Andy Hirschfeld

Andy Hirschfeld

Andy Hirschfeld is a New York-based journalist covering the economy for Al Jazeera Digital. During his tenure, he has broken exclusives, such as Donal...d Trump failing to pay for his rallies, and authored in-depth explainers on topics ranging from AI in fashion to GPS spoofing in aviation. In addition to his work with Al Jazeera, his reporting has appeared in a range of prominent outlets, including Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate, The Daily Beast, NPR, and others. Previously, he served as the anchor of the business news program The Business Report and worked as a television news producer at networks including CBS News and CNN.

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One case in California focuses on addiction, while another in New Mexico targets access to explicit material.

The cases comes amidst a wave of 40 lawsuits brought against Meta alleging the social media giant prioritized profits over safety for kids [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

The football game will bring as much as $630m in local economic impact to the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California [File: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images/Reuters]

The aim of the group is to challenge China’s stronghold on the globe’s rare earth mining.

The meeting comes despite growing global tensions between the United States and key allies [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Walmart stock surged as a new CEO takes the helm and on news of a trade deal with India, a key supplier.

Walmart stock sank on the news of the synthetic dye phase out. As of 12:00 PM in New York (16:00 GMT) it is down by more than 1.9 percent [File: Mike Blake / Reuters ]

President Trump said the stockpile would ‘ensure that American businesses and workers are never harmed by any shortage’.

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC

The drop comes amid stalling growth for its cloud computing software as OpenAI investments are questioned.

On Wall Street the stock is set to finish the day down 12 percent from the market open [File: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters]

The central bank will maintain rates at 3.5 to 3.75 percent and warned of ‘elevated’ economic uncertainty.

The decision comes despite ongoing political pressure as US President Donald Trump has called for more aggressive interest rate cuts [File:Nathan Howard/Reuters]

Wednesday’s cuts are the second mass layoffs in three months at the e-commerce giant.

The cuts come as the company also focuses on broader restructuring efforts including closing its Amazon Fresh and Go brick and mortar grocery stores in addition to headcount reductions [File: Damien Eagers/Reuters]

The network is set lean into podcasters bringing on more controversial conservative leaning voices.

The changes to CBS comes as parent company Paramount Skydance continues with a series of hostile takeover bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]

Workers in ‘risky’ industries and many religious and ethnic groups have been denied access to financial services.

Trump accused the bank of shuttering his accounts at JP Morgan Chase for political reasons