Category: BUSINESS

Baltimore businessman Eddie C. Brown grew up studying the men in the white shirts and ties as opposed to those in the field and factories in his home town of Apopka, Fla. With his grandmother instilling in him the belief that studying hard and staying in school would grant him his own white shirt and […]

Throughout his storied career, New York-born media mogul Russell Simmons has helped bolster the image and scope of hip-hop culture. Now in his 50s, the multifaceted maven shows no signs of slowing down. With his new ventures, such as the Rush Card and his Global Grind Web site, Simmons has evolved into a business industry […]

African Americans have historically been a resilient, industrious people, particularly during times when disparities in compensation and promotion relegated people of color to low-wage service positions. While there has always been an exceptional cadre of Black business icons like hair styling guru Madame C.J. Walker, shipbuilder Paul Cuffe and peanut aficionado George Washington Carver, many […]

DETROIT (AP) — If the economy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors has a reasonable chance of turning a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said last week. Former Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell, at his first meeting with reporters in Detroit, said the automaker is making money in Brazil […]