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• Growth Continues Across Most U.S. Regions

  30-11-2016 20:06 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  The U.S. economy continued to expand in October and November, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in its anecdotal Beige Book report.
  
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• Unifor and Stellantis begin contract negotiations under threat of auto tariffs

  01-09-2026 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The negotiations are the last round of bargaining between the Big Three carmakers — Stellantis, Ford and GM — and Unifor, which represents autoworkers at each. And with the backdrop of American tariffs threatening Canada's auto industry, the talks come at a critical juncture.
  
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• Lowe's launches major effort to help close America's skilled trades gap

  01-09-2026 14:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Lowe's announced a new partnership on Tuesday with dozens of companies that aims to address America's shortage of skilled workers by helping to train and develop 1 million tradespeople over the next decade.The Lowe's Foundation is partnering with Nvidia, General Motors, AT&T, Bank of America and more through the Building Futures Skilled Trades Coalition, which aims to train and certify 1 million skilled tradespeople by 2035. The cross-sector coalition – billed as the nation's largest &
  
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• Trump urges bipartisan federal tax incentive to bring film, TV production back to US

  01-09-2026 13:51 via foxbusiness.com
  
  President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to approve a federal tax incentive aimed at bringing film and television production and entertainment jobs back to the United States, drawing support from both a major Hollywood trade group and Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff.Trump announced the push Monday after meeting with actor Jon Voight, one of his Hollywood ambassadors, saying Voight and others in the entertainment industry have urged the administration to support federal incentives for
  
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• Walmart mangoes recalled over potential salmonella contamination

  01-09-2026 03:12 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Federal regulators announced Friday that hundreds of boxes of mangoes sold at Walmart stores are being recalled over potential salmonella contamination. At least 302 boxes of Martina-brand mangoes are included in the recall initiated by Panorama Produce, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The affected produce is packaged in nine-count boxes containing large mangoes. The recalled mangoes were sold at select Walmart locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Co
  
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• Teen flips ultra-rare 1-of-1 gold Jimothy rookie card for major payday on eBay

  01-09-2026 02:36 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A 13-year-old Seattle Mariners fan turned a free ballpark giveaway into a five-figure payday after a rare rookie card featuring the city's viral raccoon sensation sold for a whopping $21,100.The one-of-one gold "Jimothy" rookie card sold on eBay Sunday night after drawing 100 bids, transforming a quirky Mariners promotion into an unexpected $21,100 payday for the young fan.The bidding started at just 99 cents before skyrocketing past $21,000 in a matter of days.The card belonged to 13-year-old M
  
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• Unifor to launch collective bargaining with Stellantis Tuesday

  01-09-2026 00:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing over 6,000 workers at Stellantis' Windsor Assembly plant is set to begin collective bargaining with the company on Tuesday.
  
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• Unifor to launch collective bargaining with Stellantis on Tuesday

  01-09-2026 00:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing over 6,000 workers at Stellantis's Windsor Assembly plant is set to begin collective bargaining with the company on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Lake America' change highlights Canada's reliance on U.S. tech

  01-09-2026 00:15 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump's push to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" underscores Canada's reliance on U.S. tech giants like Google and Apple.
  
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• Bessent urges G20 to 'get back to the basics' with deregulation and growth-first agenda

  31-08-2026 23:39 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a firm call to action to global financial leaders in his opening remarks at the G20 Finance Track meetings on Monday, urging the group to refocus on driving "stronger and more durable growth" by dismantling government-imposed economic barriers.Speaking at the gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors, Bessent framed the U.S. presidency of the G20 around a "back-to-basics" approach to economic policy, arguing that global growth has underp
  
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• Josh Allen's 'Billustration' initiative with New Era, raising over $140K for children's hospital, returns

  31-08-2026 23:31 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Last NFL season, you may have noticed Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen wearing some unique hats while walking in and out of Highmark Stadium each week for his games. No, it wasn’t the usual Bills logo, or even the team’s blue and red colors, on the front. Instead, it is an array of designs, colors and themes all with a special purpose. New Era Cap and Allen began the "Billustration" initiative, where children receiving care at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Buffa
  
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• Grain being shipped out of Port of Churchill for 1st time in 6 years

  31-08-2026 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  A ship is set to leave the Port of Churchill this week loaded with what would be the northern Manitoba town's first grain shipment in over half a decade.
  
