Business News

Aug 12

Starbucks names new CEO

Brian Niccol will take over as the chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp. on Sept. 9. He will replace Laxman Narasimhan, who is...

Aug 5

Evaluating Security in Credit Card Networks: Lessons from the Recent CrowdStrike Incident

On Friday morning, a massive outage linked to a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rippled across multiple...

Aug 5

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide Amid Global Selloff

A stock-market selloff extended around the world, with U.S. indexes sliding and volatility spiking. In early trading, the Nasdaq...

Aug 5

Lack of Broadband May Be Stifling Rural Louisiana Business

The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe hosted its third annual Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference in Marksville. Speakers ranged from the...

Jul 17

NVIDIA: Still a market darling in 2024?

Nvidia stock was one of the best performers of the first half, climbing almost 150%. Nvidia (NVDA -5.45%) stock has been on fire for the...

Jul 17

NYT: How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power

Last month, J.D. Vance flew to San Francisco to hold a fund-raiser for Donald J. Trump and to host a private dinner afterward with two...

Jul 15

CNBC: Trump Media shares soar more than 30% after assassination attempt

Trump Media shares soared more than 30% Monday, two days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the...

Jul 11

Louisiana Legislature Unanimously Opposes Government Credit Card Mandates – Louisiana’s Senators Should Too

If every member of the Louisiana state legislature agrees on something, you know it’s a clear-cut issue. Earlier this year both chambers...

Jun 27

Amazon's New Fulfillment Center in Baton Rouge Brings 1,000 Jobs and Economic Boost

After months of anticipation, Amazon's new fulfillment center at the former Cortana Mall site in Baton Rouge is now open for business....

Jun 25

WSJ OP-ED: Governments push heavily subsidized renewables, but fossil-fuel use continues to increase even faster.

Globally, we spent almost $2 trillion in 2023 to try to force an energy transition. Over the past decade, solar and wind energy use has...

Jun 25

How robots zooming at 20 mph and new technology are key at Louisiana's Imperial Trading Co

At the dead end of Viking Drive in Bossier City is a 140,000 square foot distribution facility that exists to make sure 1,000 convenience...

Jun 21

REAL CLEAR HEALTH: Congress Calls Out The FDA's Regulatory Failures And The Surge Of Illicit Chinese Vapes

As Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Califf faced bipartisan scrutiny from members of both the House Oversight and...