Business

Bankers and realtors say Louisiana credit situation "strong and safe"

2008-11-10T16:13:21Z

Louisiana Bankers Association chief executive officer Bob Taylor and Louisiana REALTORS(r) chief executive officer Malcolm Young addressed the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday to discuss the impact of the national financial crisis on Louisiana.

Tyler Perry's sitcom writers allegedly fired for unionizing

2008-11-10T16:13:21Z

PHILADELPHIA (Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune) - Days before opening his new production studio in Atlanta, Ga., writer/director/producer Tyler Perry fired four of his television writers, among them, Yeadon, Pa. native Lamont Ferrell.

Job-Creation Must Accompany Bailout, Economists Say

2008-10-27T13:00:13Z

PHILADELPHIA (Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune) - It's not the current Wall Street meltdown that most African Americans should be worried about - it's the economic crisis that is certain to follow that will disproportionately hit Blacks.

‘Wealth in Black America’ survey finds generational differences

2008-10-21T10:43:05Z

Young affluent Blacks are more worried about wealth preservation than their older counterparts, according to “Wealth in Black America,” Northern Trust’s first annual survey of affluent Black households in the United States, including African Americans and Blacks of other origins. Three in four Generations X and Y wealthy respondents (ages 18-42) said they are concerned about preserving their wealth, while less than half of respondents in the Boomer and Silent Generations (ages 43 and above) shared this concern.

Women-owned businesses losing ground

2010-07-26T12:30:14Z

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce™ released an important report to Congress titled; “Women’s Businesses Struggle for Market Share,” (www.uswcc.org/marketshare) which finds, during a decade of strong growth in the number of women-owned firms, women’s revenue-based market share shrank ten percent.