U.S. Jobless Claims Decline to Lowest Level Since 1969
By Jordan Yadoo Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level since 1969, illustrating difficulties adjusting the raw data for […]
Good for Business: Netflix Fulfills Pledge to Invest $100 Million In Black Banks
Netflix has announced that it fulfilled its pledge to move $100 million of its cash holdings into Black-owned banks. The streaming giant said the move […]
Goldman Sachs Says Young U.S. Workers Are Plotting Early Retirements
By Claire Ballentine They’ve only just entered the workforce, but a significant swath of the newest crop of U.S. employees are already making plans for […]
NFTs Are the Big Holiday Gift This Year — Whether You Want One or Not
By Suzanne Woolley, Claire Ballentine and Francesca Maglione This Christmas’s unexpected stocking stuffer might be an NFT. People who are both new and experienced in […]
McDonald’s Pledges More Black Franchisees in Diversity Push
By Leslie Patton McDonald’s Corp. is promising to recruit and train a more diverse set of franchisees across the world, adding more minority and female […]
Shaquille O’Neal’s Son Shareef Inks NIL Deal with a Cryptocurrency Company
Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shareef O’Neal, was always focused on revenue even before entering his father’s alma mater of LSU. “I had an NIL meeting last year and […]
California Couple Sues Appraiser Over What They Say Was Racial Bias In Home Valuation Lowballed By $500K
San Francisco Bay Area homeowners Paul and Tenisha Tate-Austin have filed a fair housing lawsuit in a federal district court against Janette Miller and her […]
Meet the Two Men Behind the ‘Coolest’ Furniture Boutique In Brooklyn
Furniture is big business. The global furniture and home furnishings stores market is expected to grow from $372.83 billion in 2020 to $404.7 billion in […]
Bitcoin’s Latest Plunge Highlights the Dangers of a Crypto Salary
By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou and Claire Ballentine When was the last time your entire paycheck shrank by more than 20%? If you are being paid in […]
Rich Paul Partners with New Balance to Launch Shoe and Apparel Collection to ‘Empower’ Youth
Entrepreneur and KLUTCH Sports Group CEO Rich Paul has collaborated with New Balance on a new footwear and apparel collection. The Rich Paul for New […]
‘Black Eden of Michigan’ Reborn: Former Detroit High School Teacher Leads Efforts to Revitalize Historic Black Community of Idlewild
A Michigan teacher is giving back to a once illustrious Black community and helping her students learn valuable life lessons at the same time. Former […]
Biden Eyes Tighter Rules for All-Cash Real Estate Purchases
By Justin Sink The U.S. Treasury Department will begin developing regulations that could expand reporting requirements for all-cash real estate purchases as part of the […]
Humanlike Robot Sophia Becomes ‘AI Being’ for Metaverse in NFT Auction
By Blake Schmidt The humanoid robot that addressed the United Nations, obtained Saudi citizenship and sang with Jimmy Fallon is now expanding into the metaverse. A […]
No Burst in Sight: Housing Is a Boom Not a Bubble, Say Experts
The current housing market is ripe with low-interest rates, low supply and lots of demand. But is this another real estate bubble that is bound […]
Travel Insurance May Save Peace of Mind But Not Much Money
By Will Louch Holidaymakers grappling with the omicron variant this season may be tempted to spend on travel insurance, but a policy will only get […]
The Metaverse Has a Diversity Problem: Even in the Metaverse, Not All Identities Are Created Equal
By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou and Akayla Gardner The complexities of the real world are starting to bleed into the Metaverse — the virtual arena where identity […]
‘A Place Where We Can Go and Say…I Belong’: Michigan Woman Opens Bookstore Celebrating Black Authors
A Michigan bookstore is giving Black authors the spotlight they have long deserved but often struggled to find. Socialight Society bookstore is a microshop, a store located […]
Austin’s Hot Housing Market Is Slammed by Construction Delays
By Prashant Gopal Homes are selling fast in the hottest U.S. market. They just take forever to build. Just ask Chris Dodd, a sales agent […]