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• Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO: How he led the tech giant's rise to $4T

  31-08-2026 21:30 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his role at the helm of one of the world's largest tech companies after a 15-year tenure that saw Apple become the first publicly traded U.S. company with a $1 trillion market cap and other notable milestones.He announced in April that he would step down as Apple CEO at the end of August, and while he is leaving that role, he will remain with the company as the executive chairman. John Ternus, who most recently served as Apple's senior vice president of h
  
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• Pataki sounds alarm over New York exodus: 'It's just going to get worse'

  31-08-2026 20:15 via foxbusiness.com
  
  New York isn't just losing residents — it's losing some of the people who help power its economy.As New York continues to see residents move to other states, former New York Gov. George Pataki is warning that entrepreneurs, financial leaders and major donors are increasingly heading for the exits.Pataki joined FOX Business’ Cheryl Casone on "Mornings with Maria" to discuss the state’s outmigration, its business climate and the policies he believes are pushing residents and job
  
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• Nearly 2,000 pounds of pet food recalled over salmonella, listeria risk

  31-08-2026 17:32 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Northwest Naturals is recalling nearly 2,000 pounds of raw cat and dog food after federal testing found salmonella and listeria monocytogenes contamination in two chicken products distributed nationwide.The Portland, Oregon-based company is voluntarily recalling 53 cases, or 1,272 pounds, of Northwest Naturals Frozen Chicken Recipe and 19 cases, or 684 pounds, of Northwest Naturals Frozen Raw Diet for Dogs Chicken Recipe, according to a company announcement posted Friday by the Food and Drug Adm
  
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• Target launches specialty beauty concept at stores nationwide as Ulta partnership ends

  31-08-2026 17:23 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Target is expanding its push into higher-end beauty with a new specialty-style concept that the retailer says is part of its broader effort to return to growth.The Minneapolis-based retailer said Target Beauty Studio will launch Sept. 10 in more than 600 stores nationwide and on Target.com, bringing together more than 1,600 products from 90 prestige, emerging and international brands. More than two-thirds of the brands will be new to Target.The rollout represents a notable expansion of Target's
  
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• Trump admin shuts down 270 driving schools in fraud crackdown

  31-08-2026 16:48 via foxbusiness.com
  
  President Donald Trump's administration announced a "historic" crackdown on trucking fraud during a news conference in Detroit on Monday.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the move alongside Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, saying tens of thousands of illegal drivers' licenses were issued during former President Joe Biden's administration.Duffy noted that millions of illegal immigrants were allowed into the country under Biden and many were granted commercial drivers' lic
  
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• Fuel supplier sues distributor for nearly $4M over gas allegedly sold at Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel stations

  31-08-2026 15:06 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A fuel supplier is suing a New Jersey distributor and its president, alleging they failed to pay for gasoline that was later sold through stations in the Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel Network.Mansfield Oil Company filed the lawsuit against KRSM Inc. and its president, Syed Kazmi, on Aug. 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mansfield alleges KRSM obtained approximately 150 loads of fuel from its account at the Twin Oaks terminal in Pennsylvania between May 21 and
  
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• Oshawa plant adds truck as unionized Canadian GM members ratify new deals

  31-08-2026 13:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The union said the three-year collective agreements increase wages for full-rate production members to $50.20 an hour and skilled trades workers to $62.71 an hour.
  
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• Americans are looking beyond their local markets for new homes — and Florida dominates the list: report

  31-08-2026 02:08 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Florida dominated a new list of markets attracting out-of-town shoppers for newly built homes, with outside shoppers generating more than 80% of new-construction views in several of the state’s metro areas.Lakeland led the nation, with out-of-town shoppers accounting for more than 83% of new-construction views during the second quarter, followed by Cape Coral at 82.4%, Port St. Lucie at 80.9% and North Port at 80.5%, according to a new Realtor.com report.Nationwide, 67.2% of views of new-c
  
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• Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order: 'It's official!'

