Category: Black Education

The bank reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, a sign that the economy is chugging along as the Fed lowers interest rates.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

Check out the stocks Heard on the Street writers favor in their eighth annual stock-picking contest.

The WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.36% in the week, its second consecutive weekly gain, and was little changed Friday.

Home insurance in Florida is an unusual patchwork, reliant on small to midsize carriers and several layers of state support.

Comments from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo suggest the economy could stay airborne.

Alicia Munnell, who is stepping down as director of Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research, reflects on her own retirement planning.

A trio of crypto-funded super PACs spent $62 million on video ads last month that never mentioned digital currencies.

Jeff Yass and Harlan Crow are among donors for school that touts a “fearless pursuit of truth.”

Elon Musk’s brief Cybercab unveiling doesn’t hurt the case for the ride-booking operator’s key role in the robotaxi business.

By Julia Busiek, UC Newsroom University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has awarded the UC Presidential Medal to hoops legend, best-selling author, philanthropist and UCLA alum Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The university’s highest honor, the award recognizes Mr. Abdul-Jabbar’s transformative advocacy for education, health and social justice, his steadfast support of his alma mater and his efforts to inspire student-athletes on and off the court. Athletic excellence “I remember when Kareem started out at UCLA,” said President Drake, speaking at a ceremony honoring Mr. Abdul-Jabbar on September 19 in Los Angeles. “He was already a legend, and many of us were The post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar awarded UC Presidential Medal appeared first on HBCU News.

By Sarah Hammond, Atlanta News First Solving the gun violence epidemic with data is what a group of Atlanta leaders came together to do Wednesday, September 18. During a roundtable discussion, representatives from Morehouse School of Medicine, the nonprofit 100 Black Men of Atlanta, law enforcement and elected officials discussed paths forward. Organizers said the meeting was to gather ideas ahead of a major symposium to present solutions next year. As an emergency physician, Dr. Adrian Tyndall has seen the impact of gun violence firsthand. “I’ve been facing this issue for the last 27 years,” Tyndall, Dean and Executive Vice The post Atlanta Community Leaders Work to Prevent Gun Violence Using Data appeared first on HBCU News.