKCFLNY7VU.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/afghanistan-taliban-aid-biden/2021/12/19/41f90e42-600d-11ec-bda6-25c1f558dd09_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[IH4Q4QTABUI6ZPNGEXA7KWG5BE]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Key findings from the Pandora Papers investigation]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/03/takeaways-pandora-papers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:50:28 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Washington Post Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are key takeaways from the Pandora Papers, an investigation based on more than 11.9 million documents exposing the flows of money, property and other assets that wealthy, powerful people conceal in the offshore financial system.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IVVZTT7OPVFYTGID27CFYXXMXA.png&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IVVZTT7OPVFYTGID27CFYXXMXA.png&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IVVZTT7OPVFYTGID27CFYXXMXA.png&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IVVZTT7OPVFYTGID27CFYXXMXA.png&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/03/takeaways-pandora-papers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[KK76VAOMGNGB7IPQI5X36ZICKA]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Why The Post published the Pandora Papers investigation]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/03/about-pandora-papers-investigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:49:19 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Washington Post Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Executive Editor Sally Buzbee’s letter about the Pandora Papers and The Washington Post’s findings]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/E7MXJDIB2RCVBHED3TFLT2OP7U.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/E7MXJDIB2RCVBHED3TFLT2OP7U.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/E7MXJDIB2RCVBHED3TFLT2OP7U.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" 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financial centers for the secrecy afforded by Wyoming trusts, turning the state into one of the world’s top tax havens.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MXLOYLQMVBB47FEWBYHTVI4YUI.png&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MXLOYLQMVBB47FEWBYHTVI4YUI.png&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MXLOYLQMVBB47FEWBYHTVI4YUI.png&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" 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The 2011 twister also is the most-studied in U.S. history, and offers vital lessons for rebuilding Mayfield, Ky., and other communities slammed by severe tornados that killed at least 90 people this month.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/G3US37DAH4I6ZMPPZN4L44L7BY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/G3US37DAH4I6ZMPPZN4L44L7BY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/G3US37DAH4I6ZMPPZN4L44L7BY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/G3US37DAH4I6ZMPPZN4L44L7BY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/19/joplin-tornado-lessons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[RSD4VWXM7FFVHFK2QY2QFDRELM]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <div class="load-more-wrapper border-bottom-hairline border-bottom-100-pct"> <div class="skin skin-button-load-more clear" data-load-more-url="/pb/api/v2/render/feature/?service=prism-query&amp;contentConfig={&quot;url&quot;:&quot;prism://prism.query/site-articles-only,/business&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:22,&quot;limit&quot;:10}&amp;customFields={&quot;isLoadMore&quot;:true,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;maxToShow&quot;:10,&quot;dedup&quot;:true}&amp;id=fD35XH1f8AQ9Ds&amp;rid=&amp;uri=/business/&amp;outputType=rss">Load More</div> </div> <item> <title><![CDATA[Financial regulator takes aim at ‘buy now, pay later’ credit]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/21/cfpb-inquiry-buy-now-pay-later-products/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 04:44:18 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Michelle Singletary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now under President Biden’s control, said it's probing popular “buy now, pay later” credit products offered by Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KTBAFERXREI6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KTBAFERXREI6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KTBAFERXREI6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KTBAFERXREI6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/21/cfpb-inquiry-buy-now-pay-later-products/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[DMBLXFE5XFGRZAKRJDTFMK4FNE]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The craziest, creepiest year in the real and financial worlds in my 50 years of writing about business]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/20/economy-2021-inequality-divisiveness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:07:09 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Allan Sloan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The economy is going great. Employment is up and so are the stock markets and housing prices, but political divisiveness is undermining everything.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6W5CURTBVAI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/20/economy-2021-inequality-divisiveness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[2T2HZUU3DVHMPPORTS72W3WFLI]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Amazon warehouse workers in New York are taking another stab at forming a union]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/22/amazon-warehouse-union/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:56:01 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Gerrit De Vynck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amazon workers at a major warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., said they would re-file their petition to form a union. The group withdrew its application last month after the National Labor Relations Board said they didn't have enough signatures. It's the latest attempt by Amazon workers to push for unionization.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BZ53Y6RV3II6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BZ53Y6RV3II6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BZ53Y6RV3II6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BZ53Y6RV3II6ZFTCHGOPU5PP5Y.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/22/amazon-warehouse-union/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[FT7R7XFGQZBLTOTOM6YNSG4Y3A]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Companies and attendees drop out of CES over omicron concerns]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/21/ces-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:01:16 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Heather Kelly and Chris Velazco]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The large in-person tech conference is in limbo over coronavirus worries.