Houston Habitat for Humanity receives Wells Fargo neighborhood revitalization grant Groundbreaking for New Community Garden
Houston Habitat for Humanity has been awarded a Wells Fargo neighborhood revitalization grant of $22,500.
Volkswagen CEO could be out in management shakeup
Volkswagen is considering a surprise management shakeup that could include replacing CEO Matthias Mueller.
Target settles suit over asking job applicants about criminal records
Target reached a $3.74 million settlement in a class-action suit Thursday that alleged the retail giant's hiring process unfairly discriminated against African Americans and Latinos.
More turmoil at Germany's biggest bank: Deutsche Bank's CEO is out
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, is getting rid of its CEO after years of heavy losses. John Cryan, who became CEO of the embattled bank less than three years ago, will leave at the end of this month, the company …
JPMorgan Chase and other big banks take center stage
Stocks have gyrated wildly in the past month, mainly because of headlines about possible trade wars and not because of any real data about how companies are doing. That's about to change.
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 …
