By Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist For years deceptive and predatory lenders have bilked millions of trusting consumers from their hard-earned monies, while consumer advocates...
By Don Terry Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition For Chicago-based investor and philanthropist John Rogers, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s annual...
[YAHOO.COM] Disney (DIS) reported first-quarter earnings this week, and the numbers were fantastic across the board—well, almost. Profit was up 32% to $2.9 billion, an all-time...
[COCA-COLA COMPANY] Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo will collectively donate water to meet the daily needs of more than 10,000 school children in Flint, Mich. for...
By Avis Thomas Lester Urban News Service Affluence is no antidote to foreclosure. In Prince George’s County, Maryland — one of the United States’ wealthiest majority-Black...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributing Writer Russell Simmons hasn’t slept much since news broke in mid-October that users of his RushCard couldn’t access their own...
By Linda Poulson Special to the NNPA News Wire from the AFRO The mobile group messaging app GroupMe, owned by Microsoft, is claimed to have been...
By Rebecca Rivas Special to the NNPA News Wire Service from The St. Louis American A year ago following the unrest, Emerson embarked on a program...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributing Writer For the nation’s automakers, diversity is measured in colors and it’s better to be a solid green than a...
(Bloomberg) – Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose 5 percent in July from the same month in 2014, propelled by improving demand and limited supply....
(USA Today) – Travelers visiting the Caribbean are going to be immersed in African culture, whether they realize it or not. They’ll dine on dishes that were...
(NNPA) – Dr. Sybil Mobley, the founder of Florida A&M University’s renowned business school, passed away in Tallahassee early Tuesday morning. Mobley began her career...
(PC World) – IBM is adding new smarts to its Watson artificial intelligence system, including the ability to scour photos on social networks to see what...
(Bloomberg) – Uber says its drivers should enjoy the freedom that comes with setting their own hours, as long as that freedom ends at the courthouse...
(Bloomberg) – Jos. A. Bank, the clothing chain whose aggressive discounts were mocked in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch, no longer expects customers to buy four...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writers MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case...
(New York Times) – Five years ago, the book world was seized by collective panic over the uncertain future of print. As readers migrated to new...
(USA Today) – Fall kicks off Wednesday – and it can be a pretty profitable period for investors who are in the right place to rake...
DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen AG’s smog-test scandal escalated Tuesday as the company acknowledged putting stealth software in millions...
(Bloomberg) – While U.S. unemployment has continued its downward trend, wage growth has remained elusive. In fact, Labor Department figures show U.S. wages increased in the...
(Chicago Tribune) – Groupon, once believed by many to be a catalyst for Chicago’s technology scene, evokes more concern than awe from some observers these days....
By Freddie Allen Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Acquanetta Pierce Glass, president and CEO of Avance Communications in Detroit, Mich., used last year’s Nielsen...
Michelle Jamrisko, BLOOMBERG BUSINESS (Bloomberg Business) – Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell more than forecast in August as lean inventories slowed this year’s...
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY (USA Today) – Volkswagen’s stock plunged 20% on Monday morning as investors grappled with the automaker’s apology for cheating on emissions tests...
[BLOOMBERG] It’s tough to be a renter. Housing costs, in many markets, are rising faster than wages, and there is good reason to think that trend...
