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'{{short description|American business channel}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Fox Business Network | logo = Fox_Business.svg | logo_size = 220px | launch_date = {{Start date|2007|10|15}} | picture_format = [[720p]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed) | owner = {{Ubl|[[News Corporation]] <br />(2007–2013)|[[21st Century Fox]] <br />(2013–2019)|[[Fox Corporation]] <br />(2019–present)}} | parent = [[Fox News|Fox News Media]] | country = United States | language = English | area = Nationwide | headquarters = [[1211 Avenue of the Americas]]<br />New York City, U.S. | sister_channels = {{Plainlist| * [[Fox News|Fox News Channel]] * [[Fox Weather]] * [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] * [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]] * [[Fox Sports 2|FS2]] * [[LiveNOW from Fox]] * [[MyNetworkTV]] * [[Movies!]] }} | webcast = [https://www.foxnews.com/go Fox News Go] and FoxNow app (Pay-TV subscribers only) | website = {{URL|https://www.foxbusiness.com/}} | online_chan_1 = [[YouTube TV]] }} '''Fox Business''' (officially known as '''Fox Business Network''', or '''FBN''') is an American [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[Business channels|business news channel]] and website publication owned by the [[Fox News|Fox News Media]] division of [[Fox Corporation]]. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at [[1211 Avenue of the Americas]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. Launched on October 15, 2007, the network features trading day coverage and a nightly lineup of opinion-based talk shows. Day-to-day operations are run by Kevin Magee, executive vice president of [[Fox News]]; [[Neil Cavuto]] is the vice president and [[managing editor]] for the network and business news operation overall.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} As of February 2015, Fox Business Network is available to approximately 74,224,000 pay television households (63.8% of households with television) in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/22/list-of-how-many-homes-each-cable-network-is-in-as-of-february-2015/366230/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223220414/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/22/list-of-how-many-homes-each-cable-network-is-in-as-of-february-2015/366230/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2015|title=List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=February 22, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref> ==History== [[News Corporation]] chairman Rupert Murdoch confirmed the launch at his [[keynote address]] at the 2007 [[McGraw-Hill]] Media Summit on February 8, 2007. Murdoch had publicly stated that if News Corporation's purchase of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' went through and if it were legally possible, he would have rechristened the channel with a name that has "''Journal''" in it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/business/media/04murdoch.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5090&en=6c32ea528e10ac5f&ex=1335931200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | work=The New York Times | title=Murdoch on Owning The Wall Street Journal | first1=Richard | last1=Siklos | date=May 4, 2007 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> However, on July 11, 2007, News Corporation announced that the new channel would be called Fox Business Network (FBN),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&Date=20070711&ID=7152992 |title=Fox Business Network to Launch Oct. 15: Associated Press Business News - MSN Money |date=October 27, 2007 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027024520/http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&Date=20070711&ID=7152992 |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> a name chosen over ''Fox Business Channel'' due to the pre-existing (though seldom used) legal abbreviation of "FBC" for the co-owned broadcast network [[Fox Broadcasting Company]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Brian on |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox_biz/fbn_is_a_better_abbreviation_than_fbc__63227.asp |title=TVNewser |publisher=mediabistro.com |date=July 17, 2007 |access-date=2011-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012150527/http://mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox_biz/fbn_is_a_better_abbreviation_than_fbc__63227.asp |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref> Before the network launched, few specific facts were made public as to the type of programming approach Fox Business would be taking. However, some details emerged as to how it would differentiate itself from its main competitor, [[CNBC]]. At a media summit hosted by ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' magazine, Rupert Murdoch was quoted as saying CNBC was too "negative towards business". They promised to make Fox Business more "business friendly".<ref>{{cite web|date=February 8, 2007|title=Q4 Launch for Fox Business Channel - 2/8/2007 11:33:00 PM - Multichannel News|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6414775.html?display=Breaking+News|access-date=2011-11-24|publisher=Multichannel.com}}</ref> In addition, it was expected that Fox Business would not be "poaching" a lot of CNBC's on-air talent in the immediate future, as most key on-air personalities had been locked into a long-term contract. However, that still left open the possibility of the network taking some of CNBC's other staff, including editors, producers and other reporters.