Tag: Business & Markets

About 1 Million Viewers Stopped Watching Fox News After Tucker Carlson’s Exit: Analysis

An analysis of primetime ratings shows that Fox News has seen an approximate decline of 1 million total viewers on average for its primetime lineup after the departure of Tucker Carlson in late April. In the four weeks before Carlson left the network, Fox News’ primetime hours averaged some 2.6 million total viewers. But in…


About 1 Million Viewers Stopped Watching Fox News After Tucker Carlson’s Exit: Report

An analysis of primetime ratings shows that Fox News has seen an approximate decline of 1 million total viewers on average for its primetime lineup after the departure of Tucker Carlson in late April. In the four weeks before Carlson left the network, Fox News’ primetime hours averaged some 2.6 million total viewers. But in…


House Freedom Caucus Republicans Sounds Alarm on Debt Ceiling Agreement

Some members of the House Freedom Caucus said that a proposed deal announced by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to raise the debt ceiling for two years ahead of a possible federal government default doesn’t go far enough. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy said Saturday that House will vote on the…


House Freedom Caucus Republicans Sound Alarm on Debt Ceiling Agreement

Some members of the House Freedom Caucus said that a proposed deal announced by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to raise the debt ceiling for two years ahead of a possible federal government default doesn’t go far enough. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy said Saturday that House will vote on the…


McCarthy Confident He Can Win Enough Votes for Tentative Debt Ceiling Deal

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he’s confident he can garner the votes for a tentative debt ceiling deal between Republicans and President Joe Biden. On the evening of May 27, McCarthy announced during a press conference that he and Biden had reached what he called “an agreement in principle that’s worthy of…


State Farm Halts Issuing New Home Insurance Policies in California

Insurance company State Farm is halting new property insurance policies in the state of California as the firm battles inflationary pressures and increasing exposure to wildfire risks. In California, State Farm will “cease accepting new applications including all business and personal lines property and casualty insurance, effective May 27, 2023,” the firm said in a…


Opposing Advice From Australia’s RBA Governor ‘Deliberately’ Leaked to Damage Government: Minister

SYDNEY, Australia—Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, said it was “disappointing” that the individual who leaked an exchange between Labor MPs and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe, saying that they were trying to damage the government. “There’s plenty of ways to have a fight in Parliament. But breaching the…


‘Surrender’: Chorus of Republicans Disappointed With Debt Ceiling Agreement

Many Republicans are expressing their disappointment over some of the components inside the tentative debt ceiling agreement between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). McCarthy clarified details of the deal in a late Saturday night call with his GOP colleagues. A chorus of House Republicans took to Twitter to share their disappointment,…


McCarthy: White House, Republicans Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement ‘In Principle’

The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday evening. “We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of American people,” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill. “That’s historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms…


McCarthy: White House, Republican Leaders Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement ‘In Principle’

The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday evening. “We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that’s worthy of American people,” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill. “That’s historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms…