Category: Business & Markets

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 27)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 46 cents to $74.76 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for June delivery rose 68 cents to $78.37 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 2 cents $2.53 a gallon. May heating oil fell 2 cents $2.35 a gallon. June natural gas rose 5 cents to $2.36…


Tucker Carlson Video Nets 60 Million Impressions in Under 24 Hours

A video message posted on Twitter by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson after his departure has netted some 19 million views and 60 million impressions, highlighting Carlson’s influence and popularity. He posted the clip at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, the same time as his former Fox News show, and did not address…


PREMIERING NOW: Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse

“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…


Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse

“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…


Amazon Begins Job Cuts in HR and Cloud Units as Part of Latest Layoff Round

Amazon on Wednesday started laying off employees in its cloud computing and human resources divisions. Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Beth Galetti, senior vice president of Amazon’s People Experience and Technology, sent separate notes to all impacted employees in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica informing them of the job cuts. “It…


Los Angeles Times Denies Submitting Questions to the White House Before Press Conference

The Los Angeles Times is denying allegations that it submitted questions to the White House before President Joe Biden’s April 26 press conference, despite a cheat sheet Biden was holding. “Our reporter did not submit any questions in advance of the Q&A with President Biden,” a spokesperson for the paper told The Epoch Times. While…


FDA Announces Company-Wide Recall of All Drugs for People and Pets

A drug company is recalling all of its drugs for people and pets because it can’t assure the quality, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement on Wednesday. Akorn Operating Company LLC said that it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy earlier this year and as a result, “ceased and shutdown all operations and terminated…


Former ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ Producer Suing Tucker Carlson Never Met Him in Person: Report

Lawyers for a former Fox News producer said that she never met Tucker Carlson in person while she worked on his show—coming days after the former host departed the network, according to a report. In a statement to The Spectator, lawyers for Abby Grossberg—who filed a lawsuit against the network and Carlson—characterized their client’s not…


Former ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ Producer Suing Carlson Never Met Him in Person: Report

Lawyers for a former Fox News producer who is suing the network and former boss Tucker Carlson said that she never met Carlson in person while she worked on his show, according to a report. Grossberg, who was the head of booking for Carlson for several months, has filed a lawsuit that alleged Carlson fostered…


Former ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ Producer Suing Tucker Carlson Never Met Him: Lawyers

Lawyers for a former Fox News producer said that she never actually met Tucker Carlson in person while she worked on his show—coming days after the former host departed the network. In a statement to The Spectator, lawyers for Abby Grossberg—who filed a lawsuit against the network and Carlson—characterized their client’s not meeting with him…