<ref>{{cite web|title=CNBC is facing scary times - as usual|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/cnbc-facing-scary-times---/story.aspx?guid=%7B2DC05D0C%2D3833%2D4E0D%2DB45C%2DBBCB45F35C27%7D|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012142742/http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/cnbc-facing-scary-times---/story.aspx?guid=%7B2DC05D0C-3833-4E0D-B45C-BBCB45F35C27%7D|archive-date=October 12, 2007|access-date=2011-11-24|publisher=MarketWatch}}</ref> The channel launched on October 15, 2007.<ref>{{cite news | title = Fox Business Network Debuts | work = CBS News | date = October 15, 2007 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/15/business/main3366877.shtml}}</ref> The network is placed on channel 43 in the New York City market in the basic-tier pay-TV package, which is home to the [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] and [[NASDAQ]] stock exchanges. It is paired with sister network [[Fox News Channel]], which moved to channel 44 (CNBC is carried on channel 15 on [[Time Warner Cable]]'s New York City area systems).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://multichannel.com/article/CA6475338.html |title=Fox Business Lands Channel 43 in NYC - 9/5/2007 10:18:00 AM - Multichannel News |publisher=Multichannel.com |access-date=2011-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013233858/http://multichannel.com/article/CA6475338.html |archive-date=October 13, 2007 }}</ref> FBN received carriage on [[Cablevision]] channel 106, only available via subscription to its [[IO Digital Cable]] package. According to an article in ''[[Multichannel News]]'', [[NBCUniversal|NBC Universal]] paid up to "several million dollars" in order to ensure that CNBC and Fox Business would be separated on the dial, and in order to retain CNBC's "premium" channel slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6475668.html |title=NBCU Nets Dial Up In New York City - 9/5/2007 3:07:00 PM - Multichannel News |publisher=Multichannel.com |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> At the time FBN was carried on Time Warner Cable only on its analog service in New York City (most systems have since switched to digital-only); in other markets, the channel's carriage was limited to premium [[digital cable]] packages at extra cost.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/fox-business-network-launch-costs-nbc-universal-30633 |title=Fox Business Network Launch Costs NBC Universal - 9/7/2007 5:48:00 PM - Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=Broadcastingcable.com |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> Verizon's [[FiOS TV]] also carries the network on its premier lineup (SD channel 117 and HD channel 617). [[Dish Network]] began carrying FBN on channel 206 on February 2, 2009. FBN also received carriage on [[DirecTV]] channel 359. As its prominence grew, some providers indeed moved the channel to their basic package, and some have paired [[Bloomberg Television]], CNBC and FBN next to each other as part of 'genre' channel maps. On November 10, 2015, Fox Business Network, along with ''The Wall Street Journal'' hosted its first Republican presidential primary debate, setting a ratings record for the network with 13.5 million viewers. The debate also delivered 1.4 million concurrent streams, making it the most watched livestreaming primary debate in history and beating out the 2015 Super Bowl by 100,000 streams.<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX Business Network Shatters Rating Record for GOP Presidential Debate|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2015/11/11/fox-business-network-shatters-rating-record-for-gop-presidential-debate/|website=foxbusiness.com|publisher=FBN|access-date=January 11, 2016|date=November 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226221723/http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2015/11/11/fox-business-network-shatters-rating-record-for-gop-presidential-debate/|archive-date=December 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fox Business Network hosted its second Republican primary debate on January 14, 2016, in Charleston, South Carolina with [[Neil Cavuto]] and [[Maria Bartiromo]] serving as moderators. Both of these primetime debates also included earlier debates featuring presidential candidates who were not ranked as highly in the national polls as well as those based in Iowa or New Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web|title=FOX Business Network Announces Moderators for GOP Primary Debates on Jan. 14|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2016/01/05/fox-business-network-announces-moderators-for-gop-primary-debates-on-jan-14/|website=foxbusiness.com|publisher=FBN|access-date=January 12, 2016|date=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106023645/http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2016/01/05/fox-business-network-announces-moderators-for-gop-primary-debates-on-jan-14/|archive-date=January 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[Image:111807z12.jpg|thumb|Studio F, the previous (now a FedEx Office) studio for ''Fox Business Morning'' and ''[[Fox Business (TV program)|Fox Business]]'']]On December 14, 2017, 21st Century Fox announced it would sell a majority of its assets to [[The Walt Disney Company]] in a transaction valued at over $52 billion. Fox Business Network was not included in the deal and was spun off to the significantly downsized [[Fox Corporation]], along with the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News Channel and [[Fox Sports 1]] and [[Fox Sports 2|2]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-fox-assets-20171214-story.html|title=What will the Fox TV network be without its own production studio?