‘It’s Not Just the Racist Violence Some Don’t Want to Confront’: The Struggle to Get Marker to Recognize Burned-Down Historic Black Business District In Sherman, Texas
In 1930, at the height of the Jim Crow era, a thriving Black business district existed in Sherman, Texas. Businesses such as law offices, barbershops, […]
Goldman Sachs Global Private Wealth Management Head Telling Clients to Embrace U.S. Stocks
By Devon Pendleton As co-head of global private wealth management at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Meena Flynn helps guide the investment decisions of ultra-high net […]
Middle-Class Americans Are Feeling the Pain of Inflation Everywhere
By Suzanne Woolley Inflation is worrying middle-income Americans, with 49% choosing the threat of rising prices as the largest economic challenge facing the U.S. in 2022, according […]
‘We Are on a Journey Here’: Giving into Pressure, U.S. Companies Boost Hiring of Black CFOs
Company leaders and boards have been under pressure to finally diversify their C-suite. And in 2021, the number of Black finance chiefs went up drastically. […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Get His First Paycheck in Bitcoin and Ethereum
By Yueqi Yang and Shelly Banjo New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed his first paycheck — which arrives on Friday — will be converted […]
A Lack of Capital: Why the Booming Cannabis Industry Is Leaving Black Americans Behind
More than two decades after states began legalizing cannabis, researchers and advocates say they’re noticing that Black people have been largely shut out from making […]
Who Will Control the Metaverse?
By Benjamin Stupples Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen reignited the tiff between him and Jack Dorsey over so-called Web3 technology by poking fun at the Twitter Inc. co-founder’s comments […]
Michael Jordan and Son Launch Tech Startup Heir Inc. to Connect Fans to Pro Athletes, Seed Funders Come Aboard with $10.6 Million Investment
NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and his son Jeffrey Jordan are venturing into the crypto world. The six-time NBA champ and his son have launched an NFT […]
Wall Street Traders Place Fresh Bets on a Post-Covid World
By Denitsa Tsekova Evidence is piling up that traders are betting the coronavirus’s grip on the global economy is loosening for good — even as […]
‘Inequity for Sale’: Exhibit and Podcast Documents Housing Discrimination in Chicago
Tonika Johnson, a lifelong resident of the Englewood section of Chicago, is documenting the history of land sale contracts, a discriminatory housing practice that made […]
Homes Above $800,000 Drive Bidding Wars in the U.S. Housing Market
By Allison McNeely Home buyers willing to spend almost a $1 million are competing the most for a piece of the red-hot U.S. housing market. […]
Stock Selloff Deepens as Treasury Yields Climb: Markets Wrap
By Vildana Hajric and Emily Graffeo Stocks fell across the board and Treasury yields surged amid a ramp-up in speculation that central banks will have […]
Available Homes Shrink More Than 30% in Hottest Housing Markets
By Allison McNeely The time it would take to sell all available homes in some of the hottest U.S. housing markets continued to shrink in […]
‘It’s Very Much a Rigged Game’: How a Video Game Called ‘Dot’s Home’ Highlights Discriminatory Housing Policies in the U.S.
Can people be enlightened about housing inequality through a video game? That’s the purpose of Dot’s Home — a video game whose purpose is just […]
‘There’s No Excuse’: T-Pain Doubles Down on His Comments About Professionalism
It’s been just about two weeks since T-Pain sparked a debate about professionalism on social media and now it looks like the “Buy You a Drank” singer […]
StockX to Tie NFTs to Physical Sneakers for New Type of Trading
By Kim Bhasin Sneaker resale marketplace StockX LLC is starting a service that allows users to trade sneakers without ever taking possession of them. The […]
Student Loan Giant Navient Settles Predatory Student Loan Claims, Will Cancel $1.7 Billion In Borrower Debt
Student loan collecting company Navient has settled a lawsuit over allegations of predatory lending practices. It has agreed to cancel $1.7 billion in debt owed […]
Crypto ‘Fear & Greed’ Index Is Latest Talisman for Bitcoin Fans
By Alice Kantor A group of indefatigable Bitcoin investors aren’t going to let Saturday’s 21% plunge, in the span of a few hours, curb their […]