  30-08-2026 23:12 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Google Maps has begun displaying "Lake America" in place of Lake Ontario for users in the United States after President Donald Trump ordered the body of water renamed.Google said the change began rolling out Saturday after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) formally updated the lake’s name from Lake Ontario to Lake America."Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see
  
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• Trump urges Canadian companies to immediately move to US, says ‘I don’t want Canadian anything’

  30-08-2026 22:11 via foxbusiness.com
  
  President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Sunday, accusing the country of "ripping" the U.S. off "for decades" as he defended his tariff policies and urged Canadian companies to move their operations south of the border.In back-to-back Truth Social posts Sunday afternoon, Trump first credited tariffs with strengthening the U.S. auto industry and keeping American manufacturing plants open."When I announced that I was running in the 2024 Presidential Election, right at the begi
  
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• Trump goes after the companies ranchers blame for the beef price squeeze

  30-08-2026 19:42 via foxbusiness.com
  
  President Donald Trump is moving to give ranchers a new way around the powerful meatpacking companies that stand between their cattle and the grocery-store shelf, following backlash in farm country over his decision to allow more foreign beef imports.Trump said Friday that he was authorizing legal documents to be drafted to give farmers and ranchers "the right to process their own food," casting the move as an effort to break what he called a "nasty monopoly" in the meat industry.The announcemen
  
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• How Dolly Parton transformed a small Tennessee town into a tourism empire

  30-08-2026 13:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Dolly Parton helped transform Pigeon Forge from a small mountain town into a global tourism destination, creating jobs, fueling local businesses and giving back to the East Tennessee community she called home, City Manager David Wear told FOX Business."Pigeon Forge and Dollywood kind of grew up together," Wear said. "After that, it really just took off and made a huge economic impact in our area."The country music icon died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at age 80 following a "brief battle with cancer,
  
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• Venezuela says Trump's historic oil deal targets 1.5M barrels per day, could generate $200B

  30-08-2026 08:57 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday touted a "historic" oil agreement with the United States announced by President Donald Trump.Speaking during an evening address, Rodriguez celebrated the agreement, saying it would help revive Venezuela's economy. She said the deal would remain in effect for 25 years and initially target crude production of more than 1.5 million barrels per day while preserving the South American country's sovereignty over its natural resources."This 25-ye
  
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• Retirees are pouring into this coastal getaway, and it's feeling the strain

  29-08-2026 18:57 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Beach towns in Delaware are attracting a growing number of retirees as the region emerges as an alternative destination to more prominent locations like Arizona and Florida, and it's straining local resources.A new report by Bloomberg notes retirees are flocking to Sussex County in southern Delaware, which has seen an influx of 40,000 new residents since 2020 with a growth rate of 17%, about five times the national average.The growth in Sussex County has also given Delaware a faster growing popu
  
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• Old soup factory takes on new high-tech life as quantum computing firm gets $195M federal boost

  29-08-2026 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  In the echoey void of a gutted Campbell's Soup factory in Toronto’s west end, Canada's minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation announced the federal government’s biggest bet to date on homegrown technology that could revolutionize artificial intelligence, medical science and a host of other key sectors of the economy.
  
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• Trump teleprompter operator ordered to pay nearly $173K over Kalshi bets on speeches

  29-08-2026 10:32 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A White House teleprompter operator who used advance access to President Donald Trump's speeches to bet on what the president would say has been ordered to pay nearly $173,000 and stop trading for three years, federal regulators announced Friday.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Gabriel Perez, Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016, misappropriated material, nonpublic information obtained through his government job to trade event contracts on Kalshi, a prediction market plat
  
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• Apple implements price hikes for its TV streaming service and 'One' subscription bundle

  29-08-2026 04:09 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Apple raised its streaming price for Apple TV Friday from $12.99 to $14.99 per month or $119 a year when it used to cost $99.Apple also raised the price of its Apple One service, which combines Apple TV and other services such as iCloud storage, Apple Music and Apple Arcade.Apple One is now $21.95 for an individual plan, up from $19.95.DISNEY SETTLEMENT COULD PAY YOUTUBE TV AND DIRECTV USERSThe tech giant last raised its streaming prices a year ago from $9.99 to $12.99.Apple TV isn’t the o
  
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• Walmart agrees to pay $50M settlement over allegations its pharmacies filled illegal opioid prescriptions

  29-08-2026 02:55 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Walmart has agreed to pay a $50 million settlement over allegations its pharmacies were illegally filling thousands of prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The government complaint, first filed at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term and amended during former President Joe Biden’s term, accused Walmart of violating the Controlled Substances Act."Today’s settlem
  
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