|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 14, 2017|access-date=December 14, 2017|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio}}</ref> The deal was approved by Disney and Fox shareholders on July 27, 2018, and was completed on March 19, 2019.<ref name="Approval">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/21st-century-fox-and-disney-stockholders-approve-acquisition-by-disney/|title=21st Century Fox And Disney Stockholders Approve Acquisition By Disney|work=The Walt Disney Company|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> On September 29, 2019, Fox Business Network unveiled a new slogan, "Investing in You", a new on-air graphics scheme based on one recently adopted by Fox News Channel, and updated digital platforms. The channel also announced the new Friday-night program ''[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] Roundtable''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/fox-business-network-refresh-barrons-fox-news-1203353248/|title=Fox Business Refresh: New Slogan, Graphics, 'Barron's' Series Set to Debut|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2019-09-29|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/fox-business-barrons-roundtable-1202748238/|title=Fox Business Network Adds 'Barron's Roundtable' To Friday Lineup|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=2019-09-30|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> ==Programming and on-air staff == [[File:111807y.jpg|thumb|left|FBN's control room]] [[David Asman]], [[Maria Bartiromo]], [[Cheryl Casone]], [[Dagen McDowell]], and [[Stuart Varney]] are anchors for Fox Business Network; they also appear on Fox News Channel. In addition, [[Brenda Buttner]] was also on the roster on FBN until her passing in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6478053.html |title=Fox Business Network Names On-Air Team, Executive Producers - 9/13/2007 2:20:00 PM |work=Broadcastingcable.com |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> Other anchors include [[Peter Barnes (journalist)|Peter Barnes]], [[Thomas M. Sullivan|Tom Sullivan]], [[Jenna Lee]], [[Nicole Petallides]] and [[Cody Willard]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ariens |first=Chris |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox_biz/more_anchors_for_fbn_67303.asp#more |title=TVNewser |publisher=mediabistro.com |date=September 18, 2007 |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> Reporters include Jeff Flock (a [[CNN]] "original"), [[Shibani Joshi]] (from [[News 12 Networks#News 12 Westchester|News 12 Westchester]]), and [[Connell McShane]] (from [[Bloomberg Television]]).{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} The network previously had former [[Hewlett-Packard]] CEO [[Carly Fiorina]] (a 2016 presidential candidate) as a contributor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ariens|first=Chris|date=October 9, 2007|title=Fiorina Comes To FBN|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox_biz/fiorina_comes_to_fbn_68649.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128212823/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox_biz/fiorina_comes_to_fbn_68649.asp|archive-date=2013-01-28|access-date=2011-11-24|website=TVNewser|publisher=mediabistro.com}}</ref> [[Dave Ramsey]] had a one-hour prime time show, similar in format to his syndicated radio show, until June 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/cms/dave_fox_business_network_7703.htmlc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003034705/http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/cms/dave_fox_business_network_7703.htmlc |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-03 |title=Fox Business Network Names Radio Show Personality Dave Ramsey As Primetime Host |publisher=Daveramsey.com |access-date=2011-11-24 }}</ref> Tom Sullivan broadcast his ''Tom Sullivan Show'' on the radio, with plans to syndicate the show nationwide with the assistance of [[Fox News Radio]]. Adam Shapiro (formerly with [[Cleveland]]'s [[WEWS-TV]] and New York City's [[WNBC]]) was added to the Fox Business Network to report from the Washington, D.C. bureau. On October 18, 2007, former [[CNBC]] anchor [[Liz Claman]] joined the Fox Business Network as co-anchor of the 2-3 p.m. portion of the dayside business news block with David Asman. Her first assignment for FBN was an interview with [[Warren Buffett]]. In April 2008, Brian Sullivan (no relation to Tom) joined FBN, coming over from Bloomberg Television. Sullivan, who reunited with his Bloomberg colleague Connell McShane, anchored the 10 a.m.