BUSINESS

Hip-Hop icon Jay Z heavily vested as venture capitalist

Funny how life can turn out. Once the darling of hip-hop videos and music, Jay Z – aka Shawn Carter – has become an icon of investment and entrepreneurship.… Read more

Up in Smoke: Celebrities, athletes score in the cannabis business

It used to be that Snoop Dogg was the only public figure who smoked weed (marijuana, cannabis) out in the open. That was back when it was still illegal… Read more

Cryptocurrency Is Blocked in China 

Late September, China’s regulators- Central Bank declared all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal in the country. They must be banned,… Read more

Mark Zuckerberg wants to create a “Metaverse Company”

Trying to revamp Facebook from the leaked information of the whistleblower, Frances Haugen, a former product manager on the civic integrity team at… Read more

Nasdaq Proposes Board-Diversity Rule for Listed Companies

Nasdaq Inc. aims to require listed companies to include women and people of diverse racial identities or sexual orientation on their boards, a move… Read more

Stocks move mostly lower even as Nasdaq edges toward record

Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, giving back some of their gains from a record-setting climb a day earlier. 

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Princess Cruises cancels weeklong (and longer) US voyages through November 2021

The cruise industry’s coronavirus shutdown is growing longer. 

Princess Cruises announced on Friday that it’s extending its pause in operations… Read more

Starbucks raises wages for its baristas as restaurants brace for minimum wage hike

Starting Dec. 14, baristas, shift supervisors and cafe attendants will receive a pay increase of at least 10% if they were hired before Sept. 24, according… Read more