Port of Long Beach executive director: 'Making progress' with capacity constraints
Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero notes that currently the ports are in the peak season and in the coming months 'we do expect a diminishment with regard to the vessels that are coming to over here to the west coast.'
Sign at Alaska IHOP blames Biden 'free money' for staffing woes: 'Nobody wants to work anymore'
A sign at an IHOP in Alaska said the franchised restaurant was reducing hours because of staff shortages and blamed President Biden's COVID-19 relief programs.
Small business optimism 'reached a turning point': Chamber of Commerce executive VP
U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Neil Bradley discusses the Q4 MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index, which revealed inflation and worker shortages are the 'two principal headwinds hurting small businesses.'
US Chamber of Commerce chief policy officer on surging small business optimism
Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, argues 'a pandemic high' has been reached in terms of small business optimism, but notes pre-pandemic levels have not yet been reached.
Boy Scouts secure $800 million from Chubb insurer for sex abuse settlements
One of the Boy Scouts of America's primary insurers, Chubb Ltd unit Century Indemnity Company, said on Monday it will contribute $800 million to a deal proposed by the youth organization to settle around 82,500 claims from people who say they were sexually abused as children by troop leaders.
Amazon facility collapse in Illinois investigated by OSHA, Labor Department says
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the deadly collapse of an Amazon facility that was struck by a tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois, a Labor Department spokesperson confirmed on Monday.
California man says Joel Osteen 'harassed' restaurant into firing him after viral TikTok video, church denies
A TikTok user is now out of a job after posting a video insulting Pastor Joel Osteen.
'Where is this going to end': Labor shortage puts catering companies in a bind during holiday season
The labor shortage is putting many catering companies in a bind this holiday season
Activision Blizzard urges employees to 'consider the consequences' of signing union authorization cards
Activision Blizzard chief administrative officer Brian Bulatao argued that "active, transparent dialogue between leaders and employees" would be a "better path" to achieving the company's workplace culture aspirations than waiting for the outcome of a future bargaining process.
Better.com CEO to take time off following Zoom layoffs backlash
Better.com chief financial officer Kevin Ryan will manage the company's day-to-day operations in Garg's absence and report directly to the board.
Biden White House pushes propaganda: Rep. Mace
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., criticizes the Biden administration's response to 'crisis after crisis.'
Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces amid growing outrage over the role the family may have played in the opioid crisis.
Nasdaq falls 1.7%, Dow little changed
Investors take a breather after three days of gains.
Starbucks store in Buffalo votes to unionize
Starbucks employees at the coffee chain's Elmwood Village location in Buffalo have voted 19 to 8 in favor of being represented by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The vote awaits official certification by the National Labor Relations Board.
Grocery stores see impact of record inflation in US
Red Apple Group Chairman and CEO John Catsimatidis discusses record inflation in the U.S.
Investors bet on whether inflation will get worse before it gets better
A 'Making Money' panel with Alicia Levine and Erin Gibbs on how to invest ahead of the latest CPI report and Federal Reserve meeting.
Volatile market offers opportunity: Wells Fargo Senior Global Market strategist
Wells Fargo Senior Global Market Strategist Scott Wren on the market outlook, inflation in the U.S., the consumer price index and investing in Big Tech.
Jobless claims plunge to 184,000, lowest level since 1969
The Labor Department released weekly jobless claims data on Thursday morning.
Evergrande declared in default, going to have 'Bear Stearns moment': Investment researcher
Dan David, founder & CIO at Wolfpack Research, argues the default of Evergrande is also a default of China and the banking system, which 'forcefully' pushed the indebted developer to continue building over the last decade.
Art Laffer: Biden's economic plan is all wrong
Former Reagan economic adviser analyzes the president's fiscal policy on 'FOX Business Tonight.'



















