California Has Shed Thousands Of Fast Food Jobs Since Newsom’s Minimum Wage Hike
California has lost thousands of fast food workers since a hefty minimum wage hike went into effect in early 2024, according to a recent analysis from the Employment Policies Institute (EPI), a conservative think tank. The Golden State is estimated to have lost almost 14,000 fast food jobs since it implemented a minimum wage increase […]
Federal Gov’t Sheds Jobs For The First Time In Years Amid DOGE’s Sweeping Cuts
The federal government experienced the largest downturn in jobs last month since the summer of 2022, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. An estimated 10,000 jobs in the federal workforce were lost in February, marking the largest amount of federal government jobs lost since June 2022, according to Federal Reserve Economic […]
Trump’s creates ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ ahead of a White House crypto summit
Acting Chairman Mark Ueda discusses the suspension of probes, crypto companies, regulations, China's presence in the US market, and halts to efforts to independence in technology. President Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to establish a strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Crypto Czar David Sachs celebrated the move via X's post. “This reserve will be capitalized […]
Walgreens to go private in $10B deal
Please see what you are clicking on foxbusiness.com. Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance announced it will be private on Thursday. The struggling company has signed a deal with Sycamore Partners, a private equity company worth $10 billion. Sycamore paid $11.45 per share, with a premium of $10.60 on Thursday at 8%. The company's shares rose […]
Wuhan Institute of Virology Collaborators Call Out Dangerous Research — Five Years Late
Two American virologists with former ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) argue that the lab’s recent research poses unacceptable risks — five years after the worst pandemic in a century emerged in Wuhan. A recent opinion piece from the New York Times criticizes experiments described in the high-quality scientific journal Cell on a […]
Largest Trade Organization Under Fire For Allegedly Muzzling Conservative Christians
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is facing legal pushback for allegedly censoring conservative Christian real estate agents for their personal beliefs. Critics are slamming NAR’s ethics code, specifically Article 10-5, for serving as a “weaponization tool” that’s been used to further conservative Christian “persecution.” Several of these realtors claiming their rights and businesses have […]
Chip giant TSMC announces $100B investment in US
Doug O'Loughlin, president of Semiana Schrysis, categorizes the ultimate future of artificial intelligence. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a major semiconductor manufacturer, announced its $100 billion investment in the US on Monday. TSMC, a Taiwan-based chip maker that builds advanced semiconductors used in smartphones and artificial intelligence (AI) models, announced its investment following a […]
Dow, S&P, Nasdaq crater ahead of Canada, Mexico tariffs
“Claman Countdown” panelists Kenny Polcali and Simeon Highman will analyze how the market responds to tariffs in Canada and Mexico. US stocks fell sharply on Monday before President Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico were made public in the middle of the night. Dow Jones Industrial fell nearly 700 points or 1.48%, while Nasdaq […]
Business Giants, Foreign Countries Have Already Committed To Pouring Over $1 Trillion Into US Since Trump’s Return
A bevy of major corporations and foreign countries have pledged to pour billions into the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. Since Trump returned to the Oval Office, some foreign countries, alongside Apple, Eli Lilly, and the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), have already announced plans for hefty investments in the […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Takes Another Shot At Revitalizing America’s Battered Aviation Industry
Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins will reintroduce legislation to incentivize Americans to join the aviation industry. Collins’ Aviation Workforce Development Act would make training at Federal Aviation Administration-certified commercial pilot and aircraft maintenance technician schools eligible as a qualified expense for 529 college savings plans. Allowing parents or guardians to use 529 plan funds for […]