-12 p.m. portion of the business news block with Dagen McDowell. On May 12, 2008, Fox Business Network revamped its daytime lineup, which included the debut of two new programs, ''Countdown to the Closing Bell'' and ''Fox Business Bulls & Bears''. On April 20, 2009, ''Money for Breakfast'', ''The Opening Bell on Fox Business'' (both hosted by Alexis Glick), ''The Noon Show with Tom Sullivan and Cheryl Casone'', ''Countdown to the Closing Bell'', ''Fox Business Bulls & Bears'', and ''Cavuto'' all moved to the network's new Studio G set. All six of those shows shared the same set in Studio G, which was unveiled on ''Money for Breakfast'' the same day. In September 2009, [[Don Imus]] and FBN reached an agreement to carry his show, ''[[Imus in the Morning]]'', on Fox Business. The show began airing on October 5, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/2009/09/03/shock-jock-don-imus-signs-television-deal-with-fox-business-network/ | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=Shock jock Don Imus signs television deal with Fox Business Network | first=David | last=Hinckley | date=September 3, 2009}}</ref> Fox had previously been in negotiations with Imus to bring his show to the network. In November 2007 (when Imus was just returning to radio, and Fox Business was just starting), negotiations fell through and Imus instead signed with rural-oriented network [[RFD-TV]]. On December 23, 2009, Alexis Glick left FBN. Announcing that that day's episode of ''The Opening Bell'' would be her last, she said "I know this is not the norm, but I don't believe in abrupt departures."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/23/alexis-glick-leaves-fox-business/|title=Alexis Glick Leaves Fox Business|first=Brian|last=Stelter|date=December 23, 2009|website=Media Decoder Blog}}</ref> The only reason given by Glick for her departure was that she was leaving to "embark on a new venture,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-24-la-et-quick24-2009dec24-story.html|title=Anchor Alexis Glick leaving Fox Business Network|date=December 24, 2009|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> but a number of sources have noted that Don Imus' new morning show had a significant effect upon Glick's screen time since he signed with the network.<ref>[http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/anchor-alexis-glick-leaves-fox-business-time-to-spread-my-wing/19292830/: ''Daily Finance'']</ref> On November 10, 2010, FBN announced that former CNN anchor [[Lou Dobbs]] would join the channel.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/11/lou-dobbs-joining-fox-business-network.html Lou Dobbs joining Fox Business Network] ''Los Angeles Times'' November 10, 2010</ref> His program, ''[[Lou Dobbs Tonight]]'', moved to FBN in March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lou Dobbs Will Debut on Fox Business Network in Two Weeks|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2011/03/lou_dobbs_will_debut_on_fox_bu.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Intelligencer|language=en-us}}</ref> On February 24, 2014, former CNBC host [[Maria Bartiromo]] moved to FBN, where she would host ''Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo'', and become a Fox News contributor.<ref name="wwd">{{Cite web|last=Steigrad|first=Alexandra|date=2016-11-07|title=Maria Bartiromo on the Post-Election Market Reaction and Plunging Necklines|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/maria-bartiromo-fox-business-news-stock-market-election-plunging-necklines-10700522/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=WWD|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Levy|first=Nicole|title=Maria Bartiromo: Biz TV's day-trader audience 'isn't there anymore'|url=http://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/02/maria-bartiromo-biz-tvs-day-trader-audience-isnt-there-anymore-001751|access-date=2021-03-24|website=POLITICO Media|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Welsh|first=Jonathan|date=2014-02-24|title=Maria Bartiromo on Leaving CNBC, Starting Fox, and Keeping 'Money Honey'|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/02/24/maria-bartiromo-on-leaving-cnbc-launching-with-fox-and-keeping-money-honey/|access-date=2021-03-24|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> In April 2015, it was reported that Fox Business would drop the ''Imus in the Morning'' simulcast, as Imus was planning to move from New York City to Texas. On May 11, the network officially announced a new daytime lineup that would begin June 1; ''FBN AM'' would air from 5-6 a.m. ET, and Bartiromo moved to the 6-9 a.m. ET timeslot formerly held by Imus to host ''Mornings with Maria''. ''Varney & Company'' was moved up to 9&nbsp;a.m. and expanded to three hours, Neil Cavuto would host the new midday program ''Cavuto: Coast to Coast'', and [[Trish Regan]] (moving from [[Bloomberg Television]]) would host the new afternoon program ''The Intelligence Report'', and Melissa Francis moved to co-anchor ''After the Bell'' alongside David Asman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=2015-05-11|title=Fox Business Network Revamps Lineup With Don Imus' Exit|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/don-imus-leaving-fox-business-network-revamped-lineup-1201424748/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weprin|first=Alex|title=Don Imus, Fox Business Network to 'amicably' part ways|url=http://politi.co/1PwZYqS|access-date=2021-04-12|website=POLITICO Media|language=en}}</ref> Former [[UK Independence Party]] head [[Nigel Farage]] was announced as a commentator on January 20, 2017, the day of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|presidential inauguration]]. Farage will provide political analysis for both Fox Business and Fox News.