(CNN) – It’s amazing what (literal) lengths some people will go to earn frequent flier miles. Take Ben Schlappig. Over his lifetime, he’s accrued about four million miles....
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Predatory lenders continue to target poor, Black and Latino communities, siphoning off $103 billion in...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist NORTHVILLE, Mich. – Honda called it a major minor model change. The automaker increased the fuel economy and added...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising sales helped boost hiring at U.S. businesses in the last three months of 2014, and companies are optimistic that continued improvement...
Dave Jamieson, HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—A group of former McDonald’s workers from Virginia are suing their stores for racial discrimination and sexual harassment — and...
NEW YORK (AP) — The battle over dollar stores is nearly over. Family Dollar shareholders voted on Thursday to approve a takeover bid by rival...
NEW YORK (AP) — The battle over dollar stores is nearly over. Family Dollar shareholders voted on Thursday to approve a takeover bid by rival...
(CBS News) – Three years after issuing a report revealing that one in five consumers had a documented error on their credit reports, a follow-up study by...
(eFinance Hub) – Germany is a leader in alternative energy sources that are clean, green and renewable. No wonder BMW and Volkswagen are committed to...
(Black Enterprise) – This week, President Obama recounted his vision for individual and corporate tax reform during the State of the Union Address. Although his proposals seek to...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing Congress to simplify federal business taxes after Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Democrats and...
(Reuters) – EBay Inc’s plans to break up into three different companies could accommodate would-be suitors, signaling a potential merger fight after the breakup. The company plans...
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. stayed at the top in global vehicle sales in 2014, taking that auto industry crown...
DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Airlines will save billions this year thanks to cheaper jet fuel, but they aren’t likely to share the...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent DETROIT (NNPA) – During the media week leading up to the 2015 North American International Auto Show, General Motors (GM)...
DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The richest 1 percent of the population will own more than half the world’s wealth by 2016, Oxfam International...
(The Globe and Mall) – Business leaders and politicians land in the posh Alpine town of Davos, Switzerland, this week where global inequality and what...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (NNPA) – Toyota’s move to more aggressive and stylish designs is not just limited to its...
Nick Wingfield, THE NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE (The New York Times)—Optimism is a renewable resource at Microsoft. In 2011, the company, in a belated attempt to catch...
Nick Wingfield, THE NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE (The New York Times)—Optimism is a renewable resource at Microsoft. In 2011, the company, in a belated attempt to catch...
(New York Times) – John Hamel doesn’t look like someone who would go to a nail salon, let alone tell you what nail colors are in...
(Capital OTC) – The marijuana market in Washington opened last summer with the passing of State’s Initiative 502 (I-502), which decriminalized the use of recreational...
NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — President Barack Obama launched a fresh push Thursday to bring paid sick and family leave...
NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — President Barack Obama launched a fresh push Thursday to bring paid sick and family leave...
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The overseer of Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book and publishing divisions is preaching peace. With a monthslong standoff between...