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George Soros Launches 2020 Super PAC With $5.1 Million To Start
Business
August 1st, 2019 2:07 PM
Liberal billionaire George Soros just wrote the “biggest check” of the 2020 election cycle so far to start his own super PAC. Federal Election Commission filings revealed Soros put $5.1 million into the new Democracy PAC, according to Politico. The July 31 article interpreted Soros’ move as an indication he “may be poised to spend heavily in the 2020 elections.”
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Watch This FBN Show Condemn de Blasio’s ‘Jobs Killer’ Economic Ideas
Business
July 26th, 2019 11:36 AM
Democratic presidential candidate and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NY) proclaimed his support for the “working people” of America, and unveiled his “Workers’ Bill of Rights” July 23. On July 24, the Fox Business Network's Bulls & Bears host David Asman consulted former Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto and others to find out how small businesses would fare under what Asman…
CNN Hits Amazon, Online Shoppers With Eco Guilt-Trip on Prime Day
Business
July 15th, 2019 4:00 PM
Just as online retailer Amazon hoped to entice millions of its Prime members to spend on Prime Day, CNN launched an attack on “fast, free shipping” for not being environmentally friendly. Senior economics writer Lydia DePillis complained on July 15, that fast shipping, like Amazon’s new Prime Free One-Day option, has a “hidden cost” to the environment. She criticized “America’s addiction to…
Media Ignore Home Depot Supporters in Boycott Stories
Business
July 10th, 2019 12:39 PM
It would be easy to think Home Depot is only taking flack after liberal, Trump-haters launched a hashtag boycott. Especially judging from the news reports about their boycott. But in fact, influential conservative supporters of the company including Dan Bongino, Pastor Greg Locke, PragerU, Tea Party Patriots’ Jenny Beth Martin, talk show host Joe Pagliarulo and YouTuber Mark Dice all used the…
Libs Boycott Home Depot Over Co-Founder’s Trump Support
Business
July 9th, 2019 11:21 AM
No company is safe from the rabid haters of President Donald Trump. Home Depot was the latest company to be reviled on Twitter and threatened with a hashtag boycott after billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus expressed support for Trump. Yet, Marcus retired from the company more than 15 years ago, according to MarketWatch.
Business Media Pitch Wall Street as Pro-Warren
Business
July 3rd, 2019 2:31 PM
The left have cheered Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) rise in the polls after the Democrat debates. Now they have pronounced her Wall Street’s choice for the 2020 presidential election. Bloomberg reporters Lananh Nguyen and Tyler Pager on July 3 praised Warren for drawing support from a “small but growing circle of senior bankers and hedge fund managers” on Wall Street. They presented Warren as…
Guardian’s Monbiot Vilifies Shell Oil as 'Planetary Death Machine'
Business
June 27th, 2019 10:30 AM
Left-wing Guardian columnist George Monbiot is often unhinged on climate issues. Now he’s blasted Royal Dutch Shell for extracting oil and gas that “will destroy our lives” and calling it a “planetary death machine.” Of course, his oil is evil attitude ignored all that the form of energy did to enable modern civilization’s existence and improve human life.
CNN Boosts Business Execs' Pro-Abortion Stance
Business
June 10th, 2019 4:27 PM
Hollywood celebrities aren’t the only people upset about recent state efforts to limit abortion. A number of business executives are too. CNN Business writer Jackie Wattles promoted a letter signed by more than 180 business leaders that claimed restricting abortion was “bad for business.” It appeared as a full-page ad in The New York Times. She cited a “growing willingness” by businesses to take…
As Left Embraces Green New Deal, CEOs Blast Unaffordable ‘Fantasy'
Business
June 6th, 2019 3:03 PM
Democratic presidential front-runner, former Vice President Joe Biden gave Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ Green New Deal a big bear hug, with the release of his 22-page climate plan June 4. The Atlantic called it a “mini green new deal” and Biden claimed it will create around 10 million jobs while reducing U.S. net-emissions to zero by 2050. Sure. Business leaders have a very different opinion…
NiemanLab Spots Part-Time Hiring Shift at Vox Media
Business
May 31st, 2019 4:33 PM
Even liberal newsrooms have to grapple with economic realities, as Vox Media may be learning.
After CEO Showdown, N.C. City Plans to Amend Flag Size Rules
Business
May 30th, 2019 3:18 PM
It is becoming likely that a controversial star-spangled banner in North Carolina will continue to wave over Gander RV in Statesville. The city said that its leaders will consider amending an ordinance regulating the size of flags flying in a highway business zone, according to WSOC TV. Gander RV and Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis steadfastly refused to comply with city orders to take the flag…
NY Times Laments CEOs 'Getting Richer,' Ignores Media Execs' Pay
Business
May 29th, 2019 6:07 PM
The New York Times continued the left’s efforts to pit the haves against the have-nots with a business section cover story complaining about CEO pay.
Guardian Smears Morano, GOP as 'Extinction Deniers'
Business
May 28th, 2019 4:24 PM
Not content solely to use the offensive “climate denier” term against dissenting views on climate change, a Guardian writer adopted the term “extinction deniers” in a tirade against skeptics on May 23. Contributing writer Jim Tobias claimed Republicans instigated a “campaign of climate deception,” and smeared them as “extinction deniers” for listening to critics of an upcoming United Nations…
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Camping World CEO: U.S. Flag ‘Not Coming Down’
Business
May 24th, 2019 3:33 PM
Every year, Memorial Day reminds us of the strength and honor of the men and women who lost their lives in battle. That attitude clearly influenced Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis’ thoughts as he vowed earlier this week to never let the American flag come down under his watch amid his current legal battle.
