ECONOMY

Workers also contributing less to retirement funds; Fox Biz Flash: 5/27.

The United Nations labor agency reported Wednesday that more than one in every six young workers globally have stopped working during the pandemic, warning that long-term fallout could lead to a “lock-down generation” if steps aren’t taken to ease the crisis.

Meat processing companies are paying farmers less and less for beef and the Departments of Justice and Agriculture want to know why; David Spunt reports.

If American voters interpret economic growth as states continue to slowly reopen as a win for President Trump, it could potentially boost his re-election chances come November, former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman stated Wednesday.

New York’s Long Island has been approved Wednesday to begin phase one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening plan, leaving New York City as the only part of state still waiting to start reviving its struggling economy. 

Former Obama economic council chair Jason Furman on expectations for U.S. economy as coronavirus pandemic subsides.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is endangering the Constitution to ensure that she has more power by maintaining a system of proxy voting in Congress put in place during the coronavirus pandemic, House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., accused Wednesday. 

'Big Tech' is subsidized by taxpayers and censors conservative speech, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley asserted Wednesday. 

Joe Biden’s energy policies would create disruptive energy shortages, big energy price increases, an increased dependence on foreign countries outside our hemisphere to meet our energy needs, and a massive increase in unemployment in the U.S. energy industry.

A report that the U.S. could see strong economic growth as states emerge from months of coronavirus shutdowns had U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sounding optimistic Tuesday during an appearance on “Fox News @ Night.”