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38695203 |title=Nigel Farage hired by Fox News as a political analyst |publisher=BBC |date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> === Sports programming === Fox Business Network has occasionally served as an overflow channel for [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] telecasts in the event of programming conflicts across Fox, [[Fox Sports 1]], and [[Fox Sports 2]], particularly [[Fox College Football|college football]]. For instance in 2017, a game between [[2017 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] and [[2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] aired on Fox Business due to a weather-delayed game on FS1. It was reported in May 2018 that, following a controversial decision in November 2017 to move the first quarter of a [[Pac-12]] football game between [[2017 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] and [[2017 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]] from FS1 to FS2 (which does not have wide carriage) due to a [[NASCAR Camping World Truck Series]] overrun, that Fox would prefer the use of FBN for future Pac-12 overflow situations, as it has significantly wider distribution (if not slightly wider than FS1 in terms of total households) than FS2, and that it would carry minimal impact to programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/cracks-are-forming-in-the-pac-12-will-they-be-patched-before-its-too-late/amp/|title=Cracks are forming in the Pac-12: Will they be patched before it's too late?|website=CBS Sports|language=en|access-date=2018-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/fox/fox-business-network-new-home-big-ten-football.html|title=Fox Business Network is the new home of Big Ten football|date=September 23, 2017|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=2018-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/stanford-washington-fox-business-network-channel-watch.html|title=Stanford and Washington State are playing on Fox Business Network thanks to weather delay at Michigan State|date=November 4, 2017|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=2018-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/pac-12-overflow-will-now-go-to-fox-business-not-fs2.html|title=Pac-12 overflow will now go to Fox Business, not FS2, but that wasn't the league's biggest issue|date=May 15, 2018|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=2018-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref> == On-air staff == ===Anchors/hosts=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[David Asman]] * [[Maria Bartiromo]] * [[Neil Cavuto]] * [[Liz Claman]] * Jackie DeAngelis * [[Kennedy (commentator)|Kennedy]] * [[Larry Kudlow]] * [[Dagen McDowell]] * [[Charles Payne (journalist)|Charles Payne]] * Lauren Simonetti * [[Stuart Varney]] * Ashley Webster {{div col end}} ===Reporters=== These reporters are based in New York unless otherwise stated. {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Charles Gasparino]] * [[Gerri Willis]] {{div col end}} ===Contributors=== * [[Nigel Farage]] * [[Jonathan Hoenig]] * [[Dave Ramsey]] ===Former on-air staff=== * [[Deirdre Bolton]] (2014–2020, now with [[ABC News]]) * [[Brenda Buttner]] (2007–2016, deceased) * [[Melissa Francis]] (2012–2020) * [[Alexis Glick]] (2007–2009), ''Money for Breakfast'' and ''The Opening Bell on Fox Business''; no longer in the television industry * [[Lou Dobbs]] (2011–2021) * [[Terry Keenan]], host of ''Cashin' In'' (2002–2009) (deceased) * [[John Layfield]], now at [[WWE]] * [[Jenna Lee]] (2007–2010), ''Fox Business Morning''; no longer in the television industry * [[Nicole Petallides]] (2007–2018, now with [[TD Ameritrade Network]]) *[[Trish Regan]] (2015–2020) * [[Adam Shapiro (television reporter)|Adam Shapiro]], now with [[Yahoo! Finance]] * [[John Stossel]] (2009–2016) * [[Brian Sullivan (news anchor)|Brian Sullivan]], now with [[CNBC]] * Tom Sullivan (2007-2017), now hosts a syndicated talk radio program ==Ratings== On January 4, 2008, ''[[The New York Times]]'' and several other media outlets reported that FBN had registered an average of 6,300 viewers, far below Nielsen's 35,000-viewer threshold. The number was so low that neither Nielsen nor FBN were allowed to confirm the number.<ref>Stelter, Brian and Jacques Steinberg. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/business/media/04fox.html "Few viewers for infancy of Fox Business"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. January 4, 2008.</ref> The ''Times'' and other media outlets noted the network is less than four months old and only in one-third as many households as is [[CNBC]]. In July 2008, Nielsen estimated that FBN averaged 8,000 viewers per daytime hour and 20,000 per prime time hour, compared to 284,000 and 191,000 (respectively) for CNBC. Because FBN's viewership remained low, Nielsen had difficulty estimating viewership, and the estimates are not statistically significant. At the time, FBN was available in approximately 40 million homes to CNBC's over 90 million.<ref>"Business Is Slow for Fox Channel." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072502843.html "Financial News Outlet Continues to Lag Far Behind CNBC"] ''[[The Washington Post]]''. July 26, 2008. Retrieved on January 23, 2009.</ref> In the fall 2008, FBN was losing to CNBC in the ratings by over 10 to 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KC18Dj03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322221907/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KC18Dj03.html |url-status=unfit |archive-date=March 22, 2009 |title=Asia Times Online :: Asian news and current affairs |publisher=Atimes.com |date=March 18, 2009 |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref><ref>"Business Is Slow for Fox Channel." