South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. New Orleans Leigh Thorpe Provided photo Disaster resilience and recovery nonprofit SBP has hired Leigh Thorpe as its first chief advancement officer to oversee fundraising and marketing efforts. Thorpe was most recently vice president of partnership and advancement for the…
The brand’s first EV has been heavily criticised, with some saying it has abandoned Ferrari’s roots. Source link
‘The Big Money Show’ panelists discuss the U.S. and Iran reaching a deal to extend the ceasefire, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the impact on the markets. ExxonMobil’s Senior Vice President Neil Chapman issued a stark warning to the public that energy prices may explode upwards in the coming weeks on the…
“60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega said Thursday that she was fired and issued a blistering statement in which she accused CBS News of “censorship, both imposed and self-driven.” Vega, who joined the prestigious TV newsmagazine from ABC News in 2023, said her contract wasn’t up until March 2027. The network did not respond to a…
A Kentucky school district secured approximately $27 million in settlements from social media companies over claims they fueled a student mentalâhealth crisis, with Meta Platforms paying the largest amount at $9 million, according to records âseen by Reuters on Friday that reveal the settlement’s financial terms for the first time. Source link
Google I/O produced a week of coverage on how AI will change the search experience. Most of it focused on consumer features, with less attention paid to a pattern thatâs emerging for businesses. Many of the highest-profile consumer demos at I/O take the user from search to action, with Google carrying more of the journey…
Yum Brands is in âexclusive talks to sell its Pizza Hut chain to LongRange âCapital, Bloomberg News âreported on Friday, citing people â familiar with the matter. Source link
Scott Ballard began his career more than 30 years ago as a Smoothie King franchisee. Over the years, he and his brothers, Paul and Steve, acquired more locations and added more brands, including PJ’s Coffee, deepening their knowledge of the food service sector in the process. Today, the brothers own Ballard Brands, a fast-casual dining…
Peter Thiel appears to have found a new bug-out spot. He isn’t alone in looking beyond America’s shores. The PayPal and Palantir cofounder and prominent libertarian has been spending more time in Argentina, The New York Times reported, where he has enrolled his children in school and bought a home in one of Buenos Aires’…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent details the United Statesâ economic pressure campaign on Iran, known as Operation Economic Fury, on ‘Kudlow.’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Iranian economy is nearing a breaking point Friday, while announcing that the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets. “We have seized about a billion dollars…
