Apple Watch drops blood oxygen features to dodge import ban
Masimo CEO Joe Chiani told Craman Countdown that trade secrets live within Apple's walls. apple Redesigned Apple Watch The medical monitoring technology company said in a court filing that it can avoid a ban on imports of certain new models stemming from the tech giant's patent infringement dispute with Masimo. America international trade commission (ITC) […]
Dem Demands On Automakers Could Backfire On Their Own Climate Agenda And Americans’ Wallets, Experts Say
Democrats are looking to bolster union membership in the auto industry, but doing that may tamper with President Joe Biden’s dreams of expanding electric vehicle (EV) adoption while also raising consumer prices and hurting worker wages, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. A group of 33 Senate Democrats sent a letter in early January […]
Federal Judge Blocks Billion-Dollar Acquisition Of Spirit Airlines
A federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, ruled against JetBlue Airways’ acquisition of Spirit Airlines on Tuesday, citing competition concerns. The judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan, agreed with the Department of Justice (DOJ), which argued that the $3.8 billion deal would have spurred JetBlue to raise prices following the elimination of Spirit as a competitor in […]
Burger King owner Restaurant Brands buys franchisee Carrols for $1 billion
Check out what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Burger King's parent company will acquire Carroll's Restaurant Group, the fast food chain's largest franchisee in the United States, for a whopping $1 billion. Restaurant Brands International, which owns Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, announced Tuesday that it will acquire Carroll's for $9.55 per share […]
Global Elite Summit Speaker Chides Big Tech To Beef Up Censorship ‘Investments’ Ahead Of 2024 Election
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens called on Big Tech to increase their online election censorship efforts at the World Economic Forum’s Davos conference on Tuesday. In particular, Givens highlighted what she believes is the “duty” of search engines and social media platforms to boost information from “trusted” sources during the panel […]
Federal court blocks proposed merger between JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com A federal judge on Tuesday blocked JetBlue Airways' proposed $3.8 billion takeover of low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, agreeing with the Justice Department's opinion that the deal would harm the availability of low-cost flights. U.S. District Judge William Young said the proposed merger “violates the core principle of antitrust law: […]
Chicago EV Charging Fiasco Appears To Pierce Proponents’ Claims About Performance In Bitter Cold
Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the Chicago area have recently struggled to charge their vehicles amid frigid temperatures, contradicting the assertions of some EV proponents suggesting that fears about performance in inclement conditions are overblown. Dozens of EV drivers reportedly lined up at EV charging stations to juice up their vehicles in Oak Brook, Illinois, […]
New York Manufacturing Sees Biggest Plunge Since Pandemic Lockdowns
The index for New York state’s general business conditions fell by 29 points to -43.7 for January, with a negative number indicating a contraction, declining to the lowest point since May 2020 when the state was struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve of New York. Accompanying the […]
Zelenskyy Woos Wall Street Elites At World Economic Forum
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is cozying up to Wall Street leaders at the World Economic Forum’s conference in Davos, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Zelenskyy engaged in discussions with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. The Ukrainian president is striving to boost […]
Lockheed Martin officially introduces supersonic X-59 plane with NASA
Check out what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Lockheed Martin officially introduced its experimental X-59 aircraft to NASA late last week. The supersonic aircraft, unveiled at a joint event in California on Friday, will produce a “quieter sonic jolt” comparable to a car door closing, rather than a sonic boom that exceeds the speed of sound […]