Bankrupt car rental firm Hertz gets $1.65B lifeline, stock soaring
Hertz' nearly $2 billion lifeline will support the company moves through the next stage of its Chapter 11 process, according to the company.
Rising expectations leave wider workforce skills gap during COVID-19 jobs swoon
Less than four in 10 human resources executives say they have the skills needed to achieve their overall strategy, according to a new survey by IBM.
NJ smashes sports betting record, handling more than $748M in September
The Garden State is growing more green than expected in the sports betting arena as New Jersey blew past its own historic marks in revenue from the industry, officials said Thursday.
Democrats tap ‘fundraging’ to garner hundreds of millions for campaigns
Eileen Dorn said her husband donates to Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison whenever GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says something that irritates them. “It’s getting expensive,” she said.
Stocks mixed as Dow, S&P register third week of gains
COVID-19 vaccine hopes outweighed stimulus concerns on Friday.
Pfizer may apply for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine by late November
The company expects to have data on the drug's safety by the third week of November.
Top World Bank economist says coronavirus pandemic morphing into 'major economic crisis'
The top economist at the World Bank said in an interview on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is “morphing into a major economic crisis” and questioned the wisdom of central banks increasing their sway over the bond market.
Stock futures trade higher ahead of retail sales, earnings reports
Investors will get the latest retail sales figures as well as another dose of financial earnings
Discover CEO sounds warnings on white collar job loss
Discover Financial Services Chief Executive Officer Roger Hochschild sounded the alarm about the growing loss of white collar jobs.
Jim Chanos says 'pitchforks are undervalued' after report hedge funds received private coronavirus briefing
“It just gets to the whole idea that’s out there, both on the left and the right, that there’s two systems here,” Chanos said.
Pelosi, Mnuchin reach agreement on Democrats' language for national COVID testing plan
A Treasury Department official familiar with the matter told FOX Business that the language of the plan will be shared on Friday.
Pfizer, BioNTech begin coronavirus vaccine trials in kids, publish early-stage data
While this week brought along pauses in coronavirus trials for Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine candidate and Eli Lilly’s antibody treatment over safety concerns, Pfizer and BioNTech published early-stage data of a vaccine candidate now in Phase 3, and marked the first company in the U.S. to begin COVID-19 vaccination trials in teens.
Delta, United CEOs forecast the return of business travel
Delta and United Airlines' respective leadership are predicting very different timelines as to when exactly business travel's full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could happen.
Charitable donations dwindle due to coronavirus pandemic
The majority of organizations are concerned about the long-term impact the pandemic will have on donations amid a time when the "need for services is expected to increase."
Here’s why canned corn might be tough to find at supermarkets
The pandemic has roiled the supply chain for canned sweet corn in several ways, meaning it might be tough to track down at your local grocery store, a new report says.
Poverty rises amid coronavirus stimulus stalemate despite bright spot early in pandemic: researchers
After finding that the poverty rate declined in April, May and June after the federal government sent stimulus checks and increased unemployment assistance, a group of researchers say all progress has been erased as House Democrats and the White House remain in a coronavirus stimulus stalemate.
Hormel giving away free bacon-scented face masks
The company, known for its Black Label bacon, unveiled a face mask dubbed "Breathable Bacon."
Trump claims Whitmer 'wants to be a dictator,' says Michigan, other states should 'open up'
President Trump on Thursday said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer "wants to be a dictator," and that Michigan and other states should "open up" despite the coronavirus pandemic.
McConnell rejects Trump's push for 'higher' coronavirus stimulus deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday rejected a coronavirus relief deal that costs more than $1.8 trillion, hours after President Trump signaled that he was "absolutely" willing to go higher.
Trump slams Cuomo's coronavirus, crime response in New York
President Trump on Thursday slammed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of the novel coronavirus in the state and called him “incompetent” while also noting that crime in certain parts of the state has risen as high as 250 percent in recent months.



