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072502843.html Financial News Outlet Continues to Lag Far Behind CNBC.] ''[[The Washington Post]]''. July 26, 2008. Retrieved on January 23, 2009.</ref> By June 2009, showed FBN with an average of 21,000 viewers between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m., still under the Nielsen threshold, and less than 10% of CNBC's 232,000 for the same time span. At this point, FBN was available in about 49 million U.S. homes.<ref>Schechner, Sam and Sarah McBride. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125055835781238939 "Fox Business in Talks With Imus Over Show"]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.</ref> Reports of ratings from the first episode of ''Imus in the Morning'' reported an average of 177,000 viewers (and a peak of 202,000 in the 7:00&nbsp;a.m. hour) in the time slot, mostly over the age of 65; this was a more than tenfold increase compared to the network's previous morning show, ''Money for Breakfast''. The program even beat CNBC's ''[[Squawk Box]]'' in the time slot.<ref>Krakauer, Steve (October 6, 2009). [http://www.mediaite.com/tv/don-imus-premieres-to-huge-total-viewer-ratings/ "Has Fox Business Found Its Star? Imus Premiere Gets Strong Ratings"]. Retrieved 2009-10-08.</ref> In 2012, ''[[Lou Dobbs Tonight]]'' was challenging CNBC's [[Larry Kudlow]], earning 141,000 total viewers on Fox Business Network.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=Merrill |title='Lou Dobbs Tonight' Tops 'Kudlow Report' Among Younger Viewers in Q3 |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/lou-dobbs-tonight-tops-kudlow-report-among-younger-viewers-in-q3/149187/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=www.adweek.com |date=1 October 2012}}</ref> The first [[fiscal quarter|quarter]] of 2016 had FBN experience its strongest ratings in its history with day programming up 111 percent in total viewers and 130 percent in the key age 25 to 54 demographic, compared to a year before.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Flood |url=http://www.thewrap.com/fox-business-network-hopes-strong-quarter-helps-ad-sales/ |title=Fox Business Capitalizes on Ratings Momentum Ahead of Upfronts |publisher=Thewrap.com |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=2016-06-02}}</ref> As of August 2017, Fox Business had surpassed CNBC's ratings for nine consecutive months, and ''Lou Dobbs Tonight'' was the most-watched program in business news. CNBC announced in 2015 that it would no longer rely on Nielsen ratings to measure its daytime audience, turning to rival Cogent Reports instead.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Concha |url=https://thehill.com/media/347507-lou-dobbs-tonight-tops-cnbc-as-most-watched-business-news-show-of-the-year/ |title='Lou Dobbs Tonight' most-watched business news show of the year |work=The Hill |date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref> == Controversies == === COVID-19 pandemic === On March 27, 2020, Trish Regan departed the network, amid criticism of a segment on the March 9 episode of ''Trish Regan Primetime'', where she accused [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] of exploiting the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] solely to blame President [[Donald Trump]] for it, and launch another round of [[Efforts to impeach Donald Trump|impeachment hearings]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael M.|date=2020-03-27|title=Trish Regan, Fox Business Host Who Dismissed Virus Concerns, Departs|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/business/trish-regan-fox-business-coronavirus.html|access-date=2020-03-27|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-03-10|title=Trish Regan Says Coronavirus Is An Impeachment 'Scam'|url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trish-regan-says-coronavirus-is-an-impeachment-scam-against-trump-all-over-again-trying-to-demonize-and-destroy-the-president/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=Mediaite|language=en}}</ref> On December 23, 2020, ''Mornings with Maria'' aired an interview with a person who claimed to be [[Smithfield Foods]] CEO Dennis Organ, but was actually an [[Animal rights activism|animal rights activist]] from [[Direct Action Everywhere]] who warned that the [[meat packing industry]] could "effectively [bring] on the next pandemic.” Bartiromo issued a correction at the end of the show, admitting that they had been "punked".