Look out Apple! Amazon may soon be worth $1 trillion too
Apple may soon have some company in the trillion dollar club. Amazon is worth about $940 billion. Shares of Amazon popped 2% Monday to hit a new all-time high. The stock only needs to go up another 7% for the …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas’ Controversial ER Claims Process Begins
The largest health insurer in Texas changed an ER claims review process Monday. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas said its 500,000 HMO members may have to pay the entire cost of an out-of-network emergency room bill, if they go …
John S. Chase, Trailblazing Texas Architect, Celebrated in Two Exhibits
John Saunders Chase, FAIA was a Houston architect who realized a large body of work in the city, throughout the state of Texas, and around the United States. Chase achieved many historic firsts during his career.
This Family Owns the First Ever Black-Owned Furniture Brokerage — With Access to $200 Million in Factory Direct High-End Custom Furniture!
Texas Wholesale Furniture Co., based in Houston, Texas, is owned and operated by Prairie View A&M Alum, husband and wife team, Brandon and Naima Townsend. Their company works with 200 manufacturers nationwide, and specializes in wholesaling high-end residential and office …
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent women to lead a Fortune 500 company, will step down on October 3.
Customers Got Sick at a Chipotle in Ohio, And the Stock Is Down 6%
Chipotle isn't having a very joyous National Avocado Day. Just when it seemed like the company had moved past its illness epidemic, at least two people reported getting sick after eating at a location in Ohio. Chipotle stock fell more …
Meet the 4 Black Teens Who Created a Generator That Uses Urine As Fuel
Back in 2012, four teenage girls from Africa, who were just 14 and 15-year olds at that time, invented a generator that is powered by what seems to be an unlikely source of electricity: urine.
Toyota Hones Focus on Cost Cuts, China as U.S. Hurdles Loom
Toyota Motor Corp. is sharpening its focus on keeping costs in check and fueling demand in China to prepare for challenges in a U.S. market potentially hit by a trade war.
Jerome Love Joins U.S. Chamber Foundation Annual Conference As Featured Speaker
Jerome Love, CEO and founder of Texas Black Expo, took the stage with national dignitaries and corporate leaders as a featured speaker at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 7th Annual Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships (PPP) Conference in Washington, …
Apple reaches $1,000,000,000,000 value
How do you like them apples? Apple just became the first American public company to cross $1 trillion in value.
Brookstone files for bankruptcy and will close all of its mall stores
Brookstone filed for bankruptcy and will close its remaining 101 mall stores. The mall and airport seller, best known for massage chairs, quirky gadgets, and travel luggage, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court on Thursday. It was Brookstone's …
Apple profit soars; Tariff threats; Tesla earnings
Apple profits: Apple sold essentially the same number of iPhones last quarter as it did a year prior, but sales and profits soared as it made more money from higher-priced devices
Pampers and Charmin are getting more expensive
Get ready to pay a little more for Pampers, Charmin, Bounty, and Puffs. Procter & Gamble said on Tuesday that it was in the process of raising Pampers' prices in North America by 4%. P&G also began notifying retailers this …
Amazon HQ2 bid is already paying off for some cities
Birmingham, Alabama's bid for Amazon's second headquarters wasn't enough to take first place, but it did earn the city its first fulfillment center from the tech giant.
Food shortages? Grounded flights? These could be the consequences of a messy Brexit
Would a messy Brexit cause food shortages? Or planes to be grounded? Would car plants fall silent? With just eight months to go before Brexit, the UK government is fighting off accusations that it's not doing enough to prepare for …
