DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo is taking a cue from “Skylanders” and “Disney Infinity.” The Japanese gaming giant unveiled a...
By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the NNPA from The North Star News & Analysis The ultra-conservative Koch Brothers have announced that they have donated...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For the second month in a row, the Black unemployment rate decreased, and the economy added...
by Stan Washington Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Voice Representatives from a minority business association say they are concerned that minority participation in the...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Never in a million years did Cheryl Delaney expect to spend her retirement working with the elderly. Her entire career had been in...
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to launch a program to compensate crash victims or families affected by an ignition switch problem that is linked to at least...
[TIME] The latest mega-merger in the telecommunications sector, that ofAT&T and DirecTV, would be the fourth largest in history, and it comes only months after the...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Bank of America is negotiating to pay at least $12 billion to settle several federal and state civil probes for its role in...
KATIE COLLOM, China Topix (China Topix)—Sprint and T-Mobile, the third- and fourth- largest wireless phone companies in the US, have reportedly reached an agreement in their...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] I am having a hard time being loyal to all my loyalty programs. I have frequent flyer/buyer/rider/sleeper/eater cards with two airlines, three hotel...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Do consumers really separate the “old General Motors,” the struggling company that existed before its 2009 bankruptcy and federal bailout, from the new...
[THE MOTLEY FOOL] Warren Buffett is perhaps the greatest investor of all time, and he has a simple solution that could help an individual turn $40...
SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Business Writers CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Private elevators, personal shopping assistants, six-bedroom suites with their own postal...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It will soon get a lot harder to use overseas accounts to hide income and assets from the...
JOHN BACON, USA Today SEATTLE (USA Today)—Martina Phelps says the Seattle City Council’s historic vote Monday to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour could...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite the disproportionate impact of poverty found in African American communities, only one of President Barack...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The only nuisance about the 2014 Audi A6 TDI is that the engine could stand a little...
(The Week) – “Amazon is confirming its critics’ worst fears,” said Farhad Manjoo at The New York Times. While the online retailing giant “has marketed itself as...
(The Telegraph) – Richard Branson’s dream of commercial space flights took a step nearer reality after Virgin Galactic signed a deal with US aviation authorities...
MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed how very white and male its workforce is — just...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writers RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writers CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is striking a new chord with a $3 billion acquisition of...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Despite historically high unemployment rates, African Americans have shown resiliency in their ability...
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, guest speaker Mindy Kaling joked that publishing’s annual national convention, BookExpo America, resembled “a...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The growing racial wealth gap – $200 in median wealth for Blacks in 2011 and $23,000 for...
RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that it aims to cut another 11,000 to 16,000 jobs by October, bringing...
