Category: Business & Markets

Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence in 1st Video Message

“Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson!” Tucker Carlson has proclaimed again to America in his first monologue since parting ways with Fox News. Carlson broadcast his monologue on Wednesday night at his usual 8 p.m. ET time slot—when he would have addressed the nation from Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight”—but this time from his Twitter account. The conservative current…


Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence in 1st Video Message Since Leaving Fox

“Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson!” Tucker Carlson has proclaimed again to America in his first monologue since parting ways with Fox News. Carlson broadcast his monologue on Wednesday night at his usual 8 p.m. ET time slot—when he would have addressed the nation from Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight”—but this time from his Twitter account. The conservative current…


Business Investment Slumps as Orders for Capital Good Falls

Orders for American-made durable goods has fallen as business investments slump—a sign of an economic slowdown. The U.S. industrial sector has been falling into a slump after several years of rapid growth, with many economists viewing it as a prelude to a broader recession. Durable goods orders jumped by 3.2 percent in March but only by…


IN-DEPTH: What Financial Analysts Are Recommending for Investing in a Recession

The recession has become the talk of the town again in the U.S. economy and financial markets, with many leading downturn indicators flashing red. In March, The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index slumped to its lowest level since November 2020, declining by 1.2 percent and deepening into contraction territory. The spread between the two- and 10-year…


House Advances Measure to Undo Biden’s Tariff Shield for Chinese Solar Panels

The House Rules Committee on April 26 voted for a bill to undo the Biden administration’s emergency move shielding some Chinese-made solar panels from tariffs, drawing closer to a vote in the full House and a threatened veto from President Joe Biden. House Joint Resolution 39 passed 9 to 4. “We need more, not less,…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 26)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $2.77 to $74.30 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for June delivery fell $3.08 to $77.69 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 4 cents $2.55 a gallon. May heating oil fell 8 cents $2.37 a gallon. May natural gas fell 19 cents to $2.12 per 1,000…


NTD Business (April 26): Disney Sues DeSantis After Privileges Revoked; House Republicans Vote on Debt Ceiling Bill

The House is voting on a Republican bill to raise the U.S. debt limit. What are lawmakers saying, and does it have any chance to pass? Disney is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, escalating the conflict to new heights. The company just had its special taxing powers revoked. Both Microsoft and Google had a heavy…


Schumer Rules Out Recovering Unspent COVID-Relief Funds in Debt-Ceiling Fight

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) doubled down on the Democrats’ approach toward the debt ceiling on April 26, even ruling out recouping unspent COVID-relief funds, considering that President Joe Biden has said that the pandemic is over and the COVID national emergency has ended. “Look, the bottom line is the president did the right…


Bill O’Reilly Says Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Ouster Will Impact Republicans in 2024

Bill O’Reilly has predicted that Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News could negatively affect the 2024 presidential race for Republicans. The host of the eponymous Fox News primetime show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” parted ways with the cable news network Monday despite consistently garnering one of the network’s largest audience bases. O’Reilly, a former Fox News…


Biden Admin Moves to Regulate Salmonella in Breaded Raw Chicken, Industry Raises ‘Grave Concerns’

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed new rules banning certain poultry products from being contaminated by salmonella bacteria, a move the industry argues would only cost workers their jobs and take convenient products off shelves. The proposal, released on Tuesday by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), targets breaded, stuffed raw…