Business

Florida business leaders have launched a new national campaign aimed at attracting more CEOs, founders and investors to South Florida, pitching the region as one of the best places in the country to build and scale a company as rising costs and regulatory pressures increase in traditional business hubs.On Tuesday, the Florida Council of 100 — with the backing of Citadel founder Ken Griffin and Related Companies founder Stephen Ross […]

More than 80,000 bottles of mouthwash are being recalled over a labeling error, federal officials warned. Parodontax Active Gum Health Mouthwash bottles, distributed nationwide by Haleon US Holdings LLC, are being recalled due to concerns that they may be missing or have incorrect lot numbers and expiration dates, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The lot number on the bottles is 0665363 and expiration is Aug. 31, 2027. However, the […]

Siemens Energy said Tuesday it will invest $1 billion to expand power grid and gas turbine manufacturing in the United States as rising electricity demand from data centers and artificial intelligence strains the nation’s energy infrastructure.The investment is expected to create more than 1,500 highly skilled jobs across manufacturing, engineering and operations as Siemens Energy increases production capacity and workforce levels in the U.S.The move comes as major technology companies […]

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is set to testify on Tuesday before a Senate panel scrutinizing how the streaming giant's proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery would impact competition in the entertainment industry's streaming segment.Sarandos will testify alongside Warner Bros. Chief Revenue Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell as the executives face questions over the competitive impact of the proposed merger before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and […]

China has moved to ban one of the most iconic Tesla vehicle features in order to get a handle on vehicle safety.New safety regulations published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology state that cars sold in China will be required to have mechanical releases on their door handles, according to TechCrunch. The outlet added that the rules, which go into effect on Jan. 1, 2027, will ban hidden, […]

Mindbodygreen is recalling certain multivitamin products due to a violation of the standard for child-resistant packaging.The recall covers Mindbodygreen's Ultimate Multivitamin+ dietary supplement bottles, which include supplements that contain iron and are therefore legally required to be in child-resistant packaging required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.If a young child gains access to the multivitamin and is able to access the supplements, they may face serious injury or death from poisoning.About […]

President Donald Trump said Monday that the Justice Department will not drop its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, will "take it to the end and see."Trump added that the rising cost of renovating the Fed’s two main buildings along the National Mall is "either gross incompetence or it’s theft […]

In case you didn’t see it, late Friday afternoon President Trump posted an op-ed piece on the Wall Street Journal website entitled: "My Tariffs Have Brought America Back," and it appeared in the Saturday morning print edition. I don’t think people focused on it because everybody was talking about Mr. Trump’s superb nomination of Kevin Warsh to be Fed chairman. Yet it’s worth revisiting his piece, which is kind of […]

Tax season officially began last week and American taxpayers who are due to receive tax refunds are likely to see them reach their accounts within a few weeks, depending on how they filed their returns.The IRS announced that Jan. 26 was the official start of the tax filing season, allowing taxpayers to start submitting their returns for the 2025 tax year. Taxpayers who paid more tax than they owed over the course […]