Meghan Drake

Investors, markets taking fresh look at India

Long seen as an underachiever in the global economic sweepstakes, India is now a hot commodity as a prime minister with a strong pro-business reputation comes to power in Delhi, according to longtime U.S. India-watchers.

Latest rampage revives fears for Chinese students in U.S.

For China, last week's Isla Vista massacre of three Chinese-Americans is only fueling concerns about the safety of the flood of Chinese students who have come to American universities and schools in recent years.

A season of shareholder discontent: Annual meetings see fights over mega-salaries for CEOs

The combined salaries of Chipotle's co-CEOs could pay for an order of 7.5 million burritos.

Driverless car market worth $87 billion by 2030

Despite considerable skepticism, "autonomous" self-driving cars have become part of a hot tech trend that is proving to be a major business opportunity.

MEMORIAL DAY: Student nurses learn to nurture nation’s veterans

Brigham Young University senior nursing student Jenna Bowles and her classmates are in Washington for an intensive course on properly caring for veterans, and they're taking in a lot of history along the way.

Survey: Wyoming, New Hampshire rated best for vets

With pot and e-cigarettes, Big Tobacco is just waiting to inhale emerging markets

Electronic cigarettes and marijuana could prove a vital breath of fresh air for the nation's fading tobacco industry.

Virginia’s Molon Lave has a place at Seder table with kosher wines

For Louizos Papadopoulos, owner and winemaker at the 5-year-old Molon Lave, the production of kosher wine adds a layer of appreciation to the winemaking art.

In a reversal, more moms staying home with the kids

A major survey finds that a rising number of American women are now stay-at-home moms, although not always by choice.

Fort Hood rampage puts focus on mental health problems for military veterans

As more details come to light surrounding Spc. Ivan Lopez's state of mind before he fired on fellow service members at Fort Hood last week, the clearer it becomes, lawmakers and military leaders say, that the mental health of returning veterans no longer can be relegated to the back burner.

EPA hijacking energy policy, GOP critics say

House Republicans accused the Department of Energy of abandoning pro-energy initiatives and instead yielding to the Obama administration's environmentalist and climate-change agenda.

Scandals, Obamacare mandate keep IRS Commissioner Koskinen busy

Just days after clashing sharply with Republican lawmakers over his agency's political woes, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen said Wednesday he remained an "optimist" despite multiple investigations demanding more information into suspected IRS targeting of conservative and tea party groups for special scrutiny.

D.C. mayoral contest a referendum on Gray scandal

After a steady drip, drip of guilty pleas and tantalizing disclosures from prosecutors, D.C. voters on Tuesday weighed on whether an ongoing campaign finance investigation should disqualify embattled Mr. Gray from office.

‘Candy Crush’ doesn’t crush in Wall Street debut

Wall Street proved immune to a sugar high, for one day at least.

Author Diane Francis touts merger between the United States and Canada

If Diane Francis had her way, the U.S. would share a lot more with its northern neighbor than the Great Lakes, maple syrup and Justin Bieber.

Tesla’s sales route too direct for rivals

Trendy electric car maker Tesla is trying to take a side road that bypasses the business model for selling cars that has dominated the market for decades.

Virginia pickle pros hone their craft as business grows

The founders of Arlington-based Number 1 Sons, fermented pickles, a pungent sauerkraut or a batch of kimchee always can be found on the menu.

GW to outsource management of $1.375 billion endowment

Joining a growing trend of universities outsourcing services and functions traditionally done in-house, George Washington University this month said it was enlisting an outside investment firm to manage the school's $1.375 billion endowment fund.

Lawmakers: Agencies failed to collaborate on data breaches, cyberattacks

Top lawmakers Wednesday accused the agencies of the Obama administration of failing to coordinate the government's campaign against data breaches and cyberattacks.

Muslim group to get own caucus on Capitol Hill

A small branch of Islam often persecuted and called heretical by larger Muslim groups has always found friends on Capitol Hill. Now, America's Ahmadiyya Muslim community is getting official representation through a new House caucus to be officially unveiled Friday.