<ref>{{cite news|last=Burke|first=Minyvonne|date=December 23, 2020|title=Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo interviewed animal activist posing as Smithfield Foods CEO|work=[[NBC News]]|location=|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fox-business-host-maria-bartiromo-interviewed-animal-activist-posing-smithfield-n1252278|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111032915/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fox-business-host-maria-bartiromo-interviewed-animal-activist-posing-smithfield-n1252278|archive-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldman|first=David|title=Fox News' Maria Bartiromo thought she was interviewing the CEO of Smithfield Foods. It was an impostor|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/23/media/maria-bartiromo-smithfield/index.html|access-date=2021-04-12|website=CNN|date=December 23, 2020 }}</ref> === Smartmatic election fraud claims === In November 2020, Fox Business anchors Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs promoted conspiracy theories during their programs, tying the [[voting machine]] manufacturer [[Smartmatic]] to [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election#Conspiracy allegations|voter fraud]] during the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]]. This included claims that it had ties to [[Dominion Voting Systems]] and the country of [[Venezuela]]. In December 2020, Smartmatic requested a retraction of the coverage by Fox Business, Fox News, [[Newsmax]] and [[One America News Network]], stating that it was "false and defamatory".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Breuninger|first=Kevin|date=2020-12-14|title=Election tech company Smartmatic demands retractions from Fox, Newsmax, OAN over conspiracy theories|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/14/smartmatic-demands-retractions-from-fox-newsmax-oan.html|access-date=2021-03-25|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> To comply with the request, the two anchors' programs, as well as that of Fox News anchor [[Jeanine Pirro]], all aired a pre-recorded interview with Edward Perez, an election technology expert at the Open Source Election Technology Institute, which [[fact-checked]] various election fraud claims (including those surrounding Smartmatic).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barr|first=Jeremy|date=2020-12-19|title=Lou Dobbs debunks his own claims of election fraud — after a legal demand from Smartmatic|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/12/19/lou-dobbs-debunk-fact-check-smartmatic/|access-date=2020-12-22|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-18|title=Lou Dobbs Airs Stunning Fact-Check of His Own Election Claims|url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/lou-dobbs-airs-stunning-fact-check-of-his-own-election-conspiracies-after-company-threatens-legal-action/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Mediaite|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-20|title=Maria Bartiromo Airs Fact-Check, Adds 'We Will Keep Investigating'|url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maria-bartiromo-airs-same-fact-check-of-election-conspiracies-as-fox-colleagues-adds-we-will-keep-investigating/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Mediaite|language=en}}</ref> On February 4, 2021, Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News Media for defamation, specifically naming Bartiromo, Dobbs, and Pirro.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Bromwich|first1=Jonah E.|last2=Smith|first2=Ben|date=2021-02-04|title=Fox News Is Sued by Election Technology Company for Over $2.7 Billion|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/business/media/smartmatic-fox-news-lawsuit.html|access-date=2021-02-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The next day, Fox Business abruptly canceled ''Lou Dobbs Tonight''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Stelter|first1=Brian|last2=Darcy|first2=Oliver|date=2021-02-05|title=Fox Business suddenly cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' its highest-rated show|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/media/lou-dobbs-fox-show-canceled/index.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=CNN}}</ref> ==Availability== ===Outside the United States=== <!--As a standalone channel--> On April 20, 2009, the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] approved Fox Business Network for distribution in Canada;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-202.htm |title=Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-202 |date=April 20, 2009 |publisher=Crtc.gc.ca |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> it is currently available through [[Rogers Cable]]'s 'Ignite TV' service. As of July 2011, the channel is carried on [[Sky Italia]] (a fellow [[News Corporation]] company at the time), its first European carriage deal. Fox Business HD was first broadcast in [[Israel]] by cable provider [[Hot (Israel)|Hot]] in 2015, and it is also carried by Cellcom TV and Partner TV. <!--Simulcast, and reports featured on other channels--> In Australia, [[Sky News Business Channel]] (subsequently relaunched as [[Your Money (TV channel)|Your Money]] in October 2018) [[simulcast]] Fox Business Network during overnight hours since its launch in January 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/11/foxtel-adds-business-channel.html |title=Foxtel adds Business Channel |publisher=Tvtonight.com.au |date=November 1, 2007 |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> until the channel was closed down in May 2019. The channel was operated by [[Australian News Channel|Australian News Channel Pty Ltd]], which was partly owned by [[Sky (company)|Sky plc]] in the United Kingdom (a fellow 21st Century Fox company at the time) until December 2016, when [[News Corp Australia]] (a fellow Rupert Murdoch company) acquired the Australian broadcaster in its entirety.