AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarUS taking the plunge on bidets four years after toilet paper shortage wiped store shelvesverified_publisherFOX Business - Gabriel HaysBidets, those strange toilet-looking appliances one might only encounter on a European vacation, are continuing to experience an industry boom in the U.S. after demand exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic toilet paper shortages. A new Washington Post report detailed how many Americans scrambled to …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarMars Wrigley pitches new idea to get Americans back into chewing gumverified_publisherFOX Business - Lawrence RichardCandy companies want to get Americans back into chewing gum, a once popular trend bucked by the COVID pandemic and surging inflation, but one executive’s new epiphany hopes to change the game. Alyona Fedorchenko, global vice president for gum and mints at Mars Inc., said her company has been looking …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarFederal deficit blew up $89B more in 1st quarter 2024 than last yearverified_publisherFOX Business - Eric RevellThe federal government ran a $510 billion budget deficit in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 – an increase of $89 billion from the same period a year ago, according to data from the Treasury Department and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO noted that the deficit grew in …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarUS commercial real estate suffers as telework becomes the new normverified_publisherFOX Business - Joy AddisonAt the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic telework seemed like a temporary fix for not being able to go into the office. But, new research from The Conference Board shows that less than 30% of companies are prioritizing the return to the office. Julie Whalen of CBRE Global Commercial Real Estate …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarCalifornia job growth falls by most in the nation post-pandemic: reportverified_publisherFOX Business - Eric RevellCalifornia experienced the largest decline in job growth in the U.S. when comparing job creation in all states before and after the COVID pandemic, a new report finds. An analysis by the Orange County Register columnist Jonathan Lansner found that California’s job creation in 2019-2023 — a period …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarUS national debt tops $34T: How much debt is too much debt?verified_publisherFOX Business - Eric RevellThe U.S. national debt surpassed $34 trillion this month for the first time in history and with large deficits expected to continue, questions about the sustainability of the debt burden are likely to mount. The federal government just recorded its third-largest deficit in history when the U.S. ran …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarMany college grads struggle to land jobs due to a lack of preparedness, study findsverified_publisherFOX Business - Angelica StabileRecent college graduates are failing at job interviews, according to a new study. Developmental setbacks from various factors have appeared to delay communication skills among Gen Z grads — and employers are taking notice. In a Dec. 2023 study, the New Jersey-based research group Intelligent surveyed …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarUS passport processing times back to pre-pandemic norms, State Department saysverified_publisherFOX Business - Daniella GenoveseProcessing times for U.S. passports have returned to pre-pandemic norms, according to the State Department. Applications will once again be processed within six to eight weeks for routine service. For expedited service, it will take between two and three weeks and cost an additional $60. "We have …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarNew 'coffee badging' job trend has some business leaders on high alertverified_publisherFOX Business - Erica LambergIn post-pandemic times, many employers and companies are continuing to mandate a return to the office for their workers — and some employees are responding with a particular form of pushback. First, there was the trend "quiet quitting," in which workers did the bare minimum on the job just to get by …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Pfizer, alleges pharma giant lied about COVID vaccine efficacyverified_publisherFOX Business - Bradford BetzTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Pfizer, alleging that the pharmaceutical giant lied about the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine. In a press release obtained by Fox News Digital, Paxton’s office accused Pfizer of "unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarGovernment’s involvement in censorship a ‘grave threat to our republic,’ says Sen. Rand Paulverified_publisherFOX Business - Alicia WarrenThe Biden administration’s efforts to curb alleged COVID misinformation with help from Big Tech is being described as a "grave threat to our republic," from one Republican senator. "I think it really is a grave threat to our republic to have the government involved with censoring speech," Sen. Rand …
AvatarFOX BusinessAvatarAvatarNYC's downtown recovery post-COVID ranked among worst in US: studyverified_publisherFOX Business - Breck DumasThe hustle and bustle of New York City's business districts is still down by a third of what they were pre-pandemic, placing the Big Apple's downtown recovery post-COVID among the worst in America's largest cities, according to a new study. An analysis conducted by the University of Toronto found …