For entrepreneur Daijah Wade, the opening of the Black Business Hub (BBH) in Madison, Wisconsin, was more than a new address—it was a turning point. Wade had operated The Walking Jerk, her Caribbean plant-based food business, strictly as a catering service for years. But when the Hub opened in August 2024, she secured a permanent […]
President Donald Trump has revoked South Africa’s invitation to the 2026 G20 summit in Miami, intensifying a diplomatic clash with Johannesburg as this year’s summit concluded without U.S. participation. Trump made the announcement Wednesday on Truth Social, declaring that South Africa is “not a country worthy of membership anywhere” and that the U.S. would halt […]
A top executive at The Campbell’s Company, formerly known as Campbell Soup Company, has been placed on temporary leave amid an internal investigation into explosive allegations that he mocked the company’s products, customers, and employees during a secretly recorded meeting. The claims are detailed in a lawsuit filed by former cybersecurity analyst Robert Garza, according […]
U.S. Bank is accelerating its expansion across the Southeast, aiming to reach more mid-sized businesses and strengthen its presence in one of the country’s fastest-growing commercial regions. The Minneapolis-based lender—currently the fifth-largest bank in the U.S. with $695 billion in assets—plans to hire at least a dozen new business bankers over the next six months, […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has struck a major partnership with U.S.-based Honeywell International Inc. to significantly expand the capacity of the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, already the largest single-train refinery in the world. As reported by Business Insider Africa, the agreement aims to boost the refinery’s output to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) […]