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} In the United Kingdom, Fox Business is available for streaming on the Fox News International mobile application. ===Dispute with Spectrum=== In 2018, Fox Business Network decided to Spectrum, to remove FBN and FNC. Both channels were removed from the Spectrum lineup on May 1, 2018. On May 10, 2018, both Fox Business Network and Fox News returned to Spectrum after a hiatus. ==High definition== The [[High-definition television|high-definition]] simulcast of Fox Business Network is broadcast in [[720p]]. Programming shown on this feed was originally produced in high-definition, but was cropped to a [[4:3]] image and pushed to the left side of the screen, with the extra room used for additional content, such as statistics and charts, and a wider ticker with more room; the information sidebar was named "The Fox HD Wing" (competitor channel [[CNBC|CNBC HD]] used the enhanced HD format until October 13, 2014, when it was discontinued altogether). The sidebar graphic was dropped as a result of the network's switch to a [[16:9]] [[letterboxed]] format on September 17, 2012, ending the enhanced HD format altogether. The enhanced ticker and headlines, which were previously seen in the old sidebar graphic, were moved to the lower-third of the screen. Both the SD and HD feeds now use the same exact 16:9 letterbox format, just like its other Fox-owned sister networks. ==The Fox 50== The '''Fox 50''' is an industrial index of large companies that is used by FBN; it consists primarily of "the largest U.S. companies that make the products you know and use every day."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/fox-business-unveils-fox-50_314390_55.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016050351/http://foxbusiness.com/article/fox-business-unveils-fox-50_314390_55.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |title=FOX Business Unveils the FOX 50 |website=Fox Business }}</ref> The index includes: <br /> {|width=100% |- valign ="top" |width=20%| * [[3M]] * [[Amazon.com]] * [[American Express]] * [[Apple Inc.]] * [[AT&T]] * [[Bank of America]] * [[Best Buy]] * [[Boeing]] * [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] * [[Citigroup]] |width=20%| * [[Coca-Cola]] * [[Colgate-Palmolive]] * [[Comcast]] * [[Costco]] * [[Deere & Company|Deere]] * [[Dell]] * [[DuPont]] * [[eBay]] * [[ExxonMobil]] * [[FedEx]] |width=20%| * [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] * [[General Electric]] * [[General Mills]] * [[Google]] * [[Hewlett-Packard]] * [[Home Depot]] * [[IBM]] * [[Intel]] * [[Johnson & Johnson]] * [[JPMorgan]] |width=20%| * [[Kraft Foods]] * [[McDonald's]] * [[Merck & Co.|Merck]] * [[Microsoft]] * [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] * [[PepsiCo]] * [[Pfizer]] * [[Procter & Gamble]] * [[Prudential Financial]] * [[Starbucks]] |width=20%| * [[Target Corporation|Target]] * [[United Parcel Service]] * [[UnitedHealth Group]] * [[Verizon]] * [[ViacomCBS]] * [[Walmart]] * [[The Walt Disney Company]] * [[WarnerMedia]] * [[Wells Fargo]] * [[Yum! Brands]] |} [[Anheuser-Busch]] and [[Merrill Lynch]] were included in the original index, but each was acquired by other companies in 2008. They were replaced by Wells Fargo and HP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/changes-fox--hewlett-packard-wells-fargo-anheuser-busch-merrill-lynch/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117203134/http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/changes-fox--hewlett-packard-wells-fargo-anheuser-busch-merrill-lynch/|url-status=dead|title=Changes to the FOX 50: Hewlett-Packard, Wells Fargo In, Anheuser-Busch, Merrill Lynch Out|website=Fox Business |archive-date=November 17, 2009}}</ref> In March 2011, [[CBS Corporation]], [[Charles Schwab Corporation]], [[Lowe's]], [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint Nextel]], and [[Yahoo!]] were removed, and replaced by DuPont, Ford, JPMorgan, Pfizer, and UnitedHealth Group.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-26|title=The FOX50 Welcomes Five New Stocks|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/the-fox50-welcomes-five-new-stocks|access-date=2021-03-24|website=FOXBusiness|language=en-US}}</ref> This index is not available to purchase in the form of an [[index fund]] or [[Exchange-traded fund|ETF]]. The fund received criticism from some financial bloggers for putting together an index with so many competing brands (such as FedEx and UPS; McDonald's and Yum! Brands; WalMart, Target and Costco; Apple, Dell and Microsoft; and Coca-Cola and PepsiCo).<ref>{{cite web|last=Gunnison |first=Liz |url=http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/daily-brief/2007/10/16/foxs-50-maybe-not-so-nifty/ |title=Fox's 50, Maybe Not so Nifty |publisher=Portfolio.com |date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=2011-11-24}}</ref> == Competitors == * [[Bloomberg Television]] * [[CNBC]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Fox Business Network}} *[https://www.foxbusiness.com/ FOX Business] {{Fox Business Shows}} {{Television news in the United States}} {{Fox (company)}} {{Subscription television channels in Australia}} [[Category:2007 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:24-hour television news channels in the United States]] [[Category:Business-related television channels]] [[Category:Cable television in the United States]] [[Category:English-language television stations in the United States]] [[Category:Fox Business|*]] [[Category:Mass media in New York City]] [[Category:Fox Corporation subsidiaries]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007]] [[Category:Television networks in the United States]] [[Category:Sirius XM Radio channels]]'