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/GARJPESZ5MI6ZA4WKVJL55K4HQ.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/GARJPESZ5MI6ZA4WKVJL55K4HQ.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/GARJPESZ5MI6ZA4WKVJL55K4HQ.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/GARJPESZ5MI6ZA4WKVJL55K4HQ.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/21/ces-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[TEXM6IAAMVGTPF4G37BZIWLPZQ]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Federal regulators probing Tesla over drivers’ ability to play video games in moving cars]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/22/tesla-video-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:05:38 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Faiz Siddiqui]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Auto safety officials are probing Tesla over reports that video games came be activated on their front touchscreens while the cars are being driven, according to an investigation summary posted online this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EJEZYLTDHQI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EJEZYLTDHQI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EJEZYLTDHQI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" 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sign for organizers in the games industry.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OISEJ3GE5FGY7E6EVFHNGP7DGQ.png&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OISEJ3GE5FGY7E6EVFHNGP7DGQ.png&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OISEJ3GE5FGY7E6EVFHNGP7DGQ.png&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/png" 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Tamkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[REAL ESTATE MATTERS | Sometimes, open permits are so old that the building department might find it difficult to resolve them. Have the buyer talk to the local municipality about the open permit, so they have some level of comfort with closing on the property.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/62EVEWWQ4QI6TJRABKIWK3L5WY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/62EVEWWQ4QI6TJRABKIWK3L5WY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/62EVEWWQ4QI6TJRABKIWK3L5WY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/62EVEWWQ4QI6TJRABKIWK3L5WY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/22/how-keep-an-unresolved-open-building-permit-thwarting-home-sale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[IHKY7WCVMVBUBGKAWERTJATAJ4]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Zillow partners with housing group to make down payment assistance programs more accessible ]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/21/zillow-partners-with-housing-group-make-down-payment-assistance-programs-more-accessible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:30:21 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Michele Lerner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TOWN SQUARE | The Down Payment Resource feature on Zillow was developed by Zillow’s Social Impact Product team, a group of engineers and product managers dedicated to creating positive change in the housing market.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/64CQJNSR4UI6ZA6S3HNLBYR3PY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/64CQJNSR4UI6ZA6S3HNLBYR3PY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/64CQJNSR4UI6ZA6S3HNLBYR3PY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/64CQJNSR4UI6ZA6S3HNLBYR3PY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/21/zillow-partners-with-housing-group-make-down-payment-assistance-programs-more-accessible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[GP5SDIZC5BDRDKYAKSWV7GNNP4]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[What to do when you lose your investment property to fire ]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/06/what-do-when-you-lose-your-investment-property-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:47 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Justin Pierce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the end I was very lucky that I keep good insurance. Unfortunately, the tenant did not come out so well. He did not keep up his renter’s insurance.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NAYOIGRASYI6ZKGZBAT2FJFZCU.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NAYOIGRASYI6ZKGZBAT2FJFZCU.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NAYOIGRASYI6ZKGZBAT2FJFZCU.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NAYOIGRASYI6ZKGZBAT2FJFZCU.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/06/what-do-when-you-lose-your-investment-property-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[QIIOPSRQS5ERDF4LBCDW22LFF4]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[A historic house in McLean, Va., lists for $3.3 million]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/prospect-hill-for-sale/2021/12/16/cf533938-5abe-11ec-9a18-a506cf3aa31d_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:30:00 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Kathy Orton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The circa 1854 house known as Prospect Hill has been expanded and remodeled over the years, but it retains its character.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SAAZPNCWZYI6ZKAIGGL2EKYZ7I.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SAAZPNCWZYI6ZKAIGGL2EKYZ7I.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SAAZPNCWZYI6ZKAIGGL2EKYZ7I.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SAAZPNCWZYI6ZKAIGGL2EKYZ7I.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/prospect-hill-for-sale/2021/12/16/cf533938-5abe-11ec-9a18-a506cf3aa31d_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[Z5JTSOC2XYI6ZGQYUUDM6OVDDU]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Banking Jobs Algos Can’t Destroy]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-banking-jobs-algos-cant-destroy/2021/12/21/8870955a-62b2-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:25:54 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Shuli Ren | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It takes a human to navigate the shadows of the dollar-bond market in China.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q5S7FLTCWII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q5S7FLTCWII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q5S7FLTCWII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q5S7FLTCWII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-banking-jobs-algos-cant-destroy/2021/12/21/8870955a-62b2-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[RBYJKWTCWII6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[A Gas Pipeline Won’t Turn Russia and China Into Buddies]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/a-gas-pipeline-wont-turn-russia-and-china-into-buddies/2021/12/21/0e20cc3a-62b6-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:37:42 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By David Fickling | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Putin would love to make Beijing as dependent on Russian gas exports as Europe is. But China may have the stronger hand.