Alicia Keys Athleta Clothing Line Debuts in Push to Grow Brand to $2 Billion
By Jordyn Holman Athleta has been on a tear, and now it’s up to Mary Beth Laughton to keep the boom going. The former Sephora and […]
Biden Pushes for Coordinated Approach to Crypto Oversight
By Allyson Versprille President Joe Biden is directing government agencies to focus more on the fast-growing crypto market, from researching a U.S. digital dollar to […]
New Report: Almost Half of Americans Earning $100K Live Paycheck to Paycheck
A salary of $100,000 or more doesn’t necessarily guarantee financial freedom these days. More than half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, found a new […]
Paid Leave and Universal Child Care Could Boost U.S. GDP by $1 Trillion
By Ella Ceron Providing childcare and paid leave to parents of young children would be a boon for the U.S. economy, according to a new report […]
Wealthy Bid Big to Win Homes in Supply-Strapped U.S. Markets
By Prashant Gopal The impatient and moneyed, trying to get ahead of expected increases in U.S. mortgage rates, are doing what it takes to win […]
Hettie Simmons Love, First Black Graduate of Preeminent Business School Wharton, Is Honored 75 Years Later
Seventy-five years after graduating from the preeminent Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a master of business administration degree, Hettie Simmons Love is receiving […]
U.S. Consumer Borrowing Gains at Slowest Pace in a Year
By Reade Pickert U.S. consumer borrowing rose in January at the slowest pace in a year as households paid down credit-card balances that swelled during […]
Work From Home: The Pandemic Is Taking a Toll on Your Managers’ Mental Health
By Suzanne Woolley If your manager seems crabby lately, consider this: Six in 10 of them say their mental health has been hurt by the […]
Black-Owned Brands Get Lift as Big Retail Invests to Help Them Scale
By Jordyn Holman, Jeannette Neumann and Deena Shanker Corporate pledges to direct more dollars to Black-owned businesses after the 2020 murder of George Floyd have […]
Electric Bills Double for U.S. Families With Fuel Costs Surging
By Will Wade and Francesca Maglione U.S. consumers from New York to California are experiencing “rate shock” on their latest utility bills as the global energy […]
Following Apology for Past Discriminatory Practices, National Association of Realtors Supports Initiatives to Increase Black Homeownership
In recent years, the United States’ annual homeownership rate has risen from 1.3 to 65.5 percent, yet the rate for Black American homeownership remains the […]
NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Sen. Chuck Schumer Team Up to Call for Biden to Cancel Student Loan Debt to Help Close Racial Wealth Gap
Black college graduates are overwhelmed by student loan debt. On average, they owe $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates. Four years after […]
U.S. Stocks Fall for Third Day; Treasuries Decline: Markets Wrap
By Stephen Kirkland and Vildana Hajric U.S. stocks dropped in early trading as investors assessed prospects of a surge in commodity prices on the outlook […]
‘Stop Asking Them [Owners] For Sh*t…What Are We Asking Them For?’: J.R. Smith Keeps It A Buck On Athletes’ Ability To Transform Communities
Former NBA player J.R. Smith is the latest guest on the “I AM ATHLETE” podcast with Brandon Marshall, and the 2013 Sixth Man of the Year and two-time champion […]
‘A Lockout Is the Ultimate Economic Weapon. In a $10B Industry, the Owners Decided To Use This Weapon Against Players’: MLB Players are Unified For The Fight
Spring training games have been canceled, and Opening Day 2022 has been canceled as Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association failed […]
New Black VC Firms Aim to Increase Funding for Black-Led Startups
Venture capital funding to Black startup founders hit a record number in 2021, increasing a whopping 281 percent from 2020, according to Crunchbase. But this wasn’t […]
American Mortgage Payment Costs Are Now 36% Higher Than a Year Ago
By Claire Ballentine Finding a home to buy is only the first struggle. Then there’s paying the mortgage. That’s become increasingly challenging, with the average American […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Questions Grant Seekers Must Answer, and Some Available Accelerator Programs and Local Grants
Grant awards provide entrepreneurs with funding that does not need to be repaid and often technical support from the funding agency. Yet what does it […]