David Lazarus

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Coming up on @ktla.com: Feeling a bit lost in a chaotic world? Good news -- there's a breast milk-flavored ice cream to, um, soothe and nourish. Just $13 a pint

Coming up on @ktla.com: Following Tesla revealing it awarded CEO Elon Musk another $29 billion in stock, European nations announce that Tesla sales across the Atlantic continue to plummet after Musk's embrace of far-right politics

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Coming up on @ktla.com: After saying he's reduced drug prices by 1,500%, which is mathematically impossible, President Trump says he will impose import taxes of as much as 250% on pharmaceutical products, driving up costs for U.S. patients

A massive transfer of wealth from consumers to the deficit-spending government

Coming up on @ktla.com: Amid an epidemic of loneliness, people are increasingly developing emotional attachments to AI chatbots. This may not be a good thing

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Coming up on @ktla.com: You'll see me twice in the 1 o'clock show. I'll be in at the top of the hour with stocks and jobs, and then at my usual time with how much Southwest is raking in from its new seating fees

Coming up on @ktla.com: Job losses, tariffs and a market rout, oh my!

The level of uncertainty is something we haven't seen since the 2008 recession

The earlier guesstimates regarding private-sector hiring are now subject to hard data

Coming up on @ktlamorningnews.bsky.social: I'll begin what I expect to be a very busy shift of unpacking a really dismal jobs report, U.S. consumers paying the highest import taxes in more than a century and global financial markets in turmoil. Have a nice day!

Trump administration cuts UCLA research funding over antisemitism claims The Trump administration is cutting UCLA’s federal research funding, and “claims antisemitism and bias” as the reasons, the university’s chancellor announced. “UCLA received a not…

Trump administration cuts UCLA research funding over antisemitism claims

Under President Trump's new executive order, American consumers will now pay the highest import taxes in more than a century

Coming up on @ktla.com: The Trump administration wants to partner with Big Tech to create a massive database storing the health information of Americans. What could go wrong?

YouTube video by KTLA 5 Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

ICYMI: My rundown on #KTLA of the ton of economic news yesterday, from tariffs to questionable economic growth www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Mo...

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Coming up on @ktla.com: The Dow plunges as traders brace for tomorrow's tariff deadline and digest the latest news regarding trade partners (not least a 90-day extension for talks with Mexico)

Coming up on @ktla.com: The latest inflation stats show Fed chief Jerome Powell is right to be wary of the impact of tariffs on consumer prices. Inflation rose last month to 2.6%

Update: No tsunamis seen in our backyard. Lupin goes back to lizard hunting

YouTube video by KTLA 5 Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

ICYMI: My rundown on #KTLA of the ton of economic news yesterday, from tariffs to questionable economic growth www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Mo...

Coming up on @ktla.com: The New York Times reportedly will receive up to $25 million a year from Amazon to use the paper's content as a teaching tool for AI. It's a questionable deal between a top news organization and a company it covers

Keeping watch for tsunamis

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Coming up on @ktla.com: A new ranking is out listing the priciest U.S. cities in which to buy a home. Guess which state owns the top five spots

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When the options are wet paws or being confined in a cat carrier, vigilance is essential.

Coming up on @ktla.com: The economy grew by a better-than-expected 3% in the second quarter. But a closer look reveals economic softness

Keeping watch for tsunamis