Category: Business & Markets

IN-DEPTH: A Revolution Is Unfolding Against ‘Woke’ Corporate America, Here’s the Strategy Behind It

Consumer boycotts against “woke” corporations such as Target and Anheuser-Busch are the key to reversing race, gender, and environmental activism in corporate America, according to conservative groups. That’s because customers ditching companies pushing left-wing policies have given conservative groups the traction they needed to fight them legally. Scott Shepard is a Fellow at the National…


IN-DEPTH: A Quiet Revolution Is Unfolding Against ‘Woke’ Corporate America—Here’s the Strategy Behind It

Consumer boycotts against “woke” corporations such as Target and Anheuser-Busch are the key to reversing race, gender, and environmental activism in corporate America, according to conservative groups. That’s because customers ditching companies pushing left-wing policies have given conservative groups the traction they needed to fight them legally. Scott Shepard is a Fellow at the National…


[PREMIERE 9:30AM ET] “The Endgame Is Power”: Rep. Ralph Norman on Trump’s Indictment and the WHO Pandemic Treaty

“It’s a travesty of justice. This is what happens in third world countries.” In this episode of ATL, I sit down with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to discuss Trump’s arraignment, in which the former president is pleading not guilty to federal charges. “It’s a dog and pony show and we’ll see how it turns out….


Dollar Eases as Traders Gear Up for Fed Skip

LONDON—The dollar hovered around multi-week lows against the euro and sterling on Wednesday, after unexpectedly soft U.S. inflation data cemented the view that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates later in the day. China’s yuan sagged to a 6–1/2-month trough after the central bank cut rates, and as speculation mounts that even more…


Oil Rises as Market Awaits Fed Interest Rate Decision

LONDON—Oil prices rose on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s June meeting after bullish oil demand growth forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC. Brent crude futures were up 76 cents, or 1 percent, at $75.05 a barrel by 0916 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was…


Stocks Edge Higher, Dollar Sags Eyeing Fed Pause

Global shares edged higher and the dollar held near three-week lows on Wednesday as traders were all but certain that the U.S. Federal Reserve will refrain from hiking interest rates later in the session. Overnight, the much-watched U.S. CPI report showed prices barely rose in May, with just a 0.1 percent increase from the prior…


Maker of Instant Pot, Pyrex Files for Bankruptcy

Instant Brands, the maker of Instant Pot pressure cooker and Pyrex glassware, declared bankruptcy on June 12 amid sales decline. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas. Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows for a reorganization of the company rather than its liquidation in a Chapter…


Students Need Work, Not Another Handout

Commentary Handout culture is rampant in society today. People are seen as victims, and government handouts have become the natural response to any form of misfortune—great, small, or imagined. It, therefore, came as no surprise that the response to recently announced increases in indexation to student debt was a call for another government handout. In…


Australians to Get Affordable Financial Advice From Super Funds Under New Reform

The Australian Labor government has introduced a new reform that allows more citizens to access affordable financial advice from their superannuation funds. This comes following an exodus of financial advisors in the country due to a 2019 royal commission’s inquiry into the misconduct in the banking, super and financial services industry, which resulted in a…


Janet Yellen Warns De-Dollarization Efforts Will Grow as Countries Seek Currency Alternatives

The U.S. dollar’s international status as the chief reserve currency is slowly diminishing as other countries diversify their assets, warns Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. During a Housing Financial Services Committee on June 13, multiple Republican and Democratic lawmakers lobbed questions surrounding the risk of the worldwide de-dollarization campaign that has accelerated over the past year….