GENEVA (AP) — Global trade is forecast to weaken this year to the slowest pace since the depths of the Great Recession due to the U.S.-China trade war. The World Trade Organization said Tuesday it expects volumes of traded goods…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) — On a normal car ride, Grace the brown-white Chihuahua might have been happily "singing" along in traffic with her owner, Ellen Ross. But this wasn't a normal ride. Ross, author of the lifestyle blog Ask Away,…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks moved higher as investors continued shifting money into technology stocks and extended gains into the first day of the new quarter. Apple and Microsoft led the tech sector higher. Chipmakers, including Intel and Nvidia,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory activity shrank for the second straight month in September, hitting the lowest level in more than a decade as President Donald Trump's trade wars take a toll on American manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Management,…
DALLAS (AP) — UPS says it has won government approval to run a drone airline, a first for a U.S. company, and it plans to expand deliveries on hospital campuses and eventually other industries. United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday…
NEW ORLEANS — Karen Dunn has joined Wegmann Dazet, a CPA firm, as director of business development. Details were shared in a press release.Dunn has had a successful sales and business development management career in several industries including banking, legal, and…
NEW ORLEANS – Cajun Navy Relief is calling for donations of urgently needed supplies to help those impacted by tropical storm Imelda — the worst storm to hit Texas since Hurricane Harvey. Details were shared in a press release. The group…
NEW ORLEANS — Tri-Parish Works will host the Northshore Fall Fest Job Fair on Oct. 3 in Mandeville, in partnership with St. Tammany Recreation District #1, Northshore Technical Community College and St. Tammany Corporation. According to a press release, the event promises…
NEW ORLEANS – Spurred by its success in New Orleans, the on-demand food delivery service Waitr is holding a job fair to hire an additional 100 delivery drivers in the city. The hiring event is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1,…
SHREVEPORT, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards highlighted Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 as 2019 Louisiana Manufacturing Week, with a proclamation presented by secretary Don Pierson of Louisiana Economic Development at Frymaster in Shreveport. With more than 400 professionals producing…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Apprenti Louisiana is now accepting enrollment from individuals seeking employment opportunities in the IT sector for its second apprenticeship cohort as IT Support Professionals, beginning January 2020. According to a press release, the enrollment process begins with…
NEW YORK (AP) — Small and mid-sized businesses are having a harder time getting credit and that's having an impact on their plans to hire. Those are findings of a quarterly survey of small businesses released Monday by Pepperdine University's…
BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — The federal government is giving one Louisiana parish a $4 million grant to help improve the water infrastructure. In a news release, the Department of Commerce says the money is being given to Plaquemines Parish…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) — You know you should have a will, but you keep stalling. No one likes to think about dying or about someone else raising their children. But if you get no further than scribbling notes or thinking…
NEW YORK (AP) — Low-price fashion chain Forever 21, a once-hot destination for teen shoppers that fell victim to its own rapid expansion and changing consumer tastes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The privately held company based in…
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (AP) — The winds are blowing fair for America's wind power industry, making it one of the fastest-growing U.S. energy sources. Land-based turbines are rising by the thousands across America, from the remote Texas plains to farm…
LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges on Monday on the last day of the trading quarter, often a time of volatile trading as investors square up their positions. At the end of what has been…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Monday as investors moved closer to wrapping up a highly volatile quarter in which the market was buffeted by swings in the U.S.-China trade war. Technology stocks led the…
METAIRIE, La. – Two local business owners believe that video games can be both fun and educational. So on Tuesday, Oct. 1, they will open a Code Ninjas learning center in Metairie (3501 Severn Ave., Ste. 5B) and teach children computer coding…
NEW ORLEANS – Winn-Dixie and Port Orleans Brewing Co. have announced a partnership focused on a two-part campaign inviting customers to “Lend a Helping Can.” This special partnership will support cancer patients receiving treatment at the Ochsner Cancer Institute with a Winn-Dixie Community Donation Program and a Port…
NEW ORLEANS – Diamonds Direct, a direct diamond importer and leading U.S. independent jewelry retailer, recently announced the grand opening of its newest showroom in Metairie, Louisiana at 3230 Severn Avenue. The opening marks Diamonds Direct’s nineteenth location in the…
NEW ORLEANS — During a Sep. 26 board meeting, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans selected new officers with the election of Tara C. Hernandez as chair, Darryl D. Berger as vice chairman and William H.…
NEW ORLEANS — The Tulane University School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) announced its participation in AWS Academy, a new Amazon Web Services (AWS) program designed to help students acquire the skills and credentials needed to successfully join the cloud IT…
NEW ORLEANS – Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard welcomed trial attorney Stephen Butterfield as an associate in its New Orleans office. Butterfield brings experience in insurance coverage, casualty defense and trial and appellate litigation. Details were shared in a…
CHICAGO — McDonald’s Corporation is now working with a voice recognized by millions of people: Alexa. She can now assist with the first step of a McDonald’s restaurant job application, helping drive talent attraction worldwide through the McDonald’s Apply Thru…
BEIJING (AP) — Stock markets mostly rose Friday as traders weighed slower U.S. economic growth and the possible impact of an impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump. In Europe, Germany's DAX rose 0.9% to 12,398 and France's CAC 40…
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers boosted their spending by just 0.1% in August, the smallest gain in six months, even as their incomes rose at a solid pace. Personal income increased 0.4%, up from a small gain in the previous…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks headed sideways in early trading Friday as broad gains for banks were offset by sharp drops in technology companies. Banks were among the few gainers in the early going, led by Wells Fargo after…
NEW ORLEANS — Locals looking for new healthy dining options are in luck. True Food Kitchen is now open and serving fresh delicacies from their seasonal menu, rooted in the principles of the anti-inflammatory food pyramid, which limits red meat,…
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after telling the union that coverage would be cut off. The automaker said in an emailed letter to the United Auto Workers that it…
