Stock market today: Wall Street climbs toward its best week since November – The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are trading higher Friday for their best week in two months. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% in early trading, marking its first winning week in the past three weeks. As of 9:35 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 308 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq […]
CNN’s Acosta Denies the Press Are ‘the Enemy of the People’
On Thursday, CNN anchor Jim Acosta opined on “The Newsroom” that press freedom is not only important to democracy. He said, “That's democracy.” The hyperbolic anchor also declared that the media is not the “enemy of the people.” “I want to talk a little bit about what President Biden said in his farewell address. He […]
UnitedHealth tops profit forecasts but medical costs linger for health care giant – The Associated Press
UnitedHealth posted better-than-expected profits in the final quarter of 2024, but persistent rises in medical costs and care utilization surprised Wall Street. The healthcare giant's shares fell on Thursday after it released its first post-war financial report. brazen shooting Comments by one of the company's executives outside a New York City hotel struck a nerve […]
Biden White House holds final press briefing
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held the 537th press conference of the Biden administration on Thursday, delivering emotional remarks from the stage and acknowledging the role of a free press in a democracy. Jean-Pierre told reporters gathered in the briefing room that President Biden has held 537 press conferences, 306 of which he personally moderated. No […]
Capital One sued by US watchdog alleging bank cheated customers out of $2 billion – The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. watchdog agency has accused Capital One of misleading consumers about its services for high-interest savings accounts and “defrauding” customers of more than $2 billion in lost interest payments as a result. The lawsuit states: In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau criticized Capital One's promise and […]
Trump press secretary: This is a 'sucker punch' in Biden's last days
Incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss President Biden’s decision to issue a … source
Incoming White House press secretary: “Congress needs to immediately get to work”
“Congress needs to immediately get to work to start drafting a big, beautiful bill that needs to make its way to President Trump’s … source
FULL SPEECH: Trump holds pre-inauguration press conference at Mar-a-Lago | LiveNOW from FOX
President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference from Mar-a-Lago Tuesday morning, his second since winning the election … source
Biden takes unexpected, impromptu questions from press in final days
President Biden chose to volunteer a number of questions from reporters Friday after giving remarks on the day's jobs report, an address that had been scheduled on the White House's schedule at the last minute. . The White House has recently been asked a number of questions about whether Biden will hold a press conference […]
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Press Conference
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference Wednesday night in response to wildfires burning in Palisades and Altadena, California. Most notably, the press conference indicated that more than 1,000 structures had burned and countless homes and businesses had been destroyed between fires raging in both parts of the city. As Breitbart News reported […]