Biden to highlight plans to deny tax breaks to wealthy companies, raise corporate tax rate in State of the Union
President Biden is expected to use his State of the Union address to outline his tax policy goals for his second term, including denying tax breaks to companies with high-paid employees and raising corporate taxes. The president is scheduled to submit a budget next week, which White House officials say aims to reduce the deficit […]
Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says | Environment
Doctors have warned of the potentially life-threatening effects of plastic pollution, finding that people whose blood vessels were contaminated with microscopic plastics had a significantly increased risk of stroke, heart attack and premature death. Researchers in Naples examined fatty plaques removed from the blood vessels of patients with arterial disease and found that more than […]
Airline Worker Sings ‘You Raise Me Up’ for Grieving Mother on Flight
When this airline employee heard that there was a grieving mother on the plane, he performed a beautiful rendition of “You Raise Me Up” over the intercom. This powerful song is one of the most iconic numbers of our generation. The song was made famous by opera singer Josh Groban, but countless artists have covered […]
UNLV Football Coach Barry Odom Tries To Ride Bull To Raise Money For Program, Gets Absolutely Thrashed Instead
Hey, at least he tried. UNLV Rebels head football coach Barry Odom is doing everything he can to raise money for the program, and that includes captaining the bulls. Oh, and its name just so happens to be “WidowMaker.” It’s very calming. (Related: Former NFL superstar Braylon Edwards saves elderly man’s life after YMCA attack: […]
Arkhouse, Brigade raise Macy’s buyout bid to $6.6B
Arkhouse Management, a real estate investment firm, announced Sunday that it and Brigade Capital Management have increased their offer for Macy’s after the department store chain rejected an earlier offer as too low. The companies are currently offering to acquire Macy’s shares they don’t already own for $24 per share, about 14% higher than their […]
Trump’s controversial remarks raise questions about Black voter push
President Trump’s controversial remarks that black voters would support him because of his legal issues raise new questions about whether the likely standard-bearer for the Republican Party will help or hurt the party’s demographics. It’s causing it. President Trump is working hard to gain the support of black men in what is expected to be […]
Wendy’s U-turns on ‘dynamic pricing’ that would raise prices during peak hours
Wendy’s said it wanted “clarity” on its plan to roll out a digital menu board that would allow the price of burgers and fries to change throughout the day, and insisted that Uber-style “surge pricing” was not part of the plan. The burger giant’s CEO, Kirk Tanner, told analysts this month that a new digital […]
Airline may raise fares 10%, cut summer flights due to Boeing delays
Barron’s Senior Writer Al Root joins Barron’s Roundtable to discuss the latest Boeing stock price and what to expect from the company in 2024. Ryanair has warned it may have to increase ticket prices and cut some routes from its summer service due to flight delays. Boeing 737 Max production This could result in fewer […]
Virginia Democrats send Republican Gov. Youngkin bill to raise minimum wage
Democrats who control the Virginia General Assembly on Friday submitted a bill to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2026. An identical bill that would raise the current $12 per hour minimum wage to $13.50 on January 1, 2025, and then $15 on January 1, […]
Washington GOP chair calls declaring party on outside of ballot âquestionable designâ as voters raise concerns
As some Washington state residents have voiced concerns, Washington State Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh said requiring voters to write their party affiliation on the outside of their mail-in ballots is a “questionable design decision.” Ta. Walsh told Fox News Digital on Friday that the requirement to declare one’s political party is “codified in law” […]