Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck. While many companies instituted more robust sick leave policies at the beginning […]
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Mexico ends year with inflation at 7.36%, most in 20 years
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Mexico ended 2021 with an annualized inflation rate of 7.36%, the highest in 20 years, the national statistics institute said Friday. Inflation in December continued at about the same rate as in November, and was led by fresh food products, air travel and other […]
Facebook’s former elections boss now questions social media’s impact on politics
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Katie Harbath joined Facebook more than a decade ago as the first Republican employee in the company’s Washington, D.C., office, pushing skeptical members of Congress on the virtues of the young social network for healthy elections. Now she is pitching a different message. After […]
China fines Japanese-owned 7-Eleven for calling Taiwan a country
Independent Women’s Forum foreign policy fellow Claudia Rosett reacts to growing tensions between China and Taiwan and applauds NBA’s Enes Kanter for standing up to China. The Chinese government has fined the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Beijing for featuring a map on its website that labeled the island […]
Consumer inflation data, Fed’s Powell hearing, Delta earnings top week ahead
SlateStone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari joins ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street’ to discuss the impact of the December jobs report. Investors will be greeted with another wave of economic data this week, meanwhile, Federal Reserve officials will make the rounds on Capitol Hill. And rising bond yields will remain […]
Arizona CEO's answer to 'Great Resignation' is offering $5K bonuses for new hires to quit
David Siegel, the CEO of Meetup, a platform designed to find and build local community, argues ‘it’s incumbent on companies to figure out how to hire people much faster.’ An Arizona CEO is offering a $5,000 bonus for new hires to quit after just two weeks into their new jobs […]
Israel McDonald's kiosk denies service to people without valid Green Pass
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses vaccine regulations, test shortages and the nature of the omicron variant in a wide-ranging interview. A video posted on social media shows an Israeli McDonald’s refusing service to customers if they do not have a Green Pass, a health certificate used to identify […]
Stocks fall, bond yields rise as investors get taste of 2022
Former treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin joins ‘Kudlow’ to discuss the current state of economy under the Biden administration. Investors got a taste of what higher interest rates may mean for financial markets, including stocks, sectors and bonds. Ticker Security Last Change Change % SP500 S&P 500 4677.03 -19.02 -0.41% The […]
Government has 'tall task' ahead in fixing its affordable housing crisis, famed real estate expert says
UBS managing director and senior portfolio manager Jason Katz previews the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting and shares his inflation forecast. The luxury real estate market in Los Angeles continues to boom even as more homebuyers are flocking to other states to subsidize their income and spending. With a huge lack […]
CES gadget show turnout falls more than 70% thanks to COVID
The world’s largest technology show is back in person for the first time in two years despite a surge in COVID cases with the new omicron variant. Attendance at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas fell more than 70% compared to its previous in-person event two years ago, its […]