By Brooke Singman | Fox News Efforts come amid a fierce war of words over the integrity of the vote. The Trump campaign is bracing for the possibility of a protracted legal battle in the event of a contested election, even forming what it’s calling a “Lawyers for Trump” coalition to “protect the integrity” of November’s vote. Campaign General Counsel […]
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Dow skids 700 points as Fauci warns on coronavirus vaccine timing
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness U.S. equity markets tumbled Thursday after Dr. Anthony Fauci dashed hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine was coming soon, contradicting documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fauci told CNN a vaccine was unlikely to be ready by the end of October. In a separate interview with NBC News’ “Today,” Fauci said a […]
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Nasdaq stretches to record highs, lifted by Apple, Amazon
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness Stocks looking to continue the momentum from the best August in 36 years. Stocks hit record highs Tuesday, building on the momentum from the best August in 36 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 79 points, or 0.29%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit new records and were higher by was 0.4% […]
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Over 40 states preparing to pay out Trump’s $300 unemployment aid boost
By Megan Henney FOXBusiness Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Tennessee and Texas are the only states to have started paying claims this month. More than three weeks after President Trump signed an executive action partially restoring boosted unemployment aid, 41 states have signed up to pay out the $300-a-week federal portion of the sweetened aid. President Trump signed an executive […]
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U.S. coronavirus cases near six million as companies plan fresh layoffs
By Dan Strumpf The Wall Street Journal Businesses brace for extended economic disruption. Confirmed coronavirus cases neared 25 million world-wide, while the U.S. closed in on six million infections and other countries saw case numbers rise. Several prominent U.S. companies are reporting a new wave of layoffs, as businesses reassess their staffing needs and brace for an extended […]
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Alice Johnson receives full pardon from President Trump
By Peter Aitken | Fox News Johnson had previously served 22 years of a life sentence before Trump intervened. President Donald Trump granted Alice Johnson a full pardon Friday, two years after he commuted the remainder of her sentence. Johnson, a criminal justice reform advocate, was serving a life sentence without parole for her involvement in a nonviolent federal drug case […]
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Stocks hit records as election season kicks into high gear
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness Apple, Tesla shares will split following the closing bell. Stocks rallied to record highs Friday morning as the race for the White House officially got under way after President Trump accepted the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 62 points, or 0.22%, in the opening minutes of trading and topped […]
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Liz Peek: Trump makes riveting case for reelection, shows America what it is in for if Biden wins
By Liz Peek | Fox News Republicans made a convincing case that voters have a very clear choice in November. If the point of a political convention is to get your party’s message out, win over voters and boost your candidate’s prospects, then make no mistake about the 2020 conventions, Republicans absolutely buried Democrats. The polling tells us so. Joe Biden got […]
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Hurricane Laura brings tornado threat after Louisiana landfall, Lake Charles ‘severely damaged’
By Travis Fedschun, Janice Dean | Fox News Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron, La., with 150 mph winds. Heavy rains and winds battered Louisiana Thursday morning as a weakening Hurricane Laura roared northward, threatening to spread further damage well inland after slamming the Lake Charles area and causing at least one death. The historic Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday in Cameron, about 45 miles south of Lake […]
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Oil, gas prices slip as Hurricane Laura makes landfall
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 […]
