By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness The Category 4 storm made landfall in Cameron, La. Oil and gas prices were lower Thursday morning after Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm. West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 8 cents at $43.31 per barrel while RBOB gasoline slid 2.12 cents to $1.3394 per gallon. […]
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Pence gets top billing on GOP convention’s third night
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Pence will use an ‘optimistic tone’ to lay out in detail Trump’s economic and foreign policy accomplishments. He always takes second billing to President Trump, but on Wednesday night Vice President Mike Pence grabs the spotlight as he gives the featured speech on the third evening of the Republican National Convention. To make the case to reelect […]
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Melania Trump urges end to unrest, calls on country to ‘come together’ in convention address
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News The first lady also expressed her ‘deepest sympathy’ for those suffering or who’ve lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. First lady Melania Trump took center stage on the second night of the Republican National Convention, calling on Americans to “stop the violence” amid nationwide protests over racial inequality. The first lady also […]
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Rep. Crenshaw: Hillary Clinton telling Biden not to concede is ‘eerie’
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News Crenshaw says Democrats are building a tale that if Trump gets reelected, ‘it will be illegitimate’. The fact that Hillary Clinton urged Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to not concede defeat on the night of the Nov. 3 election, no matter the circumstances, is “eerie,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said on Wednesday. Crenshaw, who will […]
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Coronavirus impact: State-by-state re-openings & restrictions
By Daniella Genovese FOXBusiness The aggressive measure is meant to keep the virus in check by forcing people to stay away from each other. Local governments around the nation are working to reopen the economy months after “stay-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders were implemented in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. As the virus rapidly spread around […]
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Stocks soar to record highs as coronavirus vaccine hopes build
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness U.S. equity markets rallied to record highs Monday after a report said a COVID-19 vaccine could come before the November election and President Trump announced a “major breakthrough” in the fight against the virus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained as many as 234 points, or 0.84%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were higher by […]
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Jeff Flake joins over two-dozen former GOP members of Congress to launch ‘Republicans for Biden’
By Brooke Singman | Fox News Announcement comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention. More than two-dozen former Republican members of Congress threw their support behind a “Republicans for Biden” effort being launched Monday by the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign to engage potential GOP supporters this November. The announcement comes on the first day of […]
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Tropical Storms Marco, Laura put US coastlines on alert
By Janice Dean | Fox News Tropical Storm Marco is weakening Monday – yet it still brings the risk of heavy rain, storm surge, strong winds and tornadoes as the system moves inland. Marco is forecast to move west along the Louisiana and Texas coast Tuesday and Wednesday. The current projected path of Tropical Storm Marco. (Fox News) Tropical Storm Laura is south of […]
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Here’s When $300 A Week Unemployment Benefits May Start
By Zack Friedman, Forbes When do the $300 weekly unemployment benefits start? Here’s what you need to know – and what it means for you. Unemployment Benefits According to a new memo from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), the $300 enhanced weekly unemployment benefits will not be available until late August. Unemployed Americans have been waiting for supplemental […]
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Stocks turn lower after surging to record
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs. Stocks slumped into negative territory Tuesday after hitting record highs earlier in the session following strong housing data and better-than-expected retail earnings. The S&P 500 climbed as much as 0.39% in the opening minutes of trading, eclipsing its intraday high of 3,393.52, before turning lower. The benchmark index needs to finish […]
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China’s anti-Trump election meddling raises new alarm, as DNI calls country biggest threat
By Brooke Singman | Fox News ‘China poses a greater national security threat to the U.S. than any other nation,’ DNI says. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told Fox News that China poses “a greater national security threat” to the United States “than any other nation,” detailing a web of threats that includes “election influence and interference.” Intelligence […]
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Stocks slide after Congress breaks with no COVID-relief deal
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness U.S. equity markets slipped Friday morning after lawmakers went on break without agreeing on a coronavirus relief package and retail sales softened. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 87 points, or 0.31%, in the opening minutes of trading while the S&P 500 dropped 0.23% and and the Nasdaq Composite swung between tiny […]
