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 8

Growing Louisiana business: Communications firm expanding across the Southeast

REV, a Gonzales-based communication company, is expanding its footprint across the southeast. The company recently announced it acquired...

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 30

LA Based Hospital Launches $10M Louisiana Investment Fund

Ochsner Health’s venture arm has launched the Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund, a $10 million fund for investments in Louisiana-based,...

Jul 29

Baton Rouge software company Kologik acquired after filing for bankruptcy

Kologik, a Baton Rouge-based software company born out of the ashes of the once-prominent tech firm Thinkstream, has been acquired by...

Jul 24

What would Kamala Harris mean for the economy?

Just last week, it looked like a near foregone conclusion that Donald Trump would return to the White House after the November election....

Jul 23

This Louisiana steel fabrication company will open $13.1M operations in St. Landry Parish

A Tangipahoa Parish steel fabrication company will build a $13.1 million facility in the St. Landry Parish town of Washington that will...

Jul 18

Stock market news today: S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as China curb risk rattles techs

US stocks were mixed as techs came under dual pressure from worries about US export curbs on China and Donald Trump's stance on Taiwan....

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...