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BVX3HATCWYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BVX3HATCWYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BVX3HATCWYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BVX3HATCWYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/a-gas-pipeline-wont-turn-russia-and-china-into-buddies/2021/12/21/0e20cc3a-62b6-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[BYQMYOTCWYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[A Gift for America’s Christmas Poet: Rehabilitation.]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-gift-for-americas-christmas-poet-rehabilitation/2021/12/22/b31ced3c-6323-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:20:14 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Justin Fox | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Did the scholar and father of Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood own slaves? Probably not. Did he really write “The Night Before Christmas”? Well ...]]></description><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-gift-for-americas-christmas-poet-rehabilitation/2021/12/22/b31ced3c-6323-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[WMOO2PDDEMI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Which Bank Will Dare to Finance Alabama’s Prisons?]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/which-bank-will-dare-to-finance-alabamas-prisons/2021/12/22/d015ad98-631e-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:10:20 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Brian Chappatta | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After Barclays dropped out, the state wants assurances that its next bond underwriter won’t do the same. That leaves few options.]]></description><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/which-bank-will-dare-to-finance-alabamas-prisons/2021/12/22/d015ad98-631e-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[2AK23GDDDYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Putin, Poison and the Importance of Alexey Navalny]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/putin-poison-and-the-importance-of-alexey-navalny/2021/12/22/42f6bab2-634e-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:26:40 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jake Rudnitsky | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alexey Navalny is Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, an anti-corruption investigator whose exposés have targeted President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. ]]></description><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/putin-poison-and-the-importance-of-alexey-navalny/2021/12/22/42f6bab2-634e-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[IL3LVMTDJYI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[How Defaults in China Are Reshaping Its Credit Market: QuickTake]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-defaults-in-china-are-reshaping-its-credit-market-quicktake/2021/12/22/ba9636b4-638b-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:21:08 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Bloomberg News | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chinese policy makers have long sought to liberalize the nation’s credit market by allowing more defaults, to disabuse investors of the notion that some companies are too big to fail. They’ve delivered in a major way in 2021. Debt failures have surged to a record after the government cracked down on speculation and excessive leverage in the real estate industry, leading to stumbles at a string of indebted property giants including China Evergrande Group. The result has been a repricing of risk i]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/XHLJJADDRMI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:group> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/XHLJJADDRMI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=90&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="90"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/XHLJJADDRMI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=606&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="606"/> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/pbox.php?url=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/XHLJJADDRMI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY.jpg&amp;w=1024&amp;op=resize&amp;opt=1&amp;filter=antialias&amp;t=20170517" width="1024"/> </media:group><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-defaults-in-china-are-reshaping-its-credit-market-quicktake/2021/12/22/ba9636b4-638b-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[XKLDNNDDRMI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[What’s Behind Europe’s Skyrocketing Energy Prices]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/whats-behind-europes-skyrocketing-energy-prices/2021/12/22/7b41fb5c-6344-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:43:29 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Lars Paulsson | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe’s energy ambitions are clear: to shift to a low-carbon future by remaking its power generating and distribution systems. But the present situation is an expensive mess. A global supply crunch for natural gas, combined with low inventories, military tension on the Russia-Ukraine border and bottlenecks for renewable energy, have contributed to soaring prices for everything from electricity to coal. Governments are prepared to intervene if needed in volatile energy markets to keep homes warm]]></description><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/whats-behind-europes-skyrocketing-energy-prices/2021/12/22/7b41fb5c-6344-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[PNA7WXDDIQI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Why Northern Ireland Has Become the Flashpoint for Post-Brexit Trade Tensions]]></title> <link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-northern-ireland-has-become-the-flashpoint-for-post-brexit-trade-tensions/2021/12/21/184093a6-6259-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:19:25 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[By Joe Mayes | Bloomberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The U.K. and the European Union are wrangling over Brexit arrangements covering trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland that are designed to avoid the return of a hard border with the Republic of Ireland. The current regime is stifling the flow of goods and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the EU’s proposals to improve the situation. Instead, his government wants to rewrite the arrangements painstakingly agreed to in years of negotiations. The tensions are a reminder th]]></description><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-northern-ireland-has-become-the-flashpoint-for-post-brexit-trade-tensions/2021/12/21/184093a6-6259-11ec-9b51-7131fa190c5e_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business]]></guid> <wp:arc_uuid><![CDATA[DBAJHJTCLEI6ZG2ROEY7UGIMLY]]></wp:arc_uuid></item> </channel> </rss>