Best of FOX Business 2019
2019 was jam packed for news. Read on for some of the hottest stories
It was a year of stock market records, a trifecta of trade deals and a red hot U.S. economy. It was also a year in which we saw President Trump impeached, high-octane politics heading into 2020 and a record number of CEO resignations, as well as the ongoing backlash against states with high taxes.
Crime was also front and center with the mysterious death of Jeffrey Epstein, a workplace lawsuit against Oscar winner Robert De Niro and a strike at General Motors, one of the longest in the company’s history, that coincided with a shakeup at the United Auto Workers over corruption.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who saw his company's shares hit a record in a turnaround, also found himself in hot water earlier this year with the Pentagon over that infamous pot-smoking incident.
And we also lost some of America's wealthiest residents, which sparked intrigue over their multimillion- and billion-dollar estates.
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These are among the many stories the FOX Business team covered during the year and among our most read.
Why Gloria Vanderbilt's son Anderson Cooper likely won't inherit her massive fortune
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt. (Associated Press)
Barron Hilton leaves 97% of massive fortune to this foundation
Associated Press
Trump impeachment inquiry ‘theatrics’: Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach - EXCLUSIVE
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST - USD DIS | 595.56 | +3.73 | +0.63% |
| FBND | FIDELITY MERRIMACK STREET TRUST TOTAL BD ETF | 44.87 | -0.05 | -0.11% |
Patrick T. Fallon (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
New Jersey residents fleeing 'in droves' as state Democrats fight over millionaire's tax
New Jersey State Capitol Building in Trenton on a beautiful spring day. (iStock)
McDonald’s fires CEO for inappropriate relationship with employee
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | MCDONALD'S CORP. | 294.78 | +2.27 | +0.78% |
Bombshell audio emerges in De Niro harassment lawsuit
Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
San Diego homelessness level drops on costly clean-up effort, mayor says
Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Terry Bradshaw on Giants benching Eli Manning: 'I'd pack my bags and I'd go home'
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans may go up in smoke as Pentagon investigation of pot smoking nears end
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 403.95 | -6.49 | -1.58% |
GM wins a skirmish with striking auto workers
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | GENERAL MOTORS CO. | 51.77 | +0.40 | +0.78% |
*The data was compiled from Omniture and Google search for 2019.