Companies all over the country are packing up shop and relocating to Texas for its low taxes, light regulations, and business-friendly environment. Texas ranked No.1 in the nation for net job gains...
U.S. Job Openings Reach Record High
U.S. job openings reached 11.5 million by the end of March after a record 4.5 million employees quit their jobs that month, employers reported to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Labor...
U.S. Trade Deficit Hits New High
Data from March shows that the U.S. experienced a record high deficit that month. The United States' trade deficit can be explained as a country taking in more imports than it sends exports....
Dallas May Require Certain Banks to Invest in Underserved Communities
Dallas authorities are considering a proposal that would require certain banks in the city to make a demonstrable effort to increase loans and investments in "underserved communities," as reported...
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Celebrates Dallas Opening With $1 Scoops
On May 7, Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will open its first store in Dallas, just in time for summer. Until now, Dallas residents could only find the luxury ice cream brand in the freezer...
By Amy Jones | May 3, 2022
Amazon Granted Hearing That Could Overturn Union Vote
Amazon has been granted a hearing that could overturn a union election held last month at a company warehouse in New York, according to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Employees in...
Southwest Shows Net Loss for Q1
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines reported a $278 million net loss for the first quarter of the year, but officials said a strong March saw the company return to pre-pandemic levels, and they expect a...
Spirit Declines JetBlue’s Offer, Sticks with Frontier
Spirit Airlines rejected an offer by JetBlue Airways, deciding to stay with the deal offered by Frontier Airlines. In a letter released Monday from Spirit to JetBlue, the low-cost airline determined...
Stock Market Experiences Whiplash
A wild ride for the stock market last week saw the U.S. stock market experience growth one day just two days later, the market slumped and stocks fell to a new low for 2022 on April 27.
TikTok Takes Top Spot for Most Downloads
TikTok, the app that has turned short-form mobile videos into viral sensations, has taken the top spot globally for most downloads in the first quarter of 2022. TikTok has jumped ahead of Instagram...
Twitter Reports Increase In Profits and Users
Twitter's first-quarter report shows an increase in quarterly profit, revenue, and the number of daily users on its platform; however, the outlook is on shaky ground with Elon Musk expected to take...
By Amy Jones | May 1, 2022
Supreme Court Supports Dismissal of Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a lower court in dismissing a lawsuit filed by a legally blind and deaf woman against a physical therapy business based in North Texas. The lawsuit was put into...
By Mary Dada | Apr 30, 2022
Motorists Turn to Apps to Save on Gas
Consumers worldwide are turning to technology to help mitigate soaring gas prices in search of rewards that soften the blow to their wallets. According to Sensor Tower's Store Intelligence Data...
Boeing Sees a Bad Quarter and Production Delays
Boeing Corporation's stock price briefly dropped to $150 per share on Wednesday morning after the company's latest quarterly earnings showed multiple missed targets and a $1.2 billion loss for the...
Airline Ticket Prices to Continue Rising
Airline travel is quickly approaching the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, but travelers are paying substantially more on airline tickets. Roundtrip flights out of Dallas-Fort Worth and Love Field are,...
Local City First in U.S. to Mine Bitcoin
Fort Worth is making history as it becomes the first city in the United States to mine Bitcoin. According to Fort Worth's website, the pilot program will help the city become a leading center of...
By Mary Dada | Apr 29, 2022
Trucker Demand Slowdown Could Indicate Looming Recession
The trucker demand that soared during the pandemic has been on a sharp decline since the beginning of March, and analysts believe that drop could indicate an economic recession. An article published...
U.S. Supply Chain Seeing Product Shortages
Shoppers in-store and online are seeing many products marked out of stock due to supply chain issues in the U.S. Achal Bassamboo, a professor of operations at the Kellogg School of Management at...
Ford Launches F-150 Lightning Electric Truck
On Tuesday, the first all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning rolled off the manufacturing line in Detroit, Michigan, with a lot at stake for the brand and electric vehicles in general. Ford has received...
Gov. Abbott Invites Musk to Relocate Twitter to Texas
Now that Elon Musk's bid for Twitter has been accepted, the billionaire is in high demand. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is among those first in line for the tech mogul's attention. Musk and Governor...
By Tanya Grant | Apr 28, 2022
Small Businesses Struggle as Inflation Rises
With inflation higher than it has been in four decades, small businesses are concerned for their futures. Six out of ten U.S. small business owners worry that inflation would drive them out of...