CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though the U.S. job market is gaining strength, there are still a lot of unemployed Americans....
TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need...
BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s flurry of corporate mergers may not pay off for shareholders in the long run, but...
JOE MANDAK, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three minority women who worked at a county emergency call center in Pittsburgh have filed discrimination lawsuits, with one...
(USA Today) – Wall Street is finally getting its way with JetBlue. The airline had been one of the last to hold out against charging...
(Reuters) – Cadillac’s new boss believes General Motors’ premium brand could eventually sell ultra-luxury cars that retail for a quarter-million dollars by 2029. “It is too early...
(247 Wall Street) – Unmanned drones are used by groups as widely dispersed as hobbyists who want to take videos of their neighborhoods to Amazon.com...
(Chicago Tribune) – At least 50 websites, with names like FreeScoreOnline.com, FreeScore360.com and ScoreSense.com, offered consumers access to their credit scores from the three major...
(New York Times) – In recent years, the airline industry has generated billions in revenue by charging fees on top of base fares. Now the...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The country is facing an epidemic of unscrupulous debt collectors willing to pose as law enforcement and threaten...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to increase the relevancy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the...
PART II by Zenobia Jeffries Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen There is a racial imbalance to opportunity and outcome in Detroit’s revitalization a...
By John B. Smith, Sr. Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Inquirer ATLANTA – Herman J. Russell, the native Atlantan born in 1931 from...
(Business Week) – Privateer Holdings Inc., a private-equity firm that invests exclusively in marijuana businesses, is creating a line of Bob Marley-inspired cannabis products as more...
Nathan Layne, REUTERS (Reuters)—A group of Walmart employees pushing for higher wages said on Friday they were planning protests at 1,600 Walmart stores nationwide on Black Friday,...
JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writers MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writers OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Buying Duracell will provide a short-term charge for Warren Buffett’s company, but...
(New York Times) – In the netherworld of consumer debt, there are zombies: bills that cannot be killed even by declaring personal bankruptcy. Tens of thousands...
by Lynette Holloway Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times It’s no secret that African Americans face unique challenges to their financial security that are...
MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The ride-sharing service Uber X won an experimental license Thursday to arrange private rides throughout much of Pennsylvania, a...
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a...
ALBERTO ARCE, Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has tried to keep the issue of violence issue separate from his focus on the economy,...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The 2015 Honda Fit EX-L, the third generation of the subcompact, was surprising. The model had many creature...
(New York Times) – When LeBron James announced his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in July, fans celebrated by hanging banners, getting drunk and digging old...
WASHINGTON (AP) — McDonald’s is recalling a Hello Kitty-themed whistle given to children in Happy Meals, citing a chance they could choke on some of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last month’s Black unemployment rate (10.9 percent) was more than twice the White unemployment rate...
