Finance & Markets

Aug 15
3 min

Mortgage rates are way below their peak. Americans are swooping in

The standard, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.49% this week, up slightly from the prior week’s level, Freddie Mac reported...

Aug 6
3 min

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
1 min

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 22
2 min

Certain execs from insolvent insurers barred from serving as MGAs in Louisiana

Certain officers, directors, and other executives from insurance companies that have gone insolvent will now be barred from acting as...

Aug 15
3 min

Mortgage rates are way below their peak. Americans are swooping in

The standard, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.49% this week, up slightly from the prior week’s level, Freddie Mac reported...

Aug 14
1 min

LSU helps grow Louisiana’s $12 billion agriculture business

Agriculture is a $12 billion enterprise in Louisiana and supporting it is about $100 million a year in research conducted by the LSU...

Aug 13
1 min

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 6
3 min

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
1 min

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...

Jul 30
2 min

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 18
3 min

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
4 min

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
1 min

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...

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Lincoln Foodservice Equipment Sets Up National Operations Base in Shreveport, Creating Nearly 100 Direct New Jobs

Lincoln Foodservice Equipment, a Welbilt brand company that produces commercial-grade foodservice equipment, announced it is establishing...

ZERO HEDGE: Tesla Tumble Reignites After Disappointing Deliveries

Short-sellers in the world's largest EV maker continue to do well as 2023 starts with Tesla down 10% after missing expectations on new...

Energy sector 'could absolutely do well again' in 2023, says analyst

Energy is the best performing sector year-to-date. The S&P 500 Energy ETF (XLE) is up 62%, far outperforming any other equity group in...

Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank Spinoff Attracts Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is preparing to invest in Credit Suisse Group AG’s investment bank, the Wall Street...

Florida follows Louisiana - pulls $2B from BlackRock in largest anti-ESG divestment

Florida's chief financial officer said on Thursday his department would pull $2 billion worth of its assets managed by BlackRock Inc...