‘If You Aren’t Able to Pay the Whole Thing Off There will be a Huge Cost’: Store Credit Cards Can Come With Astronomical Interest Rates
By Suzanne Woolley It’s tempting this time of year for shoppers to say yes to a store credit card that offers discounts on purchases. But those […]
Takeoff Dies Without a Will. His Estranged Parents Reportedly Are Battling Over His Multi-Million Dollar Estate
More than 77% of Black Americans don’t have a will, found an April 2022 Consumer Reports survey. Count late Migos member Takeoff as one of them. […]
Mortgage Rates Fell for a Fourth Week in a Row, Longest Stretch Since 2019
By Molly Smith US mortgage rates fell for a fourth week in a row, the longest such stretch of declines since May 2019. The contract […]
‘We Expect It Could Sell for Six Figures’: A Rare Jackie Robinson Rookie Photo from 1947 Is Up for Auction
Baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s rookie 1947 photograph is up for sale at an auction. The image is from when the trailblazer made his debut with […]
Why Americans Don’t Talk About Money With their Families
By Claire Ballentine Would you rather talk to your parents about their money or their funerals? It’s a tough call for some Americans. More than […]
‘My House Is Filled with Sparkles’: How Gospel Singer CeCe Winans Decorated Her Nashville Home for Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at gospel singer CeCe Winans’s home in Nashville. Every year, Winans decorates her home immediately after Thanksgiving, […]
Black-Owned McBride Sisters Winery Aims to Help Women in Liquor Business
For almost half their lives, the McBride sisters didn’t know each other existed. Robin McBride had grown up in California and Andréa McBride-John in New […]
Black Couple Sells 236-Acre Farm In Upstate New York for $13M, Turning a $4.5M Profit
When Chid Liberty and Georgie Badiel Liberty purchased a 236-acre farm in 2021 for $8.5 million, they had no plans to sell the property. Instead, […]
World Economy is Heading Into One of Its Worst Years in Three Decades
By Andrew Atkinson The world economy is facing one of its worst years in three decades as the energy shocks unleashed by the war in […]
Snoop Dogg Partners with eBay to Sell Death Row Merch
The ever-enterprising Snoop Dogg is selling items on eBay. The West Coast hip-hop legend is now offering an exclusive capsule of items that fans can bid […]
$65 Trillion in Dollar Debt Sparks International Concern
By Greg Ritchie There’s a hidden risk to the global financial system embedded in the $65 trillion of dollar debt being held by non-US institutions […]
Music Execs Kevin ‘Coach K’ Lee and Mel Carter Become Owners Reportedly of Largest Black-Controlled Bojangles Franchise
Two prominent hip-hop music executives Kevin “Coach K” Lee of Quality Control and Mel Carter of Warner Records have gone into partnership with popular fast […]
Americans Are Saving At Lowest Rate Since 2005
By Molly Smith Americans are saving at the lowest rate since 2005, underscoring how inflation and higher borrowing costs are thinning out financial cushions. The […]
Kanye West and Parler ‘Mutually Agree’ to Terminate His Acquisition of the Conservative Social Media Platform
The company that owns conservative social media app Parler said it and Kanye West have “mutually agreed” to terminate his acquisition deal. The news comes […]
Stock Strategist Says US Should Brace for 5% Inflation For Next Decade
By Vildana Hajric and Michael P. Regan While the crypto horror show rages on, stocks have quietly rallied almost 10% in the last month amid […]
Nike Sues Black Sneaker Brands Kool Kiy and Omi for Trademark Infringement
Sportswear giant Nike is suing two urban shoe designers and their Chinese-based footwear manufacturer, claiming they’ve been ripping off the designs of iconic swoosh-logo shoes. […]
People have Abandoned Bitcoin ATMs During the Crypto Downturn
By Carly Wanna, Anna Irrera and Rachel Butt Amherst County, Virginia, doesn’t have a hospital. It does have a Bitcoin ATM. It’s inside the Dogwood […]
LL Cool J Plans to ‘Bring Some of the Most Iconic Hip-Hop Artists’ on His Rock The Bells Cruise. Sets Sail November 2023
LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells platform is expanding. In August, the brand launched the first-ever Rock The Bells Festival in Queens, New York. And […]