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Best Buy says it was hit by same data breach as Sears and Delta

Best Buy said on Friday that some of its customers' credit card information may have been compromised in a data breach that also hit Sears and Delta Air Lines.

Texas’ Only Black-owned Bank Just Opened a Branch in Atlanta

Houston's Unity National Bank is opening their first branch in Atlanta and the expansion was made possible in part by black economic activism, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Trump is hitting Amazon where it hurts

President Trump is using the bully pulpit to break investors' faith in Jeff Bezos and Amazon. With a series of broadsides against Amazon on Twitter and reports that he is raising the threat of antitrust lawsuits and tighter regulation, Trump …

Bed, Bath & Beyond will exchange your Toys 'R' Us gift cards

You can turn that unused Toys "R" Us gift card into a new set of sheets. Or tea kettle. Or any other kitchen gadget your heart desires.

Fiesta Mart Acquired By One of Country’s Largest Hispanic Grocery Chains

For the second time in three years, the Houston-based grocery chain Fiesta Mart has been sold. Fiesta has two stores in Austin, a small market compared to the 32 stores in the Houston area and several dozen in the Dallas/Fort …

Why What Amazon Just Did for Medicaid and Low-Income Families Is Such a Big Deal

Amazon is once again taking initiative in the healthcare industry. In their latest efforts to alleviate healthcare costs, the online retail giant will now be selling Prime memberships at a discount to Medicaid recipients.

Heineken Pulls 'Sometimes lighter is better' Ad After Racism Claims

Heineken said Monday it has pulled an ad with the tagline "Sometimes lighter is better" after critics slammed it as racist. The ad features a bartender sliding a bottle of Heineken Light to a woman.

Walmart Will Stop Selling Cosmopolitan Magazine in Checkout Lines

It just got a bit harder to find the latest issue of Cosmopolitan at Walmart. The retail company said that it's removing the women's magazine from checkout lines.

Oprah Winfrey Cashes in on Weight Watchers Stock

Oprah Winfrey, the billionaire media mogul, has yet again snagged a huge profit from her investments. This time, it was from the diet and nutrition company, Weight Watchers International. Her shares from three years ago not only doubled or tripled …

Why What Amazon Just Did For Medicaid and Low-Income Families is Such a Big Deal

Amazon is once again taking initiative in the healthcare industry. In their latest efforts to alleviate healthcare costs, the online retail giant will now be selling Prime memberships at a discount to Medicaid recipients. Definitely a big deal for low-income …

Facebook is making its privacy settings easier to find

Facebook is rolling out a series of changes to give people better control of their privacy settings and data. The company's redesigned security settings let people control what personal information the social network and third-party apps keeps. Facebook used to …

Uber doesn't plan to renew self-driving permit in California

Uber doesn't plan to renew its self-driving vehicle permit in California. The news comes less than two weeks after a self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she walked her bicycle across a street in Tempe, Arizona. …

NFL and Nike sign 8-year contract for uniforms

The NFL and Nike just made their relationship official -- again. The two brands announced on Tuesday that they would be extending their partnership for another eight years. The new deal will take place when the current one expires in …

Some Aetna customers will see lower drug prices

About 3 million Aetna customers could get a break at the pharmacy next year.

Google loses Android battle and could owe Oracle billions of dollars

Google just lost a major copyright case that could cost it billions of dollars and change how tech companies approach software development.