January 17, 2019

Federal work is an anchor in many local economies, offering security and benefits increasingly rare in the private sector and a route to the middle class.

The move is the most ambitious effort yet by a tech company to fund construction for local teachers, firefighters and other middle- and low-income residents.

Despite his public bravado, President Trump has had moments of frustration as he takes in negative news coverage of the shutdown, pointing his finger at aides for not delivering the deal he wants.

The Vanguard Group founder set up his firm so investors in its mutual funds would own it. While business titans are often measured by the size of their assets, he said, “I don’t share those values.”

A year after his annual letter to chief executives urged them to run their companies with the social good in mind, the BlackRock chief Larry Fink said they must step into a leadership vacuum.