By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent in November, according to the latest jobs report...
JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Flying could get cheaper next year as airlines say they will finally start passing on some of the savings...
CINCINNATI (WCPO) – Like many little girls, Warren Johnson’s daughter wants a Barbie for Christmas. Specifically, she wants a Barbie Fashion Maker African American doll, one...
(Reuters) – A Missouri bar sparked protests after it offered a drink special on the weekend named after black teenager Michael Brown, whose shooting by police...
CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hold the pickles, onions and special sauce. The Big Mac is becoming a victim...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DANA POINT, Calif. – The Kia Soul is the most successful alternatively shaped car (read: square box) on the...
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY (USA Today)—Many businesses are boosting hiring and investments with the money they’re saving on fuel as slumping oil prices bolster a...
(Bloomberg) – So much for secular stagnation. A November surprise that included a jump in wages as well as the biggest hiring surge in almost three...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A summer jobs program that engaged mentors to help troubled kids stay on track is linked with a...
LOS ANGELES (USA Today) – Struggling wireless carrier has tried seemingly everything to wean customers from Verizon and AT&T. Friday it begins its latest attempt...
(CNN) – It’s big, shiny and always churning. And it’s fancy — a whole lot fancier than your corner Starbucks. Dubbed the Starbucks Reserve Roastery...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs had seven words for a subordinate when he learned that a rival...
(CBS News) – Which cars go to the repair shop least and boast the lowest repair costs? Honda (HMC) tops this year’s manufacturer rankings by...
(CBS News) – Fast-food workers in more than 150 U.S. cities are expected to walk off their jobs Thursday, the latest in a series of protests...
DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writers TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) — American shoppers passed on the malls and headed to the car dealerships over...
TRACY, Calif. (Los Angeles Times) — This holiday season, Amazon’s little helper is an orange, 320-pound robot called Kiva. The robots — more than 15,000...
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — At least seven automakers are teaming up to find the cause of a problem with air bags used...
Mae Anderson, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers rolled out discounts and free shipping deals on Cyber Monday, with millions of Americans expected to...
(Reuters)—Mall crowds were relatively thin early on Black Friday in a sign of what has become the new normal in U.S. holiday shopping: the mad rush...
Kevin McCoy, USA Today (USA TODAY)—OPEC’s decision to maintain oil-production levels could threaten financing for some U.S. oil industry expansion and trigger market consolidation in...
(Computer World) – Apple’s discounts of the iPad Air and first-generation iPad Mini were “very aggressive,” a retail analyst said today, and were aimed at scooping...
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Before some people opened their eyes, Black Friday was already well underway. The traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping...
(CNN Money) – They justify opening on the famous American holiday because of competition. Others are doing it, so they have to as well or...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration left out some of the business community’s top priorities, disappointing business leaders...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading companies will need to have at least 30 percent women on their supervisory boards from 